Raqset al Sajat

FatChanceBellyDance & Helm present interactive instructional CD Vol.1

Whether you are just beginning, or want to improve your skills and technique, this interactive CD will meet your needs! These sajat (cymbal) patterns will strengthen your understanding of Middle Eastern rhythms. Explanations, with indications on how to step to these patterns, are included in English, French, Spanish, and Italian.

CD contents

1.	Welcome
2.	How to use this CD
3.	More about your cymbals

PART 1:	ATS rhythm favorites
4.	Karachi
5.	Sa'idi
6.	Fellahi
7.	Masmudi Saghirah
8.	Maqsum / Karachi

PART 2:	The land of the 3's
9.	Welcome to the Land of the 3's
10.	Darij
11.	Dadreh
12.	Morrocan Shaabi
13.	More about the 3's
14.	Mon Amant de St. Jean
15.	Traditional Afghan Dadreh
16.	Morrocan Shaabi with Gargabas

Part 3:	The Malfuf Pulse
17.	Welcome to The Malfuf Pulse
18.	Wahda Kabirah
19.	Malfuf
20.

Take a rhythmic journey through North Africa and the Middle East as FatChanceBellyDance (Music for Tribal Basics) and Helm (Music of the Hahbi 'Ru) release music previously available only on cassette or videotape.
FCBD's Music for Tribal Basics has been the standard for entry into the world of Tribal Belly Dance.

Originally composed for the soundtrack of the Tribal Basics video series, the straightforward presentation and steady phrasing in a variety of tempos have made it an essential tool for teaching, practicing, and group improvisation.
In Music of the Hahbi 'Ru, Helm's Mark Bell, Ling Shien Bell and Frank Aviles, weave an intricate web. The layering of lyrical improvisations on traditional Arabic rhythms gives tribal style dancers the freedom of creativity critical to this style of dance. Additionally, three compositions that have become signatures of The Hahbi 'Ru Dance Ensemble have been included from the original cassette.
Instrumentation includes doumbec, bendir, zils, tabla baladi, def, riq , nai, vocals, mizmar.

1.	Maqsoum	5:02	medium fast - 4/4 rhythm
2.	Karachi	5:36	fasttempo - 2/4 rhythm
3.	Frame drum	5:09	slow -frame drum, zils accent
4.	Moroccan 6	3:07	dramatic slow - 6/8 Moroccan bongos, sticks, bendir
5.	Baladi	7:27	medium fast - super basic 4/4 rhythm
6.	Ayoub	7:08	fast - 2/4 rhythm
7.	Stash maghrebi	3:18	dramatic slow - 6/8, doubec/bendir duet
8.	Magibah masrah	2:59	slow - mizmar w/ darbukka played in 6/8 Tunisian style
9.	Sam’i	1:46	slow - 10/4 doumbec rhythm with riq accents
10.	Ayoub	5:23	fast - 2/4 rhythm
11.	Baladi	5:27	steady 4/4 with tempo change from medium to fast
12.	Dance of Mourning	3:12	slow - funny name for a fabulous song, mizmar & doumbec
13.	Kashlama	1:57	9/8, not good for Tribal Style but it was on the original Helm cassette and show off Mark's awesome abilities, good for solo work or traditional Turkish
14.	Masmoodi	2:36	slow - 8/4 rhythm, doumbec & muzhar
15.	Sharia el Souk	3:36	slow to fast - slow 4/4 Saaidi, quick 2/4 Fallahi break, brief segue into 10/8 Wahda
16.	Laf	7:33	fast - also know as Malfuf, 2/4

FatChanceBellyDance and Helm present Itneen (def: "two"), the second CD in the Tribal Dance Tribal Drum series. Featuring American Tribal arrangements of Helm classics, new original compositions and lyrical improvisations on Middle Eastern rhythms, two dance suites and a series of "unplugged" percussion tracks for practice or performance.
Instrumentation includes mizmar, nai, accordion, Arabic tabla, riqq, tabla baladi, dhola rebaba and zils.

