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Title: If at first.....
Review: I had been warned - this music takes time to grow on you. So, all the way from Dubai to London on Emirate's A380 Airbus, I had ample time to get acquainted - enough to buy the CD. My absolute favourite tracks are the slow, almost hypnotic Atabat with it's thumping beat. But given time some of the other tracks start to snuggle up close and haunt you. As with much World music (in my opinion), the music is fantastic - until the fat lady starts to sing! Omar Souleyman doesn't swamp the tracks and without him we wouldn't have this gem.I might have enjoyed his music wall to wall more if he hadn't sung but I'm still glad I found him.
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