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First reissue of the highly sought-after 1978 instrumental album released on cult Lebanese label Byblos. Curated by Dikraphone's Ahmed Khalil and featuring the dancefloor killer "Al Ghaba".

Wewantsounds continues its Middle East reissue series with Assa’d Khoury’s 1978 rarity, Electronic Touches Belly Dance. Reissued for the first time in nearly 50 years in partnership with Byblos Records founder Mozart Chahine, the album features Oriental classics reimagined through Khoury’s pioneering electronic keyboards. This definitive edition includes original artwork, remastered audio, a new introduction by Ahmed Khalil (Dikraphone), and an exclusive interview with Chahine, the album’s producer, conducted by Mario Choueiry (IMA)

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01: Lamma Bada Yatathanna (Trad.)
02: Ya Shadil Alhan (Trad.)
03: Tele't Ya Mahla Nourha (Sayed Darwish)
04: Ahwak (Mohamed Abdel Wahab)
05: 'Ana Jar (René Bendaly)
06: Is'al Alaya (Ahmed Sidqi)
07: Kahil El A'in (Melhem Barakat)
08: Al Ghaba (Assa'd Khoury)