Diaspora (Natacha Atlas album)

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

Critical reception
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.
 * 1) "Coulishi" – 5:08
 * 2) "Duden" (Day Trip to Sousse mix) – 7:00
 * 3) "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