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Belly Dance!

Chris Kalogerson and The Ensemble Sharqi
Belly Dance!

Belly dance is a Western term for “solo, improvised dances based on torso articulation”. Thought to have origins in the Middle East, belly dance has spread to the Western World and is performed as a social or folk dance and as performance art.

This recording is a follow-up to “Belly Dancing for Everyone”, by the Ensemble Sharqi. In this recording percussionist Chris Kalogerson leads a musical octet playing stringed instruments (violin, oud, bouzoukee, double bass, and guitar), percussion (tabia, tymbano, deffl, derbecki, and dumbeg), accordion and clarinet through 14 Greek and Arabic melodies. Of note are the five vocals in this collection; four are sung in Arabic (tracks 103, 105, 201, and 204) and one in Greek (track 107).

Track Listing

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101
Chris Kalogerson and The Ensemble Sharqi
02:22
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102
Chris Kalogerson and The Ensemble Sharqi
03:12
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103
Chris Kalogerson and The Ensemble Sharqi
02:28
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104
Chris Kalogerson and The Ensemble Sharqi
02:28
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105
Chris Kalogerson and The Ensemble Sharqi
02:44
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106
Chris Kalogerson and The Ensemble Sharqi
03:13
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107
Chris Kalogerson and The Ensemble Sharqi
04:01
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201
Chris Kalogerson and The Ensemble Sharqi
03:38
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202
Chris Kalogerson and The Ensemble Sharqi
02:36
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203
Chris Kalogerson and The Ensemble Sharqi
03:41
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204
Chris Kalogerson and The Ensemble Sharqi
02:24
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205
Chris Kalogerson and The Ensemble Sharqi
02:25
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206
Chris Kalogerson and The Ensemble Sharqi
03:41
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207
Chris Kalogerson and The Ensemble Sharqi
02:52