Various - Oriental Rare Groove : Rare Funky Songs From The Arabic World

Vinyl culture thrives on the thrill of the unexpected, but few recent compilations collapse geographical and generational borders quite like Wagram France’s Oriental Rare Groove: Rare Funky Songs From The Arabic World. Spanning the hypnotic, synth-drenched alleyways of 1970s Beirut to the bass-heavy, electronic raï experiments of post-colonial North Africa, this double-LP is far more than a simple nostalgia trip. Instead, it serves as an essential, crate-digging manifesto that reclaims a glittering era of Middle Eastern psych-funk, disco, and soul—proving that while the West was looking toward Detroit and Philadelphia, the Arab world was quietly crafting its own parallel, dancefloor-ready revolution.

An exploration of the meeting of funk and world music. Running through the 70’s and 80’s, its African and Oriental rare grooves from Ethiopia, Nigeria, Burkina Faso and Libya, Lebanon or Egypt. Features music by the likes of Ahmed Fakroun, Dur-Dur Band, Elias Rahbani and more!

Great compilation of rare funky songs curated from the Arabic World, includes gems by Elias Rahbani, Ahmed Fakroun, and others.

Features

• 2LP Vinyl Compilation
• Expertly Curated Rare Groove Collection

Tracklist

A1. Elias Rahbani – I Love You Lina
A2. Mustapha Amar – Sehr El Oyoun
A3. Omar Khorshid – Pop Corn
A4. Dur-Dur Band – Halelo
A5. Cheb Zergui – Ana Dellalo

B1. Ahmed Fakroun – Falah
B2. Elias Rahbani And His Orchestra – Liza… Liza
B3. Raja Zahr – Drum Sequence
B4. Ouiness – Zina
B5. Freh Khodja – Nadim (Je Regrette)

C1. Ali Hassan Kuban – Mabruk
C2. Dahmane El Harrachi – Ya Rayah
C3 Melhem Barakay – Wahdi Ana
C4. Freedom – Sabrina

D1. Ahmed Fakroun –Nisyan
D2. Raïna Raï – Zina
D3. Ouiness – Ma’a Ibnat
D4. Raja Zahr – Give Me Disco

Notes

• Label: Wagram Music