Desert Grooves CD


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Though it's a pleasant enough mixture of downtempo groove, worldbeat, and moody new age -- all inflected with Arabic and North African rhythms -- Desert Grooves travels over a well-worn footpath. That's because most, if not all, of its tracks have made appearances on similarly themed compilations. Natacha Atlas' "Duden," for example, is featured on at least five different downtempo/otherwise ethnically-chilled comps. What all of this means is that if you are an existing fan of windy electronica and worldbeat grooves -- or a desert wanderer selling his wares from a wicker basket in the souk -- then you may have these songs together already, probably in a similar formation. If, however, you are none of these things, then Desert Grooves will offer exactly what you'd expect. Banco de Gaia's "Amber" is a vaguely Arabic ambient dub piece, while new age guitar maestro Jesse Cook turns in his "Baghdad," which reminds you of white stucco and strong coffee in narrow alleys. Kabul Workshop's "Trigana" is another standout, as is rai superstar Abdel Ali Slimani 's "Moi et Toi." ~ Johnny Loftus

T.Singh/N.Atlas/Banco De Gaia/ Loop Guru/Uman/J.Cook/Tulku

Personnel: Natacha Atlas (vocals).

Arranger: Peter Musebrink.

Desert Grooves Music

Category	Rock/Pop Albums, Rock CDs, R&B, Electronica, Children's, Electronic Collections, World, Dance, Oldies Collections, Middle East
Label	Water Music
Orig Year	2004
All Time Product Rank	330,604
CD Universe Part number	6656526
Catalog number	60401
Discs	1
Release Date	Jan 27, 2004
Studio/Live	Studio
Mono/Stereo	Stereo
Producer	Movses Panossian; Dmitriy Pavlov; Peter Musebrink; Roby J. Colella; Avo Arutiunian; Jim Wilson; Nitin Sawhney; Arnica Montana

Desert Grooves Songs

	Trk	Song	Time	Price
	1	Duden See All 11
	2	Moi Et Toi * See All 5	5:02	$0.99	(From different album)
	3	Ait Benaddhou See All 2
	4	Y'Mama See All 4
	5	Habibi * See All 47	3:30	$0.99	(From different album)
	6	Trigana See All 2
	7	Just You & I * See All 29	5:54	$0.99	(Different version)
	8	Fleur Du Desert See All 3
	9	Amber See All 19
	10	Arabian Nights * See All 34	1:26	$0.99	(From different album)
	11	Baghdad See All 12
	12	Dub Gubbi See All 2
	13	Enter the Heretic See All 4
	14	Heer See All 7
	15	Devotion #1 See All 2
	16	Asia Breaks See All 2
	17	Shimmy Baby See All 6
(*) MP3 for this song is from a different CD. Listen to the sound sample to be sure this is the version you're looking for.

Desert Grooves Music Review

Average Rating: (4.5 out of 5 stars) 4.5 stars

5 stars Truly Beautiful!
This cd shows a true appreciation for both Middle Eastern music and electronic music, using instruments as well as electronic sounds and beautiful vocals. Tempo changes and varying styles keep the music interesting through-out the whole album.
Submitted by Amethyst (Pittsburgh, PA)
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4 stars Great
A very good cmpilation of middle eastern grooves and tunes.
Submitted by fry659 (Plano,TX,USA)
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