Diaspora (Natacha Atlas album)

Diaspora is the debut album by Belgian singer Natacha Atlas. It was released by Nation Records in March 1995.

Diaspora
Studio album by Natacha Atlas
Released	February 28, 1995
Genre	Electronic
Label	Nation Records, MCA
Producer	Transglobal Underground
Natacha Atlas chronology
Diaspora (1995) Halim (1997)
Singles from Diaspora
"Dub Yalil" Released: 1994 "Leysh Nat' Arak" Released: 1995 "Duden" Released: 1995 (promotional) "Yalla Chant" Released: 1995

Critical reception

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic

The Independent wrote: "It comes closest to the [Transglobal Underground] crossover groove on a track like 'Yalla', where the exotic musical blend is strapped to a sluggish house beat, providing a fascinating contrast between the rigidity of the rhythmic pulse and the flexibility of Atlas's voice."

Track listing

All tracks written and composed by Natacha Atlas, Count Dubulah, Hamid ManTu and Attiah Ahlan, except where noted.

1. "Iskanderia" – 5:15
2. "Leysh Nat' Arak" – 6:07
3. "Diaspora" (Atlas, Dubulah, ManTu, Ahlan, Neil Sparkes) – 6:47
4. "Yalla Chant" – 5:53
5. "Alhambra Part 1" (Atlas, Dubulah, ManTu, Ahlan, Larry Whelan) – 1:20
6. "Duden" – 6:41
7. "Feres" (Atlas, Essam Rashad) – 7:38
8. "Fun Does Not Exist" – 5:56
9. "Dub Yalil" (Atlas) – 7:56
10. "Iskanderia" (Atlas Zamalek) – 5:15
11. "Diaspora" (Ballon Theatre mix) - 7:02
12. "Fun Does Not Exist" (Dolmus mix) – 6:21

Bonus tracks

All bonus tracks appear on the Japanese edition of Diaspora.

13. "Coulishi" – 5:08
14. "Duden" (Day Trip to Sousse mix) – 7:00
15. "Duden" (Indian Jungle Book mix) – 6:11

Personnel

The following people contributed to Diaspora:

• Natacha Atlas – lead vocals, dharabuka
• Larry Whelan – saxophone, clarinet
• Essam Rashad – oud, violin
• Rafiq Rouissi – dharabuka, riq, percussion
• Neil Sparkes – dharabuka, backing vocals
• Walid Rouissi – backing vocals, oud
• Peer Khawam – keyboard
• Alex Kasiek – keyboards, guitar
• Hamed Mostafa – bass
• Ashiqali Hussein, Ali Ahmedaly, Satin Singh – tabla
• Hamid Mantu – drums, percussion, keyboards

• Nawazish Khan, Amin Abdelazeem, Faed Abdelaal, Hanafi Soliman, Monir Abdelaal, Wael Abubakr – violin
• Count Dubulah – bass, guitar
• Sokar Al Gohari – accordion
• Mostafa Alarab – percussion
• Bashir Abdelall – flute
• Sameer Benjaman – tambourine
• Simon Walker – strings
• Graeme Holdaway – engineering
• Mary Farbrother – photography

Charts

Charts (1995)	Peak position
Dutch Albums Chart	66
UK Albums Chart	123

External links

• Official website