It’s natural for Various Artists to take a stab at ‘HOSSAM RAMZY / Aziza’ considering her long-professed love for East 17. Now signed to Various Artists’s Virgin Records, the title track from second album “Oriental 2 disc 2″ leads Various Artists’s back-to-school campaign. Since Various Artists last CD (Oriental 2 disc 2) on Virgin Records back in 2003, I have felt a massive void in my life. Oriental 2 disc 2 constantly brilliant.
After you’ve listened to THE ORCHESTRA OF THE SALATN EL TARAB / Ala nar, most everything else can’t hold up and is second rate. Strong percussion and poignant lyrics of this track really gets under your skin. Various Artists has created something that grabs you by the heart and gets you moving. No Various Artists song has come close to capturing my attention as MIRYAH / Saw wah did. LILI BONICHE / Bambino is simply gorgeous. TURKISH DELIGHT / Breeze orient (misirlou) is flawed, nonetheless pretty good song. When listening to TRANSGLOBAL UNDERGROUND FEAT.NATACHA ATLAS & MUSAFIR / Ali mullach, it gives me such an energy rush it’s unbelievable. DJ F.E.X / Indie walk is the albums lead single as well as biggest hit. SHAHIN ALLAM / Habibi instrumental is a strong cut, one of many. Get Oriental 2 disc 2 and turn on SAMEERA / Akian if you are going to sip your wine late at night. SHAHIN ALLAM / Samira is nothing but pure genius. Although TAYFA / Afrux is very melodic it is far from sad. I can’t stop humming along KAM / Lost in india. Various Artists emotions are reflected through LATA MANGESHKAR / Addictive (cover version). This is one hell of a track.
Oriental 2 disc 2 CD
| Song Name | Time | ||
| HOSSAM RAMZY / Aziza.mp3 | 4:47 |  |
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| THE ORCHESTRA OF THE SALATN EL TARAB / Ala nar.mp3 | 3:12 | |
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| AL ANDELUS ENSEMBLE / Ya tera tiri.mp3 | 1:50 | |
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| AL-PHA X / Blye lay (zape vala sojka pitca).mp3 | 5:46 | |
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| MIRYAH / Saw wah.mp3 | 4:00 | |
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| LILI BONICHE / Bambino.mp3 | 2:43 | |
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| TURKISH DELIGHT / Breeze orient (misirlou).mp3 | 5:04 | |
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| TRANSGLOBAL UNDERGROUND FEAT.NATACHA ATLAS & MUSAFIR / Ali mullach.mp3 | 6:13 | |
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| DJ F.E.X / Indie walk.mp3 | 4:03 | |
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| SHAHIN ALLAM / Habibi instrumental.mp3 | 4:18 | |
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| SAMEERA / Akian.mp3 | 5:29 | |
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| SHAHIN ALLAM / Samira.mp3 | 3:49 | |
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| TAYFA / Afrux.mp3 | 4:06 | |
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| KAM / Lost in india.mp3 | 4:07 | |
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| LATA MANGESHKAR / Addictive (cover version).mp3 | 3:45 | |
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| LATA MANGESHKAR / Tadha resham lagta hai.mp3 | 6:01 | |
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