Ayeshteni

Ayeshteni
Studio album by Natacha Atlas
Released	8 May 2001
Genre	Electronica, World music
Label	Mantra
Producer	Transglobal Underground, Mika Sabet, Kamel El Habchi, Fahd, Essam Rashad
Natacha Atlas chronology
The Remix Collection (2000) Ayeshteni (2001) Foretold in the Language of Dreams (2002)
Alternative cover
French edition cover

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source	Rating
Allmusic	[1]
Pitchfork Media	(7.8/10)[2]
PopMatters	positive[3]

Ayeshteni is the fourth album by Belgian singer Natacha Atlas. It was released by Mantra Records on May 8, 2001. The album received extensive play on college radio and sold around 15,000 copies in its first two years of release.^[4]

Track listing

1. "Shubra" - 5:40
2. "I Put a Spell on You" - 3:39
3. "Ashwa" - 6:00
4. "Ayeshteni" - 4:54
5. "Soleil d'Égypte" - 3:11
6. "Ne me quitte pas" - 4:27
7. "Mish fadilak" - 5:07
8. "Rah" - 6:17
9. "Lelsama" - 5:48
10. "Fakrenha" - 5:04
11. "Manbai" (Nitin Sawhney remix) - 7:47

French edition

1. "Shubra" - 5:40
2. "Le Goût du Pain" - 3:37
3. "Ashwa" - 6:00
4. "Ayeshteni" - 4:54
5. "Ne me quitte pas" - 4:27
6. "Mish fadilak" - 5:07
7. "Rah" - 6:17
8. "I Put a Spell on You" - 3:39
9. "Lelsama" - 5:48
10. "Fakrenha" - 5:04
11. "Manbai" - 10:13
12. "Mish Fadilak" (French version) - 4:03

Charts

Charts (1999)	Peak position
Belgian Albums Chart	46[5]
French Albums Chart	36[6]
Swiss Albums Chart	97[7]
UK Albums Chart	141[8]

References

1. Allmusic review
2. Pitchfork Media review
3. PopMatters review
4. Swedenburg, Ted (2004). "The "Arab Wave" in New Music After 9/11". Anthropologia 46: 185.
5. "Discographie Natacha Atlas". UltraTop.be/fr. Retrieved 26 October 2008.
6. "Discography Natacha Atlas". LesCharts.com. Retrieved 18 October 2007.
7. "Discographie Natacha Atlas". HitParade.ch. Retrieved 18 October 2007.
8. "UK Chart Long: 1994–2006: A – Azzido Da Bass". Zobbel.de. Retrieved 26 October 2008.

External links

• Official website