Dancing with Genies

2 complete Egyptian style cabaret shows, each just under 30 minutes. Recorded in 2006 in Cairo and mixed in the United States, these shows have been adapted for the time restraints of Western belly dance performances. The pieces will please the purist however, as they were recorded almost exclusively with traditional instruments. The album contains an extensive color booklet with translated lyrics of the songs and a comparison of Belly Dance shows from around the Middle East and the United States. To hear samples or to download tracks click here.

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1. Leyali Rouqash                                      5’ 05”
2. Cry to the Moon – taqsim nay                3’ 02”
3. Adullah ala Keefik                                 3’ 34”
4. Miasia’s beladi                                       2’ 51”
5. Saidi medley                                          5’ 44”
6. Pulse of the Sphinx – Drum solo Khamis Henkesh        4’ 30”
7. Finale Leyali Rouqash                            0’ 51”

8. Al Radwa                                                                           6’ 40”
9. Pixie Paradise – taqsim qanoun                                         2’ 51”
10. Aziz Eini – Sayyid Darwish                                               3’ 06”
11. Raqsa Masriyya al Helween                                              0’ 51”
12. Beladi Melody                                                                  6’ 40”
13. Saidi cane                                                                        3’ 07”
14. 3 Minute Mona – Drum solo Ramadan Henkesh             3’ 23”
15. Finale – Al Radwa                                                            0’ 51”

The Quran - translations, transliterations, recitation and the original Arabic text.

Image credits :
[All colorized photos and illustrations are copyrighted Serpentine Communications, Inc. (Serpentine). The original artists of public domain black and white photographs, woodcut or engraved illustrations are listed below when known. Some photographs were turned into original illustrations by the author.]

Front and back cover - a collage of illustrations by William Harvey (c. 1841) for Edward Lane's Arabian Night's Entertainment
Page 3 - "L'Almee Aioucha au Cafe Egyptien de la Rue du Caire" Les Merveilles de l'Exposition de 1889 (c. 1889) by Adrien Marie
Page 4 - Almees at Chicago's World's Fair 1893
Page 4 - Egyptian tavern: Egypt - Descriptive, Historical and Picturesque (c. 1879) by
Page 7 - "L'Exposition Algerienne - Le Cafe Maure" Les Merveilles de l'Exposition de 1889 (c. 1889) by F. Meaulle from a photograph
Page 8 - Almee: Egypt - Descriptive, Historical and Picturesque (c. 1879) by
Page 8 - Ghawazee by L. Gerome
Page 9 - Mohammed Ali: Egypt - Descriptive, Historical and Picturesque (c. 1879) by
Page 9 - Koutchouk Hanim: Nile Notes of a Howadji (c. 1851) by
Page 12 - Samia Gamal: publicity photograph from the film Ali Baba et les Quarante Voleurs (c. 1954)
Page 15 - The Mamluk's Jump: Egypt - Descriptive, Historical and Picturesque (c. 1879) by
Page 17 - Kocek Dancer: (c. 1757)
Page 18 - Kocek dancers, late 1700s: from the private collection of Elizabeth Artemis Mourat
Page 22 - Water bearers: (circa 1870) Bonfils
Page 22 - Fetching water: Egypt - Descriptive, Historical and Picturesque (c. 1879) by
Page 23 - Fetching water: (circa 1880) from the private collection of Elizabeth Artemis Mourat
Page 24 - Flirt: Egypt - Descriptive, Historical and Picturesque (c. 1879) by
Pages 26 to 31 - The Jinn: illustrations and paintings inspired by William Harvey (c. 1841) for Edward Lane's Arabian Night's Entertainment