Today I thought I would share some songs I find highly bellydanceable. I am not that into the traditional Egyptian orchestral stuff that most cabaret-style dancers use. Not that it isn’t good, just not my preference. And a drum piece is fine for dancing but I like music with my beat most of the time.
Here are three by Bellyhouse: Ghaltan, Wienak (Bellyhouse Remix), Cielo
My favorite Balkan Beat Box song is Habibi Min Zaman (track 3, if you have Rhapsody) but I also like Sunday Arak alot. I see a choreography with two dancers, drunk and trying to one-up each other.
Djinn (from Brooklyn, they bill themselves as “East Coast Tribal”) – Brooklyn Baladi
Nickodemus (also from Brooklyn)- Cleopatra in New York (Zim Zam Mix)
43 Skidoo – Ismail Oro
Natacha Atlas (former singer for Transglobal Underground) – Kidda. Also check out her cover of I Put A Spell On You.