1.	Yalla al Nar	3:04	slow intro to fast - percussion and mizmar.
2.	Sout with Spice	4:02	fast - percussion; sout is the name of the rhythm.
3.	Hosanni Oo	3:38	fast - one tempo, two rhythms (saaidi & fallahi) - percussion & mizmar. Helm created this piece for us based on a traditional Egyptian folk song.
4.	Il Hawa Ghallab	3:10	slow - accordian and dumbec. Based on the classec Beledi style.
5.	Raqs Tabla	2:35	fast - doumbec duet between Mark & Tobias. It was originally a solo for me at the SF Ethnic Dance Festival, but we have found it to a great duet for dancers as well.
6.	Sem’i Truckin’	6:24	slow - percussion. This is a 10-beat rhythm. Try counting it!!
7.	Sout Unplugged	3:04	fast - a scaled down version of #2
8.	Ciftetelli Unplugged	3:03	slow - percussion. 8-beat rhythm.
9.	Karachi Unplugged	3:27	fast - percussion
10.	Amel	4:00	slow to fast with tempo changes; mizmar and percussion
11.	Karachi Crusin’	6:05	fast
12.	Maleh u Filfil	2:42	dramatic slow - another peice from EDF, this group choreography was inspired by Stravinsky's "Rite of Spring" performanced by the Diaghilev's Ballets Russes in 1913.
13.	Baladi Unplugged	5:33	five fast tempos - Helm created this for me as well. I wanted a piece of rhythmic music that got progressively faster for learning zils and shimmies.
14.	Farasha	3:02	slow to very fast - mizmar and percussion.
15.	Trippin’ on Istikal	2:59	good listening - a 8/9
16.	Sema’i Unplugged	2:33	slow - percussion

"This is music from my village!" and similar sincere comments are what we've heard about our newest creation with

Helm. A "real" voyage along the ancient Spice Route, infusing the flavor of traditional instruments and songs with

the talents of Mark and Ling Shien Bell, Larry Klein and guest artists. We "cooked this up" together, musicians and

dancers working in the same kitchen to provide a feast for dancers and listeners alike.

Song 1 - 3: Afghan Suite-rebab, tablas, toumbak, kaval, def, darbuka.

Song 4 - 5: Turkish Roman Suite - oud, violin, nay, accordion, darbuka, bendir, davul.

Song 6 - 8: El Sham Region - oud, nay, rebaba, mizmar, Arabic tabla, def, riqq, tabla baladi.

Song 9 - 16: Greater Egypt - oud, nay, rebaba, mizmar, Arabic tabla, def, riqq, tabla baladi.

1.	The Rain Song	2:49	fast 4/4 percussion
2.	Beto Baharan	3:31	slow 6/8 vocal
3.	Chaharmezrab	2:12	slow
4.	Nihavent Oyun Havasi	5:02	slow to fast to slow or dramatic slow - ciftetelli & maqsoum
5.	Hicaz Oyun Havasi	4:03	slow 9/4 rhythm
6.	Lashir Bekol Arev	3:57	slow
7.	Ya Shadil el Han	4:51	fast
8.	Sella Fina	3:29	dramatic slow or solo - a 17-beat rythm!
9.	Sa’idi Roah	4:32	slow to fast
10.	Hati Kass-e-rah	3:45	slow - vocals
11.	Dayate Maali	2:48	medium fast - a familiar folksong
12.	Maqsoum Musings	3:53	fast - a good ol' uptempo piece
13.	Inciraf & Khlas	3:51	slow
14.	Li Youm Lilt Khmiss	4:59	fast - vocals
15.	Shamulu	3:56	slow - vocals
16.	Ishwini Fik	3:42	slow - 6/8 Shahbi, vocals; Helm first played this for us for the show San Francisco Beledi, now on DVD.

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