maintained by Roy Jones, music@hennapage.com
"Today, like every
other day, we wake up empty and frightened.
Don't open the door to the study and begin reading.
Take down a musical instrument."
Don't open the door to the study and begin reading.
Take down a musical instrument."
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Kama Sutra: A Tale of Love (Soundtrack)
The
ultimate is to have the movie playing while you henna… but like most
visual eye candy and tear-jerker stories… you’ll find yourself watching
the tv to ogle the gorgeous saris and handsome Jai Kumar and not
hennaeing! Next best thing is to play the soundtrack. It’s beautiful
and haunting. Perfect for getting you in that henna mood and keeping
your eyes on your work |
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Morcheeba “Who Can You Trust?”
When you
want to chill, this album is amazing. Blending Skye Edwards’ soothing
voice along with smooth trip hop makes for a great combination while
hennaeing yourself or friends after a long stressful day at work when
you just need to get away. “Trigger Hippie” has some catchy groovy
Indian tabla beats in the background of the chorus break. Makes me want
to go wild with henna dots, which are addictive enough when you get
started. “Tape Loop” has an awesome groove. You’ll find yourself
swaying to most of the disc…great for curvy henna lines. Just don’t
drink too many martinis…J |
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Hossam Ramzy “Sabla Tolo: Journeys into
Pure Egyptian Percussion”
Hossam
Ramzy: Master of Percussion. No one masters the dumbek as well as
Hossam. This disc as well as volume 2 will keep you energized while
hennaeing late at night when you realize last minute that you need
henna on yourself before a festival. This disc will inspire you to
learn to drum and then you look at your drum head and realize that
natural skin heads just cry out for henna. Won’t be long before your
drummer friends are asking you to henna theirs! Hennaeing a drum is
easy and fun! |
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Gotan Project “La Revancha del Tango”
Tango and
henna? Trust me…it works! Gotan (anagram of tango) Project gives a
modern take on tango classics resulting in an old-world, chillin’,
romantic feeling that lends itself well to doing henna. I’ve even found
myself bellydancing to some of the tracks! A shame there are no tracks
to listen to on Amazon… listen at their site:
(http://www.gotanproject.com/intro.htm à English à
discography à click on the play buttons. “Vuelvo al Sur” and
“Santa Maria del Buen Ayre” are my favorites, “Epoca” & “Unica
Musica Brutal” (these tracks you actually hear a snippet of the female
vocalist’s voice.) Many of the songs have quite an instrumental lead in
before the vocalist chimes in. Great also for background music for
dinner parties. |
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George Abdo “Belly Dance! The Best of
George Abdo and His Flames of Araby Orchestra”
Feeling a
little more like traditional Raqs Sharqi? This album is wonderful.
Great to pack in your dance bag with your zills as backup when you’re
asked to dance on the fly. There is something about George’s music that
almost any bellydancer of any level can improvise to. I like putting
this album on when hennaeing friends who want henna before their dance
performances. Gets us in the bellydance mood. |
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