This sounds a lot like a folklore song and in fact it's a really good one. It sounds like a song my own grandma would have sang in Palestine. Well-done Latifa, do more of these songs....
لطيفة تغرد لليبيا - شوق ذبلنا شوق
Tuesday, March 10, 2015
When This Tunisian Sings To Libya, It's So Sweet!
This sounds a lot like a folklore song and in fact it's a really good one. It sounds like a song my own grandma would have sang in Palestine. Well-done Latifa, do more of these songs....
لطيفة تغرد لليبيا - شوق ذبلنا شوق
Monday, March 9, 2015
The Cabo, The Diva And This 1993 Song
Below you will find a song that could have been performed as a classical Arabic by one of these divas, but Hamid El Shari made the song half classical and half pop but speeding things up and using electric instruments. The lady who sang it is Ameera, and unfortunately, I am unable to find a picture for her. Cabo is how Hamid like to be called and he is working on anew album that will be released soon.
While Ameera made the song special, the beat is the cool factor as this song was recorded and released in 1993--and back then it was the next big thing. So think about this, if you slow down the song a little bit, you will have to go to a theater to see this song performed by a diva in a nice dress and the song would last for about 15 minutes, but the pop version is under five minutes.
أميرة - عامل عمايل
Fadel Shaker is BACK! And He Is No Terrorist...Okay?
Few months later he has been spotted taken part of demonstrations alongside some questionable religious figures. Then he took on some Lebanese political party whom he accused of attacking his home and stealing a million dollar worth of property. then some of his buddies got involved in an operation against the army where a number of Lebanese troops got killed. The question remains, was Fadel Shaker with them? Did this romance hit-maker carry a weapon against the army of his own country? This has yet to be determined.
Meanwhile, we await more details Fadel Shaker emerged last week after a year of disappearance and mysteries. He sat down for an interview with a Lebanese network and defended his record. He seems to have some regrets and seems to know of the PR campaign against him. Why is he not arrested? It's tricky...according to the interview he is staying now inside a refugee camp in Southern Lebanon where the army nor the police have jurisdiction over there. There are a lot of opinions about this many and what he did or he did not do....but hear him speak his side of the story....it's all a misunderstanding. He does not have an account on Facebook (many fiery comments/ threats were shared there)
Still Fadel Shaker won't play music or sing on camera, so he might be done with music for now. He says that we was emotional about Syria like he was about the assassination of Rafik Hariri. He denies taking part of any armed struggle against the army. He does not know anything about the controversial Sheikh Al-Asir. He says he is now cooperating with a number of security agencies in Lebanon to clear his record.
Naji Osta Gives Mama's Boys The Song They Need @OstaNaji @FaresIskandar
I like songs that honor mothers, I mean that. There's nothing with songs that celebrate motherhood and the sacrifices they make for all of us. None of us would have been here had it not been for a mother or mother figure delivering us and caring for us. This is the truth. So March is upon us, the month that has a day when Arabs honor their moms.
So expect to hear few more new mother's day songs. This is why Naji Osta, one of my favorite hot voices from Lebanon released his new single. I love it, and think it's a great song from a guy whose voice deserves great things. He is a loving voice that melts' one's heart. His new single is the lyrics of Fares Iskandar, another hot commodity in Lebanese pop. The two made a wonderful song that celebrates moms of the world.
Now, I do take issue with the songs pitting two ladies against one another. The showdown of mothers vs. daughter in laws. While the song does mothers justice, I feel it's unfair to spouses. Not all spouses do not get along with their mothers' in law. There's no need to compare the two relationships. I know the song is trying to put mothers in a high place, but this should not be at the expenses of putting down's one's spouse. I like the song, I do not appreciate how Naji sounds like he is issuing a threat to his wife, I will erase you from the existence if you picker with my mother. Not nice, and mean.
Aside from that I love the song, it's sincere, passionate and easy on the soul.
Naji Osta- Eh Na3am - (Lyric Video) / ناجي اسطا - إيه نعم
Lyrics & Composer : Fares Iskandar
Arranger : Omar Sabbagh
Mix & Mastering : Mohamad Makhour
