Awesome Arabic Music Kick Off 2010
2010 is shaping up to be a great year for Arabic music, we are still on the third week of the first month and I must say I am overwhelmed by the quantity of Arabic songs and music videos that has been released so far. But the quantity does not take away form the quality, I share with you some news and links of latest hits.
Diana Karzon, the Jordanian singer is back and her fans are all about it. Since the start of the new year, Diana launched two music videos leading up to her new album. Inta Algaram/ انت الغرام and Fe Had ashtakalk / في حد اشتكالك . So far I say Diana will have a great year.
Rashid Almajid, the Gulf music hit maker, had a good album last year and it seems this year he is going to make it again. انا من حقي اغير / ana min Haqi Ageer is perhaps his happiest song of the year. منك منقهر/ Minak Minqahir is one true sad song, only a Gulf dialect can make a song this sad and this honest. Another gem by Rashid Almajid and the Lebanese young diva Yara is worth giving it a listen. The title is the lost date…or those missed opportunities. The music video is really well-made and had a rather large budget. Somehow there is a link to the US landing on the moon. راشد الماجد و يارا – الموعد الضائع
Hekmat, can a Moroccan singer make the best Arabic song? I think this might just have happend with this mature voice that sings to the best in us - Hawel / حاول If you are an Arabic woman and you are single, this might as well be your song.
Haifa Wahby, the Lebanese (fill in the blank) releases a song about how much she loves Egypt. The title is 80 million Ehasas/ 80 مليون احساس
Shada Hassoun, the Iraqi singer comes up with the most controversial Arabic music video, it involves Iraq and her love for an American solider. I think the song is great and a smart one in the age of silliness. Her is her wonderful song. – Wa’d Arqoub / شدى حسون – وعد عرقوب Many Arabs said they were offended by the music video, but I think they are missing the director’s point.
Brigit Yaghi, the under rated Lebanese entertainer releases a song with a hint of Hollywood, I enjoyed it – Alby W Omry /قلبي و عمري
Joe Ashkar, the Lebanese male equivalent of Haifa Wahby makes a soft porno and lives to tell about it. The best part he won an international MTV award – Dakhel El Ghannouj / جو أشقر – داخل الغنوج Not Bad for a married man.
Wael Gassar, the Lebanese singer introduces a real life story in his music video. He talkes about his brother and growing up together, only end up going different ways, a foreign concept for many of us Arabs – Ghareibah El Nas / وائل جسار – غريبة الناس Fans of Wael Gasser will cheer for his modest success and his brilliant hits.
Diab, I do not know who he is, but he has one funky song that seems to be an Egyptian style. It uses pretty much all the slang Egyptian men say around women–hot women. – Ghammazat / دياب – غمازات
Iwan, the Lebanese one hit singer is out to change that. He is back and he is looking rather good. His song is pretty good and the music video is refreshing. His loved one leaves him for fame, he deals with it. – Akbar Kazabah / إيوان – أكبر كذابة Iwan, I look forward to hear more.
Omneya Soliman, the new comer and quite frankly the next Egyptian big star. Omneya means a wish, and that’s what she is. A wish for Arabic music listeners for better art for starts who have voices that can take us to that special place. The end of the music video Omneya covers an old Oum Kalthom songs to tell us she has it and I agree – Mesh Howa / أمنية سليمان – مش هو
Nancy Ajram, how can you not love Nancy? she is Mommy now and still rocking the Middle East. Since the start of this year, she has switched production companies, making the only major Arab singer (next to tamer Hosny) who still do not deal with Rotana production company. Her first song of this year was about loving Egypt, forgettable song. But her single that remind us of the energized 2003 Nancy…Salimouli 3aleeh
Elissa, the Lebanese queen and the best selling Arabic singer is back with her latest album, fans love it and love Elissa’s new look. I liked it, it shows some new side of a grown Elissa where she tackles issues of a woman’s dignity and domestic violence without being preachy or bitter. It’s mostly a sad album, some songs are very dark. While fans love the lyrics and the energy of Elissa (a great cover too) some had a concern where the music seems to sounds all the same. Here is the promo for the album
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Thanks for the info. I can't understand the Iraqi song very well. Can you write down some of the key vocab with translation? Don't go overboard here, just a few words to help would be great! Thanks..
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