Diaspora (album)

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Diaspora
Diaspora cover
Studio album by Natacha Atlas
Released 1995
Genre Electronica, World music
Label Nation Records, MCA
Producer Transglobal Underground
Professional reviews
Natacha Atlas chronology
Diaspora
(1995)		 Halim
(1997)

Diaspora is the debut album by Belgian singer Natacha Atlas. It was released by Nation Records in 1995.

Contents

[edit] Track listing

All tracks written and composed by Natacha Atlas, Count Dubulah, Hamid ManTu and Attiah Ahlan, except where stated.

  1. "Iskanderia" - 5:15
  2. "Leysh Nat' Arak" - 6:07
  3. "Diaspora" (Atlas/Count Dubulah/Hamid ManTu/Attiah Ahlan/Neil Sparkes) - 6:47
  4. "Yalla Chant" – 5:53
  5. "Alhambra Part 1" (Atlas/Count Dubulah/Hamid ManTu/Attiah Ahlan/Larry Whelan) - 1:20
  6. "Duden" - 6:41
  7. "Feres" (Atlas/Essam Rashad) - 7:38
  8. "Fun Does Not Exist" - 5:56
  9. "Dub Yalil" (Atlas) - 5:56
  10. "Iskanderia" (Atlas Zamalek) - 5:15
  11. "Diaspora" (Ballon Theatre mix) - 7:02
  12. "Fun Does Not Exist" (Dolmus mix) - 6:21

[edit] Bonus tracks

All bonus tracks appear on the Japanese edition of Diaspora.

  1. "Coulishi" - 5:08
  2. "Duden" (Day Trip to Sousse mix) - 7:00
  3. "Duden" (Indian Jungle Book mix) - 6:11

[edit] Personnel

The following people contributed to Diaspora:[1]

  • Natacha Atlas – lead vocals, dharabuka
  • Larry Whelan - saxophone, clarinet
  • Essam Rashad - oud, violin
  • Rafiq Rouissi - dharabuka, riq, percussion
  • Neil Sparkes - dharabuka, backing vocals
  • Walid Rouissi - backing vocals, oud
  • Peer Khawam - keyboard
  • Alex Kasiek - keyboard, guitar
  • Hamed Mostafa - bass
  • Ashiqali Hussein, Ali Ahmedaly, Satin Singh - tabla
  • Nawazish Khan, Amin Abdelazeem, Faed Abdelaal, Hanafi Soliman, Monir Abdelaal, Wael Abubakr - violin
  • Hamid Mantu - drums, percussion, keyboard
  • Count Dubulah - bass, guitar
  • Sokar Al Gohari - accordion
  • Mostafa Alarab - percussion
  • Bashir Abdelall - flute
  • Sameer Benjaman - tambourine
  • Simon Walker - strings
  • Graeme Holdaway - engineering
  • Mary Farbrother - photography

[edit] Charts

Charts (1995) Peak
position
Dutch Albums Chart 66[2]

[edit] Notes

  1. ^ "Natacha Atlas: Diaspora". Discogs.com. Retrieved October 21, 2007.
  2. ^ "Discography Natacha Atlas". DutchCharts.nl. Retrieved October 21, 2007.


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Natacha Atlas
Studio albums
Diaspora (1995)  · Halim (1997)  · Gedida (1999)  · Ayeshteni (2001)  · Something Dangerous (2003)  · Mish Maoul (2006)
Compilation albums
Singles
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