Halim (album)

Halim
Studio album by Natacha Atlas
Released	12 May 1997 (1997-05-12)
Genre	Electronica, World music
Label	Nation Records
Producer	John Reynolds, Transglobal Underground, Jaz Coleman, Essam Rashad, Natacha Atlas, Aki Nawaz
Natacha Atlas chronology
Diaspora (1995)Diaspora1995 Halim (1997) Gedida (1999)Gedida1999
Singles from Halim
"Amulet" Released: 1997 "L'Égyptienne" Released: 1998

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Halim is the second solo album by Belgian world music singer Natacha Atlas. It was released by Nation Records on 12 May 1997. 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.

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:

• 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

Charts (1997)	Peak position
UK Albums Chart	128

External links

• Official website