- Audio CD (May 1 2001)
- Number of Discs: 1
- Label: Select Distributions
- ASIN: B000059N0C
- Other Editions: Audio CD
- Average Customer Review: 4.3 out of 5 stars See all reviews (26 customer reviews)
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Amazon Bestsellers Rank:
#62,421 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)
- #27 in Music > World Music > Middle East > Arabic
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Track Listings
| 1. Shubra |
| 2. I Put A Spell On You |
| 3. Ashwa |
| 4. Ayeshteni |
| 5. Soleil D'Egypte |
| 6. Ne Me Quitte Pas |
| 7. Mish Fidilak |
| 8. Rah |
| 9. Lelsama |
| 10. Fakrenha |
| 11. Manbai |
Product Description
From Amazon.co.uk
At the very least, former Transglobal Underground singer Natacha Atlas has done the British alternative sector a huge favour by introducing the musical palette of the Middle East and North Africa into the mix. Ayeshteni, like Atlas¹s previous album, 1999's Gedida, will most certainly be bought by many people who would never otherwise listen to music from this part of the world, and that is most certainly a good thing. On its own merits, however, Ayeshteni is slightly less impressive. This is mostly because Atlas has failed to cart any influences in the other direction, and stuck rather too slavishly to a template that will be immediately familiar to anyone who has ever caught a taxi anywhere between Casablanca and Baghdad. As a result, the one overt attempt here at crossover--a cover of Screamin' Jay Hawkins' "I Put A Spell on You"--sounds rather forced and the rest blends all too readily into a single impenetrable and inseparable morass. Andrew Mueller
Chronique amazon.fr
Descendue des pyramides de Gizeh, où elle accompagnait Jean-Michel Jarre en décembre dernier, avec son disque d'or Gedida (1999) et sa Victoire de la musique (pour sa version arabisante du courtois "Mon amie la rose" de Françoise Hardy), Natacha Atlas déboule avec un nouvel album intitulé Ayeshteni ("Renaissance" en français). La chanteuse belgo-anglo-égyptienne, ex-danseuse du collectif Transglobal Underground, transite en 12 mélopées enchanteresses entre Londres et Le Caire, l'Occident et l'Orient. Ainsi cohabitent classicisme égyptien ("Manbai", "Shubra"), sonorités raï ("Mish Fadilak") et dub anglais. Pour ce quatrième album solo, la troublante Atlas, toujours épaulée de ses collaborateurs habituels, le fameux tandem Tim Whelan et Hamid Mantu, séduit en français ("Le Goût du pain" et "Ne me quitte pas" de Jacques Brel), en arabe et en anglais ("I Put a Spell on You" de Screamin'Jay Hawkins). Oud et percussions, envolées de cordes et sons électroniques enveloppent des chansons nostalgiques, habilement produites par David Arnold. Une curiosité : la participation de Nitin Sawhney, musicien multi-talentueux de l'Asian Undergroung londonien, pour le remix épuré de "Manbai". --Sabrina Silamo
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5.0 out of 5 stars
The Magical Spell of Natacha Atlas ...,
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This review is from: Ayeshteni (Arabic) (Audio CD)
Natacha Atlas manages to weave Egyptian/Arabic music into a mesmerizing experience with her English version of Screamin' Joe Hawkins "I put a spell on you" and the beautiful French tune, "Ne Me Quitte Pas" ... It is her smokey, sultry, sexy voice which will definitely do the trick if by chance the exotic Arabic music and instruments should fail ... *not* likely to happen.The traditional and modern instruments, the oud, the darbouka (percussion) and drums, occasionally the violin, viola or cello, qanun, along with the clarinet and guitar create an exciting adventurous visit to an Arabic cafe ...The programming, back up vocals, and overall stylization of music is exceptional in creating a mood and feeling which is truly cultural and authentic. The entire CD contains music and vocals which capture the listener's attention and captivate for the entire playing time ... Take a look at the cover, Natacha's voice sounds as enticing as her extraordinairy beauty ... She has an outstanding ability to interpret the traditional cultural Arabic vocals and music into mainstream music. It is a most precious gift. Erika Borsos (pepper flower)
4.0 out of 5 stars
Got dock a star for Spell,
By A Customer
This review is from: Ayeshteni (Arabic) (Audio CD)
I'd like to weigh in on Natacha Atlas' choice of I Put A Spell on You as a cover. It starts off well, with the scratching and ominous beat. Then, when she sings the first line, her voice sounds a bit on the thin side but I am still OK. Unfortunately, she falls back on "la-la-las" as bridges between the lurics and this comes, off as a crutch, i.e., she does not feel comfortable with the silences so necessary to blues phrasing. If she really felt it was necessary to do THIS song and really had to do the la-la-las, then she should have cut them out during the final mix. I mean, they're recording this in digital, right? So it would not difficult. Cutting out those la-la-las would have left her voice sounding exposed and vulnerable and this song would have worked in an exposed/vulnerable way. As is, it is a bit embarrassing and I will be programming this song out when I listen to the CD. Oh. One last thing: another reviewer was right about the last track "Manbai." It does come off as one of those dance remix bonuses and is out of character with the rest of the songs. I like what Natacha does, so will cut her a bit of slack and only deduct one star, although the two aforementioned tracks are mistakes. Natacha: stick to Arabic (although the French is OK in a kitschy sort of way. It is a beautiful language. You sing it beautifully.
5.0 out of 5 stars
great music,
By Natacha P (Bay Area, CA) - See all my reviews
This review is from: Ayeshteni (Arabic) (Audio CD)
this is a great cd of natacha's... [we both have the same name [and spelling] so of course i like her...:)] nevertheless, in this effort, she tries yet new things, and this cd shows change from her previous records... the standout tracks include "shubra", "mish fadilak" and "lelsama"... and of course i cannot fail to pay tribute to our jacques brel, and her remake of his classic "ne me quitte pas"... she adds in her arabic feel to it, for a great final song altogether..... a cd for all natacha atlas fans :)
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