''Halim'' (Arabic: حليم) is the second solo album by the
Belgian world music singer
Natacha Atlas. It was released by
Nation Records
Nation Records is a record label set up by Kath Canoville and Aki Nawaz in 1988.
History
The label was set up after major labels declined to release their fusion of world music and dance music, an album called ''Fuse'' (1989).Larkin, Colin (19 ...
in 1997. The album was primarily produced by
Transglobal Underground and
John Reynolds.
The album is dedicated to
Egyptian singer
Abdel Halim Hafez, whose "music meant everything" to her.
Critical reception
AllMusic wrote that Atlas "continues in her vein of excellent Arabic singing combined with a wide variety of musical traditions, modern and ancient."
Track listing
All tracks written and composed by Natacha Atlas, Count Dubulah, Hamid ManTu and Alex Kasiek, except where stated.
# "Marifnaash"
(Atlas, John Reynolds, Justin Adams) – 4:49
# "Moustahil" – 3:33
# "
Amulet
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" – 4:59
# "Leyli" – 3:42
# "Kidda"
(Atlas, Reynolds, Adams) – 5:10
# "Sweeter Than Any Sweets" – 6:00
# "Ya Weledi" – 7:10
# "Enogoom Wil, Amar"
(Atlas) – 6:45
# "Andeel"
(Atlas) – 5:56
# "Gafsa"
(Atlas, Reynolds, Adams) – 6:37
# "Ya Albi Ehda"
(Atlas, Essam Rashad) – 9:00
# "Agib"
(Atlas, Reynolds, Adams) – 7:34
Bonus tracks
All bonus tracks appear on the special edition ''Halim''.
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" L'Égyptienne" featuring Les Négresses Vertes (Atlas, Matthias Canavese, Stéfane Mellino, Michel Ochowiak) – 3:28
# "Duden" (Spooky
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* ...
remix) (Atlas, Dubulah, ManTu, Ahlan) – 6:59
Personnel
The following people contributed to ''Halim'':[''Halim'' (CD liner notes). Nation Records. May 1997.]
*Natacha Atlas – vocals
*Sawt El Atlas – backing vocals
*Carol Isaacs – accordion
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*Count Dubulah – bass
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, guitar, programming, string
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arrangements
* John Reynolds – drum
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s, bass, keyboard
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*Hamid Mantu – drums, dulcimer, programming
*Tim Garsaayid – dharabuka, riq
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, ney
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* Jaz Coleman – keyboards
*Nick Walker – programming
*Caroline Dale – cello, string arrangements
*Rony Barak – dharabuka, riqq, daf
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*Justin Adams
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Biography
Born in London, the son of a diplomat, Adams spent some of his early childhood growing up in Egypt, before return ...
– guitar
*Alex Kasiek – keyboards, lute
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, backing vocals, programming, string arrangements
*Lazarus Whelan – keyboards, saxophone, ney, clarinet
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*Keith Clouston – oud
*Simon Walker – violin, viola
*Ahmed Mansour, Nawazish Khan, Wa'el Abubakr, Aboud Abdel Al – violin
*Arabella Rodriquez, David White, Ott, Zakaria, Konstantine – engineering
Charts
References
External links
Official website
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1997 albums
Natacha Atlas albums
Nation Records albums