Natacha Atlas' third album greatly expands upon the promise of her earlier work -- on Gedida, her fusion of Arabic musical traditions and contemporary dance beats really jells, eliminating the more gimmicky dimensions of earlier records to strike a fascinating balance between old and new. While tracks like "Kifaya" and "Ezzay" magnify the cinematic aspirations of past efforts, Gedida also takes a number of fascinating left turns -- a cover of Françoise Hardy's "Mon Amie la Rose" is hauntingly beautiful, while on the closing "One Brief Moment" Atlas delivers her first English-language vocal. ~ Raymond McKinney, All Music Guide
Timothy Whelan (Guitar), Donald McVay (Viola), Yehia Abdallah (?), Roger Garland (Violin), Mohamed Abdel Gawad (Cello), Timothy Whelan (Chords), Vaughan Armon (Violin), David White (Electronics), David Arnold (Producer), David White (Engineer), Farouk Mohammed Hassan (Accordion), David White (Mixing), Peter Oxer (Violin), David Arnold (Mixing), Ben Cruft (Violin), Larry Whelan (Nay), Rachel Bolt (Viola), Julian Leaper (Violin), Natacha Atlas (Vocals (Background)), Ian Rossiter (Mixing Assistant), Steve Churchyard (Engineer), Mark Goodchild (Double Bass), Hamid Mantu (Drums), Peter Lale (Viola), Antonia Fuchs (Violin), Wilfred Gibson (Violin), Yehia el Moughy (Violin), Quentin Crida (Violin), Howard Gott (Strings), Lucy Wilkins (Strings), John Bradbury (Violin), Hamid Mantu (Keyboards), Joe Cairo (Rap), Timothy Whelan (Mixing), Timothy Whelan (Keyboards), Bruce White (Viola), Rachel Allen (Violin), Michael McMenemy (Violin), Mike de Saulles (Violin), Ian Rossiter (Assistant Engineer), Pauline Lowbury (Violin), Larry Whelan (Saxophone), Ruth Gottlieb (Strings), Hamid Mantu (Organ), Natacha Atlas (Vocals), Larry Whelan (Mixing), Steve Orchard (Engineer), Keith Pascoe (Violin)
Gedida is the third album by Belgian singer Natacha Atlas. It was released by Mantra Records on March 9, 1999. In the Middle East the album was released under the title Guzouri with an alternate track listing.
