http://calabashmusic.com/New Music From Jalilah's Raks Sharki on Calabash Music2008-12-01T12:13:17ZThe Calabash Music Teamsupport@calabashmusic.comIn a Beirut Moodhttp://jalilahsraks.calabashmusic.com/#album_345012006-12-12T07:40:55ZMusic from In a Beirut MoodFrom Cairo to Beirut: Raks Sharki, the Oriental Dance - since the colonial days wrongly known as "belly dancing" - is one of the most fascinating exports of the Middle East: The finely woven melodies and undulating rhythms give the body a buoyancy unknown to other forms of corporeal movement. This album features Beirut - together with Cairo the most important centre of Oriental Dance. So take the next nightflight and dance this out for yourself.]]>Journey of The Gipsy Dancerhttp://jalilahsraks.calabashmusic.com/#album_920402007-09-04T01:07:41ZMusic from Journey of The Gipsy DancerNew excursions into oriental dance, this time to the Nile's gypsy dancers, the Ghawazee, the true guardians of the Raks Sharki tradition. The third album in the series, this was again produced under the aegis of Jalilah, the Raks Sharki authority, and arranged by Hossam Shaker with the musical support of " Les Musiciens du Nil" and "Sharkiat".

A journey to the roots of oriental dance for passionate dancers and other Raks Sharki enthusiasts.]]>Raks Sharki (Classic Egyptian Dance Music)http://jalilahsraks.calabashmusic.com/#album_918642007-09-04T01:07:41ZMusic from Raks Sharki (Classic Egyptian Dance Music)Raks Sharki, translated literally from Arabic, means "dance of the Orient". Europeans travelling to the Orient in the 19th century dubbed the dance "danse du ventre", or "belly dance", in reference to the unaccustomed movements of the torso and pelvis which were nonexistent in European dances.]]>