"Arabesque" Traditional & Folk Dances of the Near East

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Label: Orient Records

Arabic music for dance. Sleeve says, "Alhan Wa Sahlan (Welcome) - Join this caravan on its magic tour to the care-free and enchanting places of the Near East. Close your eyes and listen to the folk dances of the past and present as they are recorded on this new dimension of sound. Surely you will hear and vision the breathtaking excitement of the harvest festivals along the life-giving waters of the blue Nile. Listen again and you will hear the rhythmic steps of the Oriental dancers in a Damascas "SHARA". Come a little closer, surely you will join the DABKA. This is the dance typical of Lebanon which has been so beautifully performed at the BAALBECK INTERNATIONAL FESTIVAL and has won wide allclaims (sic.) for its grace, precision and gayety (sic.)