Bellydance from Egyptian movies: 2

Samara at Beiteddine Part 3

Samara at Beiteddine Part 2 (Drum solo)

Samara at Beiteddine Part 1

Music and dance from Yemen

Yemeni music and dance, Djamila Saad is the singer.

Egyptian bellydancer Lucy: blue bedlah Pt 2

Egyptian bellydancer Lucy: blue bedlah Pt 1

Saad al Soghayer: 'Hatgawiz'

The song title means 'I'm getting married'.

Yemeni singer Djamila Saad

Syrian bellydancer Reem al Ghayam

Bellydance in Egyptian movies

I had a day off work yesterday feeling sick and sorry for myself BUT the up side was that I could snuggle up in bed and watch Egyptian movies and record some of the 'dance bits'. So here they are, quite a variety, it starts with a Nubian theatre troupe, there's some scenes from the 70s (its supposed to be a dance competition which is why the 3 girls all dance to the same piece), then there's a lovely piece by an unknown dancer (again the storyline is that its an audition) next is the very latest from Amr Diab and finally a clip featuring former bellydancer Nabila Obaid. LOL, sometimes I almost like being sick.

Amani: It even happens to the best....

Yemeni music and dance: Inbah Brothers Pt 2

Yemeni music and dance: Inbah Brothers Pt 1

Yemeni music and dance, brothers Ali and Yahia Inbah, the song is 'Sheikh al tayer' (Ruler of the Birds). The knife worn by the men is called a jabeyah and in Yemen, all males, even some very young ones, wear one.

Tulay Karaca: zill solo

Egyptian dancer: Nany

Nany is the younger sister of Bouzy and Suzy who are both well known dancers in Cairo. Thanks to Samasen for the the info.

Syrian dancer Reem al Khayam

Full performance by Syrian dancer Reem al Khayam.  Thanks to Samasen for the ID.

Bellydance in the movies: 'Haret el Gohari'

The bellydance scenes from the Egyptian movie 'Haret el Gohari'.

Kuwaiti singer Ahlam: 'Kamaresha'

This setting is called a 'jalsat' a Kuwaiti occasion where there's music, singing and dancing. The guests can sit and enjoy the music or get up and dance. The audience in this clip is wonderful! The jalsats were discouraged under the previous ruler of Kuwait but are now becoming more frequent under the new ruler and are appearing on tv again. The singer in this clip is Ahlam, a Bahraini born singer who's made a career as a popular wedding performer in Kuwait. This is her version of 'Kamaresha' an old song originally performed by Abu Bakr Salim from the Hadramaut in Yemen. The song talks about her heart being light as a feather because of love. Ahlam is married to a Qatari rally driver and has one child.

Turkish bellydancer Prences Banu

Diana Haddad: Khaleeji song

A lovely khaleeji piece by Lebanese born singer Diana Haddad.  Ignore the dial in numbers in the right hand corner as they disappear eventually.