more reccomendation request

[Chris Warburton]

At 01:32 22/06/00, scorch wrote:
>Over the last few years I've taken a strong liking to songs that
>have a strong Middle Eastern vibe to them.
> >-snip-<
>So, anything along those lines that you can suggest would be
>appreciated. I've been curious about Muslimgauze but with so
>many discs in the bin I'm hesitant about a random grab. Also,
>how is Ofra Haza?

I'd go along with Andy Gilham's suggestions, adding Ms. Atlas' work with
Transglobal Underground.  You might also like to look a little further East
towards Indian/Pakistani influences via Talvin Singh's "OK", Sheila Chandra
and "One and One is One" by Joi


>Finally in this vein, if someone can point out a really good album
>of Sufi music.....

The obvious (and readily available) exponent is Nusrat Fateh Ali Khan (also
deceased) who recorded stuff for Real World Records - though the purists
would complain that a lot of it was adulterated, particularly some of the
things with Michael Brook.

I have a double set called "Echos Du Paradis - Sufi Soul" on a German label
"Network", serial  No. 26.982. It comes in a nice double height digipak
with notes  and pictures.  The 21 tracks cover quite a wide spectrum of
Sufi music from Morocco & Senegal, through Egypt, Iran, Syria, Kurdistan,
Turkey to Afghanistan, Pakistan, Tajikistan, Baluchistan & Uzbekistan.  No
URL I'm afraid.

Hope that helped...
ChrisW
NP:Joi - One and One is One