Halim (album)

Halim
Studio album by Natacha Atlas
Released	12 May 1997 (1997-05-12)
Genre	Electronic, world music
Label	Nation Records
Producer	John Reynolds, Transglobal Underground, Jaz Coleman, Essam Rashad, Natacha Atlas, Aki Nawaz
Natacha Atlas chronology
Diaspora (1995) Halim (1997) Gedida (1999)
Singles from Halim
"Amulet" Released: 1997 "L'Égyptienne" Released: 1998

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	[1]
Robert Christgau	[2]

Halim (Arabic: حليم) is the second solo album by the Belgian world music singer Natacha Atlas.[3] It was released by Nation Records in 1997.[4] The album was primarily produced by Transglobal Underground and John Reynolds.

The album is dedicated to Egyptian singer Abdel Halim Hafez, whose "music meant everything" to her.[5]

Critical reception

AllMusic wrote that Atlas "continues in her vein of excellent Arabic singing combined with a wide variety of musical traditions, modern and ancient."[1]

Track listing

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

1. "Marifnaash" (Atlas, John Reynolds, Justin Adams) – 4:49
2. "Moustahil" – 3:33
3. "Amulet" – 4:59
4. "Leyli" – 3:42
5. "Kidda" (Atlas, Reynolds, Adams) – 5:10
6. "Sweeter Than Any Sweets" – 6:00
7. "Ya Weledi" – 7:10
8. "Enogoom Wil, Amar" (Atlas) – 6:45
9. "Andeel" (Atlas) – 5:56
10. "Gafsa" (Atlas, Reynolds, Adams) – 6:37
11. "Ya Albi Ehda" (Atlas, Essam Rashad) – 9:00
12. "Agib" (Atlas, Reynolds, Adams) – 7:34

Bonus tracks

All bonus tracks appear on the special edition Halim.

13. "L'Égyptienne" featuring Les Négresses Vertes (Atlas, Matthias Canavese, Stéfane Mellino, Michel Ochowiak) – 3:28
14. "Duden" (Spooky remix) (Atlas, Dubulah, ManTu, Ahlan) – 6:59

Personnel

The following people contributed to Halim:[6]

Natacha Atlas – vocals Sawt El Atlas – backing vocals Carol Isaacs – accordion Count Dubulah – bass, guitar, programming, string arrangements John Reynolds – drums, bass, keyboards Hamid Mantu – drums, dulcimer, programming Tim Garsaayid – dharabuka, riq, ney Jaz Coleman – keyboards Nick Walker – programming

Caroline Dale – cello, string arrangements Rony Barak – dharabuka, riqq, daf Justin Adams – guitar Alex Kasiek – keyboards, lute, backing vocals, programming, string arrangements Lazarus Whelan – keyboards, saxophone, ney, clarinet Keith Clouston – oud Simon Walker – violin, viola Ahmed Mansour, Nawazish Khan, Wa'el Abubakr, Aboud Abdel Al – violin Arabella Rodriquez, David White, Ott, Zakaria, Konstantine – engineering

Charts

Chart (1997)	Peak position
UK Albums Chart[7]	128

References

1. "Halim - Natacha Atlas | Songs, Reviews, Credits | AllMusic" – via www.allmusic.com.
2. Christgau, Robert. "Natacha Atlas". Robert Christgau.
3. "Natacha Atlas Biography, Songs, & Albums". AllMusic.
4. "Global Music Pulse". Billboard. Nielsen Business Media, Inc. June 7, 1997 – via Google Books.
5. Goodman, John. "Atlas brings Arabic groove to folk fest" Archived 2010-07-18 at the Wayback Machine. North Shore News. 16 July 2010. Retrieved 9 August 2010.
6. Halim (CD liner notes). Nation Records. May 1997.
7. "UK Chart Long: 1994–2006: A – Azzido Da Bass". Zobbel.de. Retrieved 26 October 2008.

External links

• Official website