Listen: Mohamed Mohy - El Rawy 2013 محمد محي - الراوي - بلاك تيما

The boys of Black Theama is turning up the heat by joining forces with another delightful Egyptian voice Mohammed Mohie. Together they are celebrating the storyteller.

I did not see these two musical acts performing a duet like this, they did however appear together in a concert a while back. This is a dramatic song, which explains Mohamed Mohie's vocal credo. To lighten up the mood and enrich the music showcase, Black Theama is the guest.

Both stars are benefiting  Black Theama is tabbing in into the history and the name recognition of Mohie's, and he is reaching out to their young and energized  fan base that pack concert halls. The song is about the touch life some have where nothing seems to go right for certain segment of people.

I do feel the song is missing the fireworks elements, the song never peaks, and feels like a letdown, maybe that's because we expected a more colorful song from those musical acts.  


Mohamed Mohy - El Rawy (2013) | محمد محي - الراوي - بلاك تيما

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I Ain't No Knight And Shining Armor By 050 Band

Girls are expected to be on the lookout for the knight that will sweep her off her fee, make her feel like a million dollar and keep her safe. You will win her over if she can do that. But rock music likes to pull a buzz kill often. Pop does this idealistic image, rock mocks that image and tells you life can still be worth it--even with some imperfection.

Guys tend to have different images and different expectations for them ladies, and that's why they took on rock and roll music to tell a different story--far from perfect one. Unlike pop and romance music, rock does not engage in false advertising, let's not waste time in talking and spring into action.
050 Band - Manish Fares | زيروخمسين - مانيش فارس (LIVE)

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"Listen: Najwa Karam "Ykhallili Albak جديد نجوى كرم 2013 يخليلى قلبك

Most human brings age and grow old, Najwa Karam is growing younger and you know what, she is aging gracefully. You cannot ever see her out of shape, out of style, or old. She is not made for aging. I know most entertainers do some work to look younger, with Najwa Karam you can never tell she if she has gotten some work done or not.

She has become one of the very few things Lebanese agree on, she is a home grown diva who loves her motherland and has never shied away from rocking any concert at home. Till now, she has refused to sing in any other Arabic dialect, other than hers. She makes a point and for this many fall in love with her pride. While there are many young divas out there who pretend to like Najwa Karam when in deep down they want her stature.

Najwa is not known for releasing singles, she is very business minded. She judges the Arabs Got Talent and enters virtually every Arab home. And she makes a hit album every two years. I do not recall her releasing singles as far as I can remember. Maybe the timing is for Valentine Day, it's a song about the people who let into our hearts.

Not only is the song a fresh reminder of how great Najwa Karam and how powerful her vocal chords, but her new pictures are nothing short of spectacular. In the span of 2 decades, very few singers have carved their spot in pop history as beautifully as Najwa Karam has.

najwa karam Ykhallili Albak حصريا جديد نجوى كرم 2013 يخليلى قلبك


اغنيه نجوى كرم - يخليلى قلبك | كامله

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Melhem Barakat Talks Sh*t On #Egypt

The moody and brutally honest Lebanese composer Melhem Barakat has never disappointed in alienating people and insulting friends. Last year, he criticized one of Arabia's brightest diva's Magida El Roumi for not featuring the song he composed for her--it was included on the first track of the album. Months later, he was in a concert and used a very dirty word live on stage to insult the drummer in his band (see here).

This time the gifted and obnoxious composer aims low, he is out sending Egypt's entertainment industry insults, speaking to a Kuwait publication "El Raei" among the gems:

1. Lebanese singers should be banned from singing Egyptian pop songs, the minister of media should enforce this band
2. The love of Egyptians is not worth nothing, most of my money  I made in concerts in Syria, Jordan and the Gulf--not even one concert in Egypt.
3. Egyptians biggest priority is to fight off ant successful Lebanese singer.
4. Egyptian media TV, radio and online publications hardly air any Lebanese songs, and they only air what the Lebanese singer sang in the Egyptian dialect.  

Those allegations come from a guy with temperament issues, a man who has lost his bearing. Ask Fayrouz, Sabah, Wadie El Safie, and more recently Wael Kfoury, Ragheb Alama, Wael Jassar, Elissa, Nancy Ajram and many many more names.

Those are self centered comments from a guy who thinks the entire universe rotates around his work and his persona. I do not deny that there are some names in Egypt who insist on celebrating the success of the Egyptian entertainers, but Egypt has always been warm toward artists form Lebanon and other Arab countries. 

melhem barakat - jet bwatak

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