Editor's info:
Welcome to the Arabic lounge groove where the hot and dry rhythms of the desert meet the cooling and refreshing melodies of the oasis. With oud and kanoon, with sampler and soul, join the all night celebration from Cairo to Casablanca. Artists Include: Ghazi Abdel Baki, Natacha Atlas, Rim Banna, Charbel Rouhana, Soumaya Baalbaki, Emad Ashour, Ishtar Alabina, Amir ElSaffar, Smadar Levi, Mohamed Sawwah, Hanine Y Son Cubano, Djamel Laroussi, Munir Bashir, Dozan, Mohamed Houssein, Azzddine with Bill Laswell

Bonus CD:
Introducing Akim El Sikameya Akim excels in blending European and Algerian influences, and has astonished live audiences with his unique singing voice and fiddle-playing technique. Drawing from Arab-Andalusian tradition, while incorporating jazz, Latin and gypsy music, this album is also a lyrical revolution: Akim sings about his personal experiences of exile, and fights with words against religious fundamentalism.