''The Remix Collection'' is a

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Natacha Atlas Natacha Atlas ( ar, نتاشا أطلس}; born 20 March 1964) is an Egyptian-Belgian singer known for her fusion of Arabic and Western music, particularly hip-hop. She once termed her music "'' cha'abi moderne''" (modern popular music). Her mu ...

. It was released by

Mantra Records Mantra Recordings was a subsidiary of Beggars Banquet Records. Artists *China Drum *The Delgados * Dot Allison *Gorky's Zygotic Mynci * Muki *Natacha Atlas *Parva * Saint Etienne *Six by Seven *Pure Essence See also * List of record labels ...

on 19 September 2000.

Critical response

In a review for ''

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'', Wilson Neate praised Atlas' mixture of "

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ern pop and Western electronic dance beats."Neate, Wilson
"Natacha Atlas: The Remix Collection"

. Retrieved 22 October 2008. ''

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'' reviewer Mark Richard-San said that ''The Remix Collection'' was "just about perfect from the dancefloor perspective" and named the remix of "Amulet" by 16B as the album's best track.Richard-San, Mark
"Natacha Atlas: The Remix Collection"

. 31 December 1999. Retrieved 22 October 2008. Rick Anderson of

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wrote that the album is "as good as one would expect."Anderson, Rick. _Review".html" ;"title=""The Remix Collection > Review"">"The Remix Collection > Review"

. Retrieved 22 October 2008.

Track listing

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Yalla Chant "Yalla Chant" is a world music song performed by Belgian singer Natacha Atlas. The song was written by Atlas, Count Dubulah, Hamid ManTu and Attiah Ahlan and produced by Transglobal Underground for the Atlas' debut album '' Diaspora'' (1995). It ...

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Amulet An amulet, also known as a good luck charm or phylactery, is an object believed to confer protection upon its possessor. The word "amulet" comes from the Latin word amuletum, which Pliny's ''Natural History'' describes as "an object that protects ...

" (16B remix) - 8:24 #"Yalla Chant" (

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remix) - 6:05 #"Amulet" (TJ Rehmi remix) - 5:26 #" One Brief Moment" (Klute remix) - 6:04 #"

Bastet Bastet or Bast ( egy, bꜣstjt, cop, Ⲟⲩⲃⲁⲥⲧⲉ, Oubaste , Phoenician: 𐤀𐤁𐤎𐤕, romanized: ’bst, or 𐤁𐤎𐤕, romanized: bst) was a goddess of ancient Egyptian religion, worshipped as early as the Second Dynasty (289 ...

" (Bullitnuts remix) - 7:07 #"Duden" featuring Ashiqali Kham and Nawazish Khan (

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remix) - 6:59 ;Notes *A ^ Included on the French version only.

Personnel

The following people contributed to ''The Remix Collection'':''The Remix Collection'' (CD liner notes).

Mantra Recordings Mantra Recordings was a subsidiary of Beggars Banquet Records. Artists * China Drum *The Delgados * Dot Allison * Gorky's Zygotic Mynci * Muki *Natacha Atlas *Parva * Saint Etienne *Six by Seven *Pure Essence See also * List of record labels ...

. September 2000. *Natacha Atlas –

vocals Singing is the act of creating musical sounds with the voice. A person who sings is called a singer, artist or vocalist (in jazz and/or popular music). Singers perform music (arias, recitatives, songs, etc.) that can be sung with or without ...

David Arnold David Arnold (born 23 January 1962) is a British film composer whose credits include scoring five James Bond films, as well as ''Stargate'' (1994), '' Independence Day'' (1996), ''Godzilla'' (1998) and the television series '' Little Britain'' ...

–

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*Coldcut,

– additional production *Ashiqali Kham, Nawazish Khan – vocals *Alison Fielding –

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, design

References

External links

Official website
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