Who What and When? “Lylet Hob” means “Night of Love”. This beautiful song was released in 1973, sung by Oum Kalthoum (who really does dominate this list!), composed by Mohammed Abdel Wahab and has lyrics by Ahmad Shafiq Kamel. This is the same artistic team trio going for a repeat of the smashing success of “Enta Omri”. What is this song about? “Lylet Hob” is happy love song. The singer’s lover is late to meet her […]

We’re moving along to the second song in the Must-Know Song List…. Who, What and When? “Enta Omri” is one of the most well-known and beloved songs of Oum Kalthoum’s repertoire for both Arab audiences and bellydancers alike. The title means “You Are My Life.” This gem of a song was composed in 1965 by Mohammed Abdel Wahab and has lyrics by Ahman Shafiq Kamel. What is really remarkable about this song – aside from it’s […]

There was such good feedback from the “Must-Know Songs for Bellydancers: The List You Asked For” post, that we’re diving in deeper here on the blog. Although I’ve covered some of these songs in the “Daily Bellydance Quickies” email, the information on these beautiful classics will have a more permanent home for future reference here on the blog .These will appear on the 2nd, 3rd and 4th Mondays of the month – the first is […]

On my recent DBQ Road Trip tour, I was teaching my “In the Ears, Out the Hips: Improvisation Concepts and Strategies” workshop in Denver. One of the tips I start out with is to know your classics and more modern standards of belly dance music. Why? There are two reasons at least. The first is  if you are dancing to live music, you increase the odds that you’ll recognize what they may play for you (which […]