GEORGE ABDO AND HIS “FLAMES OF ARABY” ORCHESTRA / THE JOY OF BELLY DANCING / LP /

(US / MONITOR / MFS 764 / 1975 / MEDIA:EX- / JACKET:EX-)

妖艶中近東グルーヴ！「MISIRLOU」や「MUSTAPHA」カヴァー他、中毒的な音像の連続！
アラブ人とアメリカ人の親を持つレバノン生まれ、”ベリー・ダンス音楽の王様”＝ジョージ・アブドがGEORGE ABDO AND HIS FLAMES OF ARABY ORCHESTRA名義で作り上げたベリーダンス用のレコード第三弾。 粘りつくような旋律とパーカッシヴなアレンジが中毒的な魅力を放つ、中近東グルーヴの傑作。ジャケット同様に妖艶な音像・フレーズが続く一枚です。ダンス教則のインサート付き/US ORIGINAL盤！

TRACKLIST
A1 HIZZI YA NAWAIM 4:23
A2 RAKS ABDO 5:00
A3 NOORA YA NOORA 5:20
A4 RAKS EL GEZLAN 4:16
A5 MISIRLOU 4:15
B1 RAKS LEYLA 3:30
B2 A NADA 5:00
B3 RAKS AVEROF 3:29
B4 RAKS MUSTAPHA 11:44

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BASS – CHRIS MARASHLIAN
CHORUS – ANNETTE SAYEGH, GEORGE SAYEGH, MARGO SAYEGH
CLAVES – KASIM
CONGAS [CONGO DRUM] – LEON MANOOGIAN
DESIGN – EDWARD BUXBAUM
DRUMS [LEAD], BONGOS, DRUMS [CLAY] – STEPHEN KOUYOUMJIAN
ENGINEER – RICHARD “BERRED” QUELLETTE
FINGER CYMBALS – AMBER
GOBLET DRUM [DERBECKI] – TOM HADDAD
LINER NOTES – RAYMOND B. BANDAR
OBOE – MARTIN YAFFEE
OUD – JOSEPH KOUYOUMJIAN
PERFORMER [KANOON] – ELI NAZARIAN
PHOTOGRAPHY BY [COVER] – TASSO MAVRIS
PRODUCER – DAN COLE
VIOLIN – JOHN HADDAD
VIOLIN [ELECTRIC, LEAD] – TED VARTABED
VOCALS, ARRANGED BY – GEORGE ABDO
WRITTEN-BY [INSTRUCTION BOOKLET] – VINA