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Modern Bellydance From Lebanon: Sunset Princess

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Modern Bellydance From Lebanon: Sunset Princess
Modern Bellydance From Lebanon: Sunset Princess

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Modern Bellydance From Lebanon: Sunset Princess

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There is a booming industry in music. Much of it is of questionable authenticity, but it can still be fun. The industry is not supported by men eager to watch , but rather by women who practice for its spiritual and physical benefits. Lebanon's is a one-man music factory. On this disc, which is at least his fifth from , he writes and arranges all the music, plays all the instruments except percussion, and sings. Although the percussion, ably served up by , is played on traditional instruments and uses mostly traditional rhythms, the music and other instruments can best be described as ersatz. This quality is most apparent on which sounds like music you'd hear on the calliope at the circus. makes use of Western instruments like the saxophone, violin, and (gasp!) synthesizer. He avoids the quarter-tone scales typical of music. Also, he often uses melodic structures more typical of Western music; actually, what he usually presents is a Western-friendly stereotype of music, something like what you'd expect to hear in a cartoon of visiting the Casbah. But it's pointless to criticize musicians like : What people want from him is a good rhythms and a "feel," and these he provides. ~ Kurt Keefner

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