Khaleeji Mix: The Sound Of The Gulf
Various Artistes
Khaleeji Mix puts together songs from the Gulf region and a couple of Iraqi songs under the title The Sound Of The Gulf.

The album begins with a very popular song of Assala, perhaps one of her best – Raweh We Rouh. Composed by Emirati Fayez Al Saeed, it features Assala at the top of her vocal capabilities. The singer, who is well–known for her vocal pirouettes, takes it to the extreme in this song, leaving listeners wondering how she does it.

Another highlight is Emirati singer Aidha Al Minhali's popular song Mahma Jara, which became an instant hit when it was released in 2002. Diana Haddad also makes an appearance in the album with the song Hassafa.

Other songs worth a mention are a folk song sung at weddings by Sabbouha and two songs from Emirati singers, one titled Zamani by Fatima and the other titled Marmarisa by Yasser Habib. However, the two Iraqi songs – Dumni Ala Sadrak, written, composed and sung by Kazim Al Saher and Shal Shal Alay Al Zaman, a famous Iraqi folk song by Elham Al Midfai – seem a bit out of place in the album.

Though the 13 songs featured are not new (some even go back as far as 2000) and not all are from the Gulf, many of them are still popular, making the album worth a buy.

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