Amoeba has become synonymous with music and movie expertise, from the arcane to the popular. Our staff consists of the most passionate connoisseurs of all cultural explorations, from the people who check your bag to the folks who buy your used goods at the front counter! We asked all Amoebites to list their top five favorite releases from the first half of 2009 and beyond!


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El Tanbura
Between The Desert & The Sea
(World Village USA)
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El Tanbura is a collective of veteran Egyptian master musicians, singers, fishermen, and philosophers. Between The Desert & The Sea is an enchanting mix of Egyptian folk melodies, Sufi verses, and sea shanties from antiquity, led by the captivating sound of the Simsimiyya mixed with driving Arabian grooves.








