Forbidden Gates

It would have been groundbreaking enough for the Israeli Ofra Haza to have performed an album of Yemeni Jewish songs. But when she and producer Bezalel Aloni added synthesizers, drum machines, and a generous helping of dance beats, they ended up creating one of the seminal records of world music–one of the very first ethno-techno releases whose reverberations extended into dance clubs around the globe, most especially with "Galbi." While its contemporary sound might make it seem shallow, there really is a lot of depth here, the lyrics coming from the poetry of 16th-century rabbi Shalom Shabazi. Along with fellow spirits like Dissidenten, Haza helped pave the way for Transglobal Underground, Natacha Atlas, and Banco de Gaia.

Worthy selection Back To The 70s and beautiful works, all of us heard at one time or another, for many years! Make It with You is a song written by David Gates and originally recorded by the pop-rock group Bread, of which Gates was a member. Could It Be Im Falling in Love is a song recorded by the American R&B vocal group The Spinners. My Forbidden Lover is the second single from Chics album Risque. The song was written and produced by Chic's two frontmen, Bernard Edwards and Nile Rodgers. Year of the Cat is a single by Scottish singer-songwriter Al Stewart. You Make Me Feel Like A Natural Woman is a single released by American soul singer Aretha Franklin on the Atlantic label.