The 1960s classic that first introduced Americans to authentic Turkish bellydance, and to some of the great Turkish nightclub musicians of the 20th century, including the legendary Turkish-Gypsy clarinet player Mustafa Kandirali--all under the guise of that swing-era staple, the art of domestic seduction. Produced by and featuring the famous Turkish dancer Özel Türkbas, first brought to America to dance by Italian movie director Franco Zeferelli, the album sold 150,000 copies in the US (and a million in Turkey), spawning the craze for bellydance and Turkish music that continues today.

Notes include Özel’s original bellydance instructions with pictures. “A practice run through with the record,” she promised, “and tonight you can be bellydancing for that luckiest of men--your sultan!”

1. TOKAT
2. KANDIRALI ÇIFTETELLI
3. TAKSIMLER (improvisations on violin, kanun, clarinet)
4. ANADOLU
5. FASULYA
6. TIN TIN
7. ÖZEL’S DANCE MUSIC (a complete 17-minute bellydance routine)
8. HOPLADA

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