F u F F E N S p r o u d l y p r e s e n t s a r e l e a s e w h i c h

i n t e n t i o n i s t o p l e a s e a n d t o e n l i g h t e n t h

o s e l e s s a w a r e o f t h e t r u e m e a n i n g a n d q u a l

i t y o f m u s i c d u e t o d a m a g e s r e l a t e d t o m t v b

u t w i t h o u t f u r t h e r a d o f u f f e n s o f f e r y o u t

o i n c r e a s e y o u r k n o w l e d e g e a b o u t m u s i c a n

d i n t h a t w a y c r e a t e a b e t t e r w o r l d f o r o u r c

h i l d r e n t h e f o l l o w i n g m a s t e r p i e c e o f a r t

a r t i s t va

a l b u m arabianpop

l a b e l nascente

g e n r e ethnic

r i p d a t e 05.01.2003

s t r e e t d a t e 09.17.2002

o r i g i n a l r e l 2002

s u p p l i e r doodoo

s o u r c e cd

b i t r a t e 192 kbps

e n c o d e r lame 3.92

r e l e a s e n o t e s

To enjoy most of this, you'd better like an unhealthy dose of glitzy

international sugary pop, spiced up by some Arabic flavoring (all

synthesized, of course ù about the only real things here are the

voices, like major hearthrob Amr Diab and the fake teen stylings of

Nawal Al Zoughbi). The strings go whoosh at each appropriate moment,

and the voices are seductive, even if the words are largely innocent,

and it's virtually all as bland and nutritious as fast food ù and

probably produced in much the same way, on a production line. But, it

has to be said, this is what they're listening to in the Middle East,

and, apart from the odd flavor here or there and a language barrier,

it could almost slip unnoticed onto radio play lists anywhere in the

world. There are a couple of exceptions, one being the great (and

seemingly timeless) Warda, who dives in among the much younger

competition with a remix of "Harramt Ahebbak," and Abdullah Al

Rowaishid's "El Oyoun," which stands out from everything else with

its moody, bluesy setting, all the glitz stripped away for pure

feeling. How did it creep in? Who knows, but it's a magic touch in an

otherwise almost featureless landscape. ù Chris Nickson

...and remember: s t a y f u f f e n s f o r l i f e

t r a c k l i s t

yuri mrakadi--arabiyoun ana                                     04:46

najwa karam--ma bashmahler                                      04:58

amr diab--habibi remix                                          05:17

warda--harramt ahebbak remix                                    03:50

kadim al sahir--akrahouha                                       05:43

nawal alzoughbi--biehko annak                                   04:36

mohammed fouad--la azon                                         03:49

miami--sallem 'alena                                            03:51

abdallah balkheir--leilah                                       05:42

maya nasri--akhbarak eyh                                        04:29

nabeel shuiel--mansak                                           05:04

ahmed fathi--ana athaddak                                       04:55

abdul majeed abdullah--inta al aziz                             05:45

abdullah al rowaishid--el oyoun                                 07:14

69:59

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