Babelesque

Babelesque is a merger of many musical styles, yet maintaining a general focus of the rhythms and melodies emanating from the Middle East. The songs were chosen for their inspiration to dance and form the basic soundtrack to the sensational Bellydance Superstars show. Music that offers fresh new sounds and rhythms while being accessible to the Western ear is the recipe for an enriching and uplifting musical experience. That is Babelesque in its essence. May you enjoy it for 1,001 nights and beyond.
 

Tribal Beats for the Urban Streets

Tribal Beats For The Urban Streets is an eclectic compilation of underground electronic and world fusion acts that create a hypnotic blend of tribal beats and rhythms textured with middle eastern flavor. This compilation features the most respected artists in the tribal fusion Bellydance community such as: Beats Antique, Upper Egypt Ensemble and Pentaphobe. This CD is a must have for the Bellydance enthusiast.
 

Beats Antique

BEATS ANTIQUE create a definitive union between the old and the new. Tribal Derivations is centered in Middle Eastern Bellydance, down tempo hip-hop, old school jazz, classical Indian, and North African gnawa music

Le Serpent Rouge

If Queen Victoria, Edward Gorey, Django Reinhardt and Little Egypt got together for a tea party, who would entertain them? The Indigo Belly Dance and Miles Copeland bring you Le Serpent Rouge. Vintage cabaret meets vagabond elegance in a strange brew of Bellydance and Ragtime, Vaudevillian, Mid-Eastern and Gypsy music. Sometimes enchanting, sometimes macabre, often raucous, but always delightful, these performers breathe new life into the movement and spectacle of a bygone era in this knockdown revue.

Oojami - Boom Shinga Ling

Oojami has always created a fabulous party vibe wherever they play, but never has their stage presence been so effectively represented as on this, their most exciting and accomplished album to date. Boom Shinga Ling funks up the hip shaking Oojami sound like never before, sucking in a variety of global influences to fill out its shimmying blueprint. Experimentation is the friend of open-minded music lover, and Boom Shinga Ling embraces this concept with a passion.
 

Pentaphobe - A Tribal Metamorphosis

In late 2003 Pentaphobe was asked to create music that would complement Rachel Brice's fusion style, and at the same time be appropriate for a performance in an industrial nightclub. A Tribal Metamorphosis is a collection of tunes inspired by traditional Middle Eastern Rhythms, and the karass that is the American Tribal Belly Dance community.

Pentaphobe - Sawdust

A blend of industrial rhythms and carnival atmospheres with a sour twist of digital glitchomancy, Sawdust expands upon the many concepts of the previous album, and is perfect for anyone in search of new inspiration - from the traditionalist, to the tribal fusion connoisseur

The Dancing Drum

Issam Houshan is the master percussionist with the Bellydance Superstars and as such has been seen and praised by millions live and on TV. He also has performed with music superstars such as Sting and world music favorites Oojami. This CD is aimed for belly dancers with emphasis on drum solos. A must for any professional as well as beginner belly dancer.