Tribal Music

SOLACE - The Gathering Season
AMERICA - Tribal/Fusion

Track listing:-

1 Paradise Lost (Kashilama)
2 Huda (4/4 Malfuf, Ayyub)
3 Desert Journey (Chifti-telli, Bolero, Saidi, Maqsum)
4 The Sultan's Dance (Maqsum)
5 Aenaem (Samai)
6 Qabil (6/8)
7 Eyes Like Cats (Ayyub, Saidi)
8 Harvest Moon (Saudi)
9 Saaba (Oud Solo)
10 Hujayni (4/4)
11 Sudan (4/4)
12 Journey's End (6/8)

Review
This is my most heavily used tribal CD – and its very good for students to try and pick up rhythm changes

PENTAPHOBE- A Tribal Metamorphosis

Track listing;-

1. Tellar Apredun; 4:03
2. Sometye; 3:16
3. So Do Cerebral; 2:01
4. I Cash Radii; 2:23
5. Ms. Moody; 4:00
6. Sahan;
7. Cybelle ("Just the dark bits" edit); 3:03
8. Intermittante; 2:30
9. Cafe Abuse Tone; 2:16
10. Bit Sector Shaft; 4:48
11. Kronunspruche 20; 3:59

Review:

From the blurb – “In late 2003 Pentaphobe were first asked to create music that would complement Rachel Brice's fusion style, and at the same time be appropriate for performance in a night club. They are joined here by some of the big names in Tribal Style music, such as Solace with Jeremiah M Soto and Jeff Rees. A TRIBAL METAMORPHOSIS is a collection of tunes inspired by traditional Middle Eastern rhythms.”

Unfortunately this music is so written for Rachel's style its very hard to put your own spin on it. Can be hard to understand – unless you know its industrial – and you can only understand that if you have listened to it!

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THE GYPSY CARAVAN - Live from Berbati's & Key Largo
AMERICAN TRIBAL STYLE

Track listing:-

Live from Berbati's

Amanda 1 2:50
Gypsy Trail 3:02
Douce Dame Jolie 2:38
Hoop Trance 2:49
Desert Moon 4:15
St. Sarah 2:25
Shtomilomilo 2:22

Live from Key Largo

Sidewinder 4:44
Amanda 2 3:44
Dave's Tribal 2:18
Carolyn's Walk 6:14
Tusk 4:37
Pestle 6:04
Saidi Waltz 3:29
La Danza Serpiente 5:17
Caravan Baladi 5:43
Fantana 8:09

Total Playing Time 70:44

Review:
From the blurb - “The Gypsy Caravan is a community of dancers and musicians dedicated to maintaining ancient traditions while embracing contempory life.” Great for ATS as the tracks are short enough so there's a continual flow of new beats and tempos for the students to play with

SOLACE - Ahsas
AMERICA - Tribal/Fusion

Track listing:-

1. Solitude (Khlas 6/8)
2. Khatar (Dawr Hindi 7/8)
3. Circle (5/8, 6/8, 7/8)
4. Exiled (Nay Solo, Chiftetelli)
5. Kronos (8/4, Debke, Wahda Tawila)
6. Blessings (Adani 4/4)
7. Redemption (12/8, 8/4)
8. Forsaken (Curcuna 10/8)
9. Opaque (Drum Solo)
10. Crimson (4/4)
11. Kama (8/4)

Review:
Features a host of musicians – this doubles as a Tribal as well as a good one for introducing different rhythms in one track.

SOLACE- - Satya

Track listing:-

Darban Jooth Na Boley (The Mirror Never Lies) 5:10
Khushee Maanao (Celebrate Happiness) 4:29
The Shisha Room (5:22)
Bhaarat ( India) 6:13
Nataraja (Indian God Of Dance) 5:06
1000 Eyes 5:04
Saptak (Seven Notes) 4:33
Sair (Trip) 4:52

Review:
Blurb “Modern Fusion with an Indian influence, written for American Tribal Style dance”

SOLACE: The Kabila Project
American Tribal Style / World / Fusion

Track listing:-

Gypsy Caravan; Tyem. 4:37
Tim Rayborn; Dokuc. 6:47
Helm; F'il Waha. 3:54
Domba!; Sipsi Village: 5:29
Turku ; Agri Dagindan Uctum. 4:07
Gypsy Caravan; Tusk. 5:11
Earthbeat; Shadows. 7:01
Helm; Yalla Al-Nahr. 3:04
Turku ; Fidayda. 4:44
Solace; Adsvent. 4:57
Tim Rayborn; Sab. 3:09
Domba!; Afri-Tribal. 4:15

Review:
Blurb “Solace teams up here with all the big names in American Tribal Style music: Gypsy Caravan, Helm, Tim Rayborne, Turku, Domba and Earthbeat.”

SOLACE - Rhythm of Dance
AMERICAN Tribal, Rhythms

Track listing:

1. Beledi (4/4)
2. Chite Telli (8/4)
3. Masmoudi (8/4)
4. Beledi (4/4)
5. Saidi (4/4)
6. Kashlima (9/8)
7. Zar Dance (2/4)
8. Sword Dance (Routine)
9. Morroccan (6/8)
10. Shoush (5/8)
11. Laz (7/8)

Review:
Blurb – it's exactly what it says on the tin!!

"This CD provides an exciting palette of tribal rhythms enhanced with a myriad of percussive instruments, each piece containing enough playful accents for the advanced dancer to keep an audience intrigued, yet clear and uncomplicated enough to act as a rhythm study for the beginner/intermediate dance." --Krisha Kazimira

The inside of the CD cover has notation of different rhythms and how the pattern played on the drum compares to that played on zills. Notated rhythms include: Beledi, Chifte-telli, Masmoudi, Saidi, Kashlama, Ayyub, Moroccan 6/8, Shoush, and Laz 7/8”