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Mediterranean RaqsBand - SONGS SAQRA LIKES - FOR DRUMMERS & DANCERS - Vol. 1

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• 1 Bahlem Beek 3:16 Arabic “See You In My Dream“
• 2 Bir Demet Yasemin 2:15 Turkish song of lost love
• 3 Take 3 3:05 Drum solo
• 4 Ah Ya Zain 1:38 Arabic folk
• 5 Aziza 4:31 Arabic classical
• 6 Mandoubala 2:51 Greek
• 7 Bongo Drum Solo 4:41 WWRD?
• 8 Hijaz Finale 1:15 Arabic
• 9 Nihna Wal Qamar Jiran 2:43 -  Lebanese love song "The Moon & We Are Neighbors”
• 10 Lailet Hob (Pt. 1) 6:29 Classical Arabic goes into taqsim
• 11 Take 1 1:02 Drum solo
• 12 Lailet Hob Finale :47  The end of Lailet Hob Pt 1
• 13 Sareri Hovin Mernem 4:15 - Armenian Folk “I Die For The Mountain Wind“ away from him
• 14 Sagaty and Meatballs 2:21 Finger Cymbal percussion solo

• 15 Lama Bada Yata Thana 1:54 Samai 10/8.10th-century Arabic
• 16 Funky Mustapha 2:40 Mustapha explores new things
• 17 Nay Taqsim 3:42 Original for Wayne & Denise
• 18 Pieces of 8 (Pt. 1) 2:03 1st 2 min of an 8 min drum solo
• 19 Pieces of 8 (Pt. 2) 5:49 The rest of the drum solo
• 20 Yesilim 1:38 Turkish - Bimbo in a green dress folk song
• 21 Uskadar 2:43 Turkish folk about going to Usakdar
• 22 Ta Mavra Matia Sou 2:47 Arabic/Greek "Your Black Eyes”
• 23 Take 2 1:59 Drum solo
• 24 Çaderemen Üstüne (Rampi) 2:33 9/8 Cheerful nonsense Turkish folk song

Mediterranean RaqsBand - Vol. 2 - SAQRA'S DANCES - FOR DRUMMERS & DANCERS

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•  1. Ara Vay Vay  2:00 Armenian
• 2. Tiny Taqsim :30 Original short slow improv.
• 3. Drum Solo 2:49 Drum solo. Bet you guessed that.
• 4. Al-'Ataba Ghazzaz 1:58 Egyptian. Dancer dances as if on “stairs made of glass.“
• 5. Raghizi Apopse I Kardhia 2:46 Greek: “Tonight the heart cracks.”
• 6. RaqsBand Percussion Solo 1:30
• 7. Set: Ascherat Siroon, Yarus, Drum, Finale 7:40 Live recording:Armenian “Ascherat” song made known in US by CA-based Mirage band, slow song aka “Erev Shel Shoshanim,” hot drum solo and finale!
• 8. Bongo Magic 1 1:45 Drum Solo
• 9. Processional of  the Queen 5:48 Original
• 10. Tien Afto 2:53 Greek: “What is this thing called love?”
• 11. Close Encounters 1:10 Drum Solo with guest
• 12. Princess of Cairo 4:06 Egyptian. Aka “Banat Eskandaria”

•  13. Three Hour Sea 3:02 Original for “Bellytalk” Dancers
• 14. Darbukka Dudes 2:18 Drum Solo
• 15. Layla 2:30 By Syrian born Atrache, done in Egypt
• 16. Gole Sangam 2:47 Persian: “Flower of stone” love song.
• 17. More Cowbell Solo 1:52 Drum & Cowbell Solo!
• 18. Full Set: Mastoum 4:27 Fast moving Persian song with insets of slow “Cairo” and 2 drum solos
• 19. Bongo Magic 2 3:06 Drum Solo
• 20. Tamrahenna 3:32 Probably a tribute to an Egyptian woman.
• 21. Hala La La Layya 2:49 Lebanese folk song
• 22. Saidi Tribal 5:00 Drum Jam
• 23. Zill-ion Beats 1:20 Finger Cymbal percussion solo

Mediterranean RaqsBand - Vol. 3 - SAQRA'S RHAPSODY - FOR DRUMMERS & DANCERS

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•  1. Nibtidi Mneen al-Hikaya  2:09 Egypt. “Where Do We Begin Our Story?”  Instrumental interlude from middle of full composition
• 2. Seni Sevdi Geonlum Yine Sevecek 4:22 Turkish love song
• 3. Drumzilla 1:59 Drum & Cymbal Duet
• 4. Al Maya 1:48 Arabic folk
• 5. Alf Leyla Wa Leyla 5:39 “1000 Nights & A Night”  Overture. Made famous by Egyptian Uum Kulthum.
• 6. Aal Nadda 1:49 Lebanese Traditional
• 7. Rhapsody of the Sea 1:23 Original for Cynara
• 8. BongoingGoingGone  2:37  Drum Solo
• 9. Waqfi ‘Aa Ras el-Tal’aa :52 Lebanese Traditional
• 10. Ala Dal’ona  3:16  Mid-east folk. Debke
• 11. Snake  5:15  Original improvisation - JoAnn: “something sultry but not dark - upbeat/slow(?)“

• 12. Mavi Mavi 2:57 Turkish folk. Be happy, lovely blue eyes.
• 13. Zemir Atik 2:52 Israeli. “Ancient song”
• 14. Small Change 3:05 Drum Solo
• 15. Dere Dere 3:00 9/8 Turkish Folk
• 16. Istemem Babacim 1:47 Turkish Folk -- Paraphrased: “Dad, don’t make me marry a loser.”
• 17. Tamzine 2:30 Surprise original improvisation
• 18. Midway  1:48  Drum Solo
• 19. Olmaz 2:08  Thinking of you always. Persian 6/8
• 20. Ya Eyn Moulayyeteyn 4:03 Saidi/Egypt Folk.  “I see two women” and I raise them a little extra drum solo.
• 21. Noritz Karoun Yagav 4:16 Armenian
• 22. 2-1/2 Drums 2:29 Drum Solo
• 23. Ya Sitti Ya Khityarah (“Perom Pom Perom”) 3:15

NEW! SHEET MUSIC for KEYBOARD PLAYERS!

Saqra is always striving to make information accessible for everyone! Now you can enjoy playing for dancers and achieve more of an intimate knowledge of your music. These are Saqra's original arrangements of traditional songs for the most part as they appear on the RaqsBand CDs (what can we say, some arrangements are better than they were when originally recorded). You will not need an Oriental quarter tone keyboard to play these as they have been arranged for standard interval keyboards (forgive us, purists!)

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VOL 1: selected songs from

MUSIC SAQRA LIKES

• Bahlem Beek
• Bir Demet Yasemin
• Ah Ya Zain
• Aziza
• Mandoubala
• Hijaz Finale
• Nihna Wal Qamar Jiran
• Lailet Hob
• Sareri Hovin Mernem
• Lama Bada Yata Thana
• Mustapha
• Yesilim
• Uskadar
• Ta Mavra Matia Sou
• Çaderemen Üstüne (Rampi)

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VOL 2: selected songs from

SAQRA'S DANCES

• Ara Vay Vay
• Al-'Ataba Ghazzaz
• Raghizi Apopse I Kardhia
• Ascherat Siroon
• Yarus aka “Erev Shel Shoshanim"
• Tien Afto
• Princess of Cairo aka “Banat Eskandaria”
• Three Hour Sea (original)
• Layla
• Gole Sangam
• Mastoum  
• Cairo
• Tamrahenna
• Hala La La Layya

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