Soraya, My Love: Songs from the Middle East

Established in 1956, Monitor Records was one of the first American recording companies to focus on “world music” including music associated with the folk and performance dance form of belly dance. In this recording, Soraya Melik, a popular belly dancer in New York City in the 60s and 70s, turns her talents to song. Singing love songs of Greek, Turkish and Arabic origin in her native Turkish, Soraya conveys the joy and heartache of love. This is her only known collection of songs.

Track Listing

101	Bu Dunyanin Bos (It's an Empty World)	Soraya Melik	03:44
102	Kederli Gunler (Sad Days)	Soraya Melik	04:27
103	Merhaba (Hello There)	Soraya Melik	03:10
104	Bagdat Yolu (The Road to Bagdad)	Soraya Melik	03:23
105	Sus, Sus, Sus (Hush, Honey, Hush)	Soraya Melik	03:25
201	Kara Kas (Black Brows)	Soraya Melik	03:49
202	Yalancinin Birine (I Fell in Love)	Soraya Melik	03:12
203	Azize (Aziza, My Love)	Soraya Melik	03:48
204	Agora Meyhanesi (The Agora Tavern)	Soraya Melik	04:33
205	Inleyen Nagmeler (Sad Music Fills My Heart)	Soraya Melik	03:10