Resources
Music for American Tribal Style
Current class favorites. Links will open directly in iTunes.
Or, view the entire playlist and download all at once!
Slow Songs
- Helm: Beto Baharon, The Rain Song, Maleh U Filfil, Shamulu, Frame Drum - great classic folkloric-sounding slow music, many with beautiful melodic parts
- Tinariwen: Arawan - rhythmic and mysterious
- Khaled: Sahra and Aicha - lovely modern rai
- Sweet Honey in the Rock: Wade in the Water - not Middle Eastern style music, but I love this for learning to feel the "chewiness" of slow ATS
- Tim Barsky: Tried by 5 over 4 - simply beautiful
Faster Songs
- Helm: Dayate Maali, Hosanni Oo, Sout with Spice, Gargabas, Laf - all great classic songs.
- Tinariwen: Chet Boghassa - a funky medium-fast song, great for zill drills
- Hossam Ramzy: Efrooh Bwadina - aka "the goat song." Wonderful Egyptian folkloric.
- Phil Thornton: Bay City Shimmy (FatChance Mix) and Bay City Shimmy (fusion mix) - two versions of the same classic ATS song. The fusion mix is slower.
Slow/Fast Songs
- Raquy and the Cavemen: Caravan - so much fun. High energy.
- Helm: Kakore Ja, Amel, Magreb
- Helm: Nubian - the complex drum solo song we're working on in Level 3
- Helm: Baladi Unplugged - the perfect zill or shimmy drill song!
Prefer to buy CDs? Use the links below.
- Helm, Itneen
- Helm, Spice Box
- Helm, Tribal Dance * Tribal Drums
- Helm, Fil Waha-at the Oasis
- FatChance BellyDance, Muse Melodic
- Tinariwen, Amassakoul
- Khaled, Sahra
- Hossam Ramzy, Bedouin Tribal Dance
- Phil Thornton, Nexus Tribal
- Raquy and the Cavemen, Jordan
- Sweet Honey in the Rock, Live at Carnegie Hall
Finger Cymbals (Zils)
Purchase from me at class, or from:
- Saroyan - Wide variety, and you can listen to the sounds online. Silver Afghanis are great for Tribal, if you want to make the investment. I currently carry the Small Grecians.
- Turquoise International - many dancers around town use the Size B Orientals.
Costuming
Our costume is based on the classic American Tribal Style costume: pantaloons, very full skirts, hip decorations, snug-fitting tops, and so on. View information on costuming for performance.
Note: Many of the above links will generate a small commission to Magnolia Devi if you buy through them. This doesn't cost you anything. Thank you for supporting ATS bellydance in Maine.