Various Artists - Dance H1ts

As simply as the title states, this album is a collection of some of the top Arabic hits released between 2006 and 2008, remixed into dance songs by Aytekin Kurt. The album opens with Tigi Mennak, originally a typical Madkour maksoum song, now remixed into a great dance song. Aytekin successfully transforms Ensa Elli Rah, Ayami Bik, Hayda Haki, Nwakel Aleik Rabbi, Aini Alaik, and Bihen, making you listen to them as if they were new again. The majority of the songs are great dance songs, what Aytekin does best, while Saber's is turned into a hip-hop song, and Amal and Wael's are turned into mellower, chillout songs. Aytekin keeps the original strings in many of the songs, keeping the oriental origins of the music intact. The less interesting songs, Eini Aal Gharam and Ana Wel Lail, were not remixed as smoothly, and Aletli Oul drowns the vocals out too much for this listener. Nasser El As'ad and Cem Erman collaborate on Nour El Sahar, taking Erman's Gümüş theme and turning it into a full-blown dance song, with Assi Al Hillani's expressive voice taking it to new places. Definitely one of the best compilations this year, Dance H1ts is for fans of dance and club music as well as those simply looking to rediscover the songs they love already.



1. Nawal Al Zoghbi - Tigi Mennak
2. Amr Diab - Aletli Oul
3. Najwa Karam - Hayda Haki
4. Elissa - Ayami Bik
5. Fadl Shaker - Ensa Elli Rah
6. Marwan Khoury - Ana Wel Lail
7. Ramy Ayach - Eini Aal Gharam
8. Saber Rebai - Nwakel Aleik Rabbi
9. Amal Hijazi - Aini Alaik
10. Wael Kfoury - Bihen
11. Assi Al Hillani - Nour El Sahar (feat. Melissa)
12. Sanawat Al Daya' (Music Remix)

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Marwan Khoury - Asr El Shawq

Asr El Shawq is Marwan Khoury's third album, and it succeeded his first successful CD, 2004's Kel El Asayed. Like Kel El Asayed was, Asr El Shawq's songs are all written and composed by Marwan Khoury. However, unlike it's predecessor, which was arranged by Bilal El Zein, Asr El Shawq is arranged by Claude Chalhoub, Jean-Marie Riachi, Hadi Sharara, Adel Ayesh, Hani Siblini, and Mohamed Kebbe. Claude Chalhoub gives Asr El Shawq and Helweh El Hayat a classical air, while Hadi Sharara gives an upbeat electronic-influenced feel to La Tfakker. Mohamed Kebbe brings a mix of both classical and R&B on Ma Endon Khabar. Jean-Marie Riachi mainly arranges the more mellow or traditional-style songs on this album, like Khayef La Trouhi and We B'ellak Shou. The final track is an instrumental version of the hit Asr El Shawq by Claude Chalhoub on solo violin. Though Marwan Khoury is seemingly cursed by the inability to produce for himself the hits he has produced for so many Arab singers, this album is his most polished and enjoyable.



1. Asr El Shawq
2. Andi Sho'our
3. La Tfakker
4. Ma Endon Khabar
5. Khayef La Trouhi
6. Ya Men Bi Dam'i
7. Khallina N'ish
8. We B'ellak Shou
9. Helweh El Hayat
10. Asr El Shawq (Instrumental)

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