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Time for archive program #71, featuring the "now sounds" of George Mgrdichian, the "cinematic sounds" of Gus Vali, and the "easy listening" sounds of Claude Ciari! Plus, get ready to party like it's 1959 with Mohammed El-Bakkar!  Ain't no party like a Radio Bastet party cuz a Radio Bastet party don't stop...

1.  GEORGE MGRDICHIAN & HIS ENSEMBLE
    Israeli Medley: Erev Shel Shoshanim (Evening of the Roses)/Cholot Mid Bar (Sands of the Desert)
    from the album The Now Sounds of the Middle East, 1969

2.  JIMMY LINARDOS & HIS NEAR-EAST GROUP
    Tsiftetelli (Dance instrumental)
    from the album Recorded Live at Cafe Tel Aviv, 1968

3.  TONI FRANGIEH (buzuk), SETRAK SARKISSIAN (tabla)
    Saideh Layletna Saideh
    from the album Belly Dance Nights (Layale Bourg El Hamam) Volume 1, 1977
   
4.  HASSAN ABU SEOUD & HIS ORCHESTRA
    Kayda El Azal
    from the album Belly Dances from the Middle-East, 1974
   
5.  THE FUAD HASSAN ENSEMBLE
    Hali Men
    from the album Music of the Bedouin Bandits, 1959
   
6.  YAFFA YARKONI TRIO BEL CANTO WITH GEORGE STRATIS & HIS ENSEMBLE
    Sude Sude
    from the album Songs from the Garden of Allah, 1963
       
7.  CLAUDE CIARI
    Kaan Azzaman
    from the album Habbeytak Bessayf, 1974
           
8.  CHRIS KALOGERSON & THE ENSEMBLE SHARQI
    Velisaris
    from the album Belly Dance!, 1979
   
9.  JUAN PENA LEBRIJANO & ORQUESTA ANDALUSI DE TANGER
    Amigo Mio, No (No, my friend)
    from the album Encuentros, 1985

10. TARIK BULUT (DIRECTOR)
    Halay
    from the album In an Egyptian Garden, 1958

11. MOHAMMED EL-BAKKAR
    Party #1: Baroudati Habboubati/Addoum Haaly Addoum/Yalla Yalla Hey/Hebbayna Baadena
    from the album An Arabic Party, 1979

12. GUS VALI & HIS ORCHESTRA
    Manna De Carnival (from Black Orpheus)
    from the album Motion Picture Music for Belly Dancers, 1965

13. EMAD SAYYAH & HIS ARABY ORCHESTRA
    Darbek Darbek (Play the Derbecki, I Want to Dance Araby)
    from the album Invitation to Belly Dance, 1985