Diaspora (album)

Diaspora
Studio album by Natacha Atlas
Released March 1995
Genre Electronica, World music
Label Nation Records, MCA
Producer Transglobal Underground
Natacha Atlas chronology
Diaspora
(1995)		 Halim
(1997)
Singles from Diaspora
  1. "Dub Yalil"
    Released: 1994
  2. "Leysh Nat' Arak"
    Released: 1995
  3. "Duden"
    Released: 1995 (promotional)
  4. "Yalla Chant"
    Released: 1995
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
Allmusic[1]

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

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

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

Personnel

The following people contributed to Diaspora:[2]

  • 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 – keyboards, guitar
  • Hamed Mostafa – bass
  • Ashiqali Hussein, Ali Ahmedaly, Satin Singh – tabla
  • Hamid Mantu – drums, percussion, keyboards
  • Nawazish Khan, Amin Abdelazeem, Faed Abdelaal, Hanafi Soliman, Monir Abdelaal, Wael Abubakr – violin
  • 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

Charts

Charts (1995) Peak
position
Dutch Albums Chart 66[3]
UK Albums Chart 123[4]

References

  1. ↑ Allmusic review
  2. ↑ Diaspora (CD liner notes). Nation Records. March 1995.
  3. ↑ "Discography Natacha Atlas". DutchCharts.nl. Retrieved 23 October 2008.
  4. ↑ "UK Chart Long: 1994–2006: A – Azzido Da Bass". Zobbel.de. Retrieved 23 October 2008.

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