Review: Ihsan Al-Munzer - Orientalissimo Vol. 2 (BBE Music)

BBE's Middle Eastern Heavens series of re-issues of the albums made by legendary Lebanese composer Ihsan Al-Munzer is now on its fourth release and it's the best yet!

Fantastic news that this follows last years' album by Al-Munzer on BBE, 'Belly Dance' (see review HERE) and show's there's so much more to 70s pop-synth disco cross-over tradtional folk as Batov Records' 'Middle Eastern Grooves' (see review HERE) have been proving too!

Fancy living in Beruit and being known as "The Godfather of Belly Dance" but as a digital only release, your hard-drives are going to have trouble keeping up with this.

Artist: Ihsan Al-Munzer

Title: Orientalissimo Vol. 2

Release date: 10th May, 2024

Label : BBE Music

Catalog Number : BBE526 

Format: Digital / Bandcamp 

Review: Ihsan Al-Munzer - Belly Dance (BBE Music)

BBE's Middle Eastern Heavens series of re-issues of the albums made by legendary Lebanese composer Ihsan Al-Munzer is now on it's third release and it's the best yet.

Don't be put off by any non-PC thoughts of the 'Belly Dance' as this the next step along the pop-synth disco cross-over from Bollywood to Whitbury New Town Leisure Centre.

Taking the 1970s ground of Batov Records' 'Middle Eastern Grooves' (see review HERE) and includes some notable big tunes, like 'Fog El Makhel.

Don't forget to catch up with 'Sonatina For Maria' and 'Belly Dance Disco' as this is guaranteed to get you movin' - revealed midriff or not [try not to think of tattooed topless Geordies on the terraces].

Artist: Ihsan Al-Munzer

Title: Belly Dance 

Release date: 6th October, 2023

Label : BBE Music

Catalog Number : BBE527 Digital / Bandcamp