Artist of the Week: Oojami
This week's artist of the week is UK/Turkish group, Oojami.
I first learned about Oojami when I first started taking bellydance and heard the techno turkish beats calling me. I fell in love with their album "Bellydance Breakbeats" with the song 'Chicky'. I have yet to preform to the fast-paced, hip-shaking tune, but I will eventually. It is still hard to get concrete information about the band and they are bit in the underground of music in the US but I expect great things from Oojami.
"Oojami fuses Turkish elements with a myriad of cultural traditions, providing a whirling dervish cyclone of sound with an uncompromising attitude towards musical freedom of expression.
The success of Oojamis last album Bellydancing Breakbeats culminated in sexy French actress Audrey Tatou gyrating her hips to Oojamis Fantasy in the cult film Dirty Pretty Things. As if life couldnt get any better, new release Urban Dervish has upped the musical stakes considerably. The freshness and childlike enthusiasm of previous albums remain, but production quality and composition just keep getting better and better, leaving no doubt that Necmi Cavli is of the most exciting, innovative and groundbreaking producers in todays vibrant global beat scene.
In its live incarnation Oojami combines male and female belly dancers with mesmerising Sufi dancing, providing a vivid musical experience for the eyes. Therefore it is no wonder that the band is building up a strong fan base of open-minded music fans eager to appreciate new and exciting global sounds. Oojami once again provide the definitive soundtrack for this multicultural generation." - Oojami Website
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