For the price this collection is actually really good.
Seb Jarakian | San Francisco, CA United States | 10/05/2005
(4 out of 5 stars)
"This is a very laidback collection of Middle Eastern themed electronica and chill out. I can just put it on and listen to it or just have it as background music at home or at work. Not very repetitive or beat heavy but just very good and mellow. My favorite track on here is Moroccan Dance (Mix) by Rumi. I remember hearing this at the W Hotel lobby quite often recently and wanting to know who it was but couldn't find out and noone knew. Then when I purchased this set and found it on here I was quite happy to hear it again. It's a great track. Very mellow. Other tracks on here that are really good are Kafez by Nurai Lita, My Faith by Mantra, Spiritual Signs (Light Mix) by Tariq, Raqs Beledi by Al-Ghazali and You R the Light by Jawab-A-Shikwa. If you are at all into Middle Eastern themed Chill Out and Electronica then this collection is definitely worth it. Especially for the price!"
Quite good, but where's the middle eastern sounds?
Kevin Hunter | Los Angeles, CA | 03/28/2006
(4 out of 5 stars)
"This is a mellow, ambient chillout set, perfect for playing in the morning or late at night when you want some nice sounds in the background. The reason I gave it four stars instead of five, is because I was hoping for a little bit more of an Arabic or Middle Eastern feel to it, and personally it fell short of that. This disc set should be called "Chillout" instead of "Arabic Chillout" because the title is misleading. Sarah Brightman's Harem CD has more Middle Eastern sounds in it than this one does, but still the discs are good with some great beats, but very little Arabic in this, except for the titles of the songs and artists."
NOT Middle Eastern
Steven Merrill (pikapped@hotmail.co | Willing,Germany | 01/13/2008
(2 out of 5 stars)
"I bought htis cd along with its two companion sets to expand my world music selection. Some of the tracks are very good, but they simply are not Middle Eastern. Surprisingly all three cd sets have the same type of music on them. But one is supposed to be Middle eastern, one Punjabi and one some other Eastern type of music.
I lived in Europe and loved the music in the Moroccan restaurants and clubs or the Turkish bars in Budapest. I really wish I would have had the foresight to buy those cds when I was there.
The music's sound is off if you know what real Middle Eastern music sounds like and you can tell alot of these tracks and hastily thrown together becasue they are so mind numbingly repetative"
Track Listings (10) - Disc #1