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Worth the Dinar

D. M. Crossen | Huntingdon Valley, PA United States | 02/15/2007

(4 out of 5 stars)

"The Story of Arabic Song is a very good musical collection of Middle Eastern music. There are so many interesting qualities to the music - and most likely attributed to my love of music and my travel to the region beginning in my teenage years. So, let's begin the analysis:



Ayouh has a melody which remind me of my travels through Morocco and northern Africa, while the screams toward the middle have the aura I've experienced passing a funeral procession in Turkey ,,, Ala Balad El Mahboub is enjoyable and has an obvious discrete level of tonality as the singer progresses through the lament ,,, Khayef Aqool is very, very soothing (my favorite) ,,, Kunt Fein has an interesting mix of Middle Eastern, western, and Indian influence - whether this fits classically, I'm not certain ,,, Hebeena --- the first half is similar to celebration songs that are played at wedding, reunions, or birthday parties - however - the middle shows that it is truly a middle eastern piece - the transition toward the end of the song is well done - reverting back to its roots ,,, Sanatein is relaxing to listen to - and its instruments - Yes ,,,, (my 2nd favorite) ---/--- The only two songs that I have not appreciated are Alla Allah Ta'Oud (boring) and Yalli Naweit (reminds me of an epic story from the 1920's put to pre-dated musical themes) ,,, Maza Aqool had good background with vocal accompaniment (although the singer was a bit nasally).



Overall, I would recommend buying it.

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