Listen: Shamya 2013 Single اغنيه شاميه - بلاش كلام | جديد 2013

Not feeling this new breakout single by Egyptian new comer pop Shamya. I do not like people who sound to whiny. I do not enjoy people's loss and misery, she has a good voice, but this song does not help her show that.

I feel she sounds like Mona Abdel Ghany and Fayrouz Karaway. A grown up voices that sings about women stuff -not girls. Her song plays like one would look at the rare view mirror. We are all wiser once we have been screwed over by someone or by an event. Having said that, this is a warm voice with a chance to do something good. But it has become a lot harder now to get peoples attention.

اغنيه شاميه - بلاش كلام | جديد 2013

Download: Adel Mokhtar New Album البوم عادل المختار - الافندى

The Arabic word Mokhtar is means the chosen one, and Adel has that as his last name. When it comes to Iraqi pop he is OK, but when it comes to be part of the biggest Arabic music production companies he is the one. Rotana signed Adel and pushed him toward the Gulf market.

Iraqi pop has been making a big splash in the past five years--thanks to friendly audience and big music studios based in Dubai. So, they keep bring out their stars and the Khalij enjoys the similar yet exotic musical taste Iraqis have developed.

Iraqi blues is what I like, Iraqi dance songs is what most seem to appreciate. Adel Mokhtar is bringing it all together on his 9 tracks album whish has just been released.

01 - La Tr7am
02 - El Afandy
03 - Ya Raby Ya Satar
04 - Oreidh El Youm
05 - 3la Kefey
06 - Hamoud
07 - El Boneh
08 - Toley Ya Lelah
09 - El Moshkla

عادل المختار الافندي

The Average Song For That Super Awesome Life Partner

People of the internet are loving this new single by new comer Zain Adel. This is a song about the life partner and how they make one of us feel. It's your typical pop song, a catchy beat with straightforward lyrics that we have heard in everyday life.

I think Zain is a cool guy with a sweet voice, his biggest fans won't be the seasoned listeners of the tough critics but rather the young and life loving souls. They have turned out for him and positively commented on his video in glee.

Zain can connect with those young people out there and make sure they are his fan base. Keep on mind Zain had a number of songs for Egypt (see here) and has asked people to support it at those times.

زين داود شريك حياتي

Her Name And Her Look Might Not Be, But She Is An Arab

There is a raising star in the skies of Lebanon's pop scene and she goes by the name Stephanie Fakih. You are allowed to wipe out that dumb look on your face as you try to figure out if her look is natural  She is. There's a saying where anyone who speaks Arabic is an Arab--even those with blues eyes. Fakih is a new pop personality and her young age--she is 21 shows a lot of promise and area for growth.

But this pop songstress is really one, she is Lebanese. Just look her her thick eyebrows, that's a giveaway for more Arab girls. Here's the kicker, she is the daughter of Lebanese expat who lived in Africa--where Stephanie was born. She just had a sold out concert in Morocco, filming a new music video in Tunisia, and has recorded a song for the King of Saudi Arabia. To top that she has already sang alongside the Lebanes super star Raghib Alama who seems to be a fan.

Stephanie Fakih - Ghayarli Omry / ستيفاني فقيه - غيرلي عمري

A Good Song, Jury Is Out On The Music Video Wassim El Naggar - Fokek / وسيم النجار - فوكك

He has a good voice, nice dance moves, he is animated and dresses well. He is a young Egyptian pop sensation that goes by the name Wassim El Naggar. He is out with a new single made for dance. I like the beat. It's exciting for young talents to see their first music videos, always has been this way.

He has a style and she held his own ground in the music video--he did not make it into a nude show which is refreshing. I just feel the music video could use some better lighting and a better story perhaps. I know the teen girls and young women will find the music video to be fun. This is a clip about a guy telling the girl she is driving him mad.

I feel good about Wassim who is unafraid to come across as a goof ball, he is just out to have some fun and being himself. He has two outfits, the one he wears at the club and the sport outfit from a guy who likes cars. So this is the balance. the soft and the rugged looks are all in one place. The lyrcis are light hearted and seem to have been written by a relative of Wassim. The music is the work of the singer himself.

Wassim El Naggar - Fokek / وسيم النجار - فوكك

The Muslim Entertainer Mohamed Abbas Is Egypt's New Face Of Indie Music فك الكلابش - محمد عباس

A name one needs to know is the indie artist from Egypt Mohmed Abbas, he is indie because he is that young voice who speaks about social injustice without being angry, jaded or political. And if this is not a delight, he has great music and a very intimate style that we have not heard in Egypt in a really long time. This is a breath of fresh air because Abbas is a popular Muslims Munshid that means he does hymns like songs with religious tone. Those have been popular as more and more networks are dedicated to such material. I welcome him to the ring.

His style is similar to that of Sheikh Imam and Sayed Darwish, while he is brand new, his fans are there each time he performs--he has an upcoming concert in a mall. I am a fan of his voice expresses a great deal of sadness underneath his lines--it's like a not very angry volcano.

The sitting of his music video is the well known Egyptian cafes where people go to tell stories and relax. A charming music video for a wonderful song that needed to be sang. Mohamed is a cool dude in my book. He tells the stories of the people who work hard to get by, there are far too many beautiful tales that needed to be told.

Release me from you handcuff, aka unshackle me is the title of this song from the new comer Abbas. I like the feel good the song brings, it talks about many topics in a poetic style.

Fok El Kalabsh - Mohmed Abbas فك الكلابش - محمد عباس

The Cute Song By The Sandy About Her Boy Toy

Sandy knows why she is popular, the way she dresses and the way she sells her ditsy image. From the get go, Sandy went for the people who like sexy, she gave them that. Her songs are fun pop songs no classics. She does have a natural limit and she seems to stick to it.

But when it comes to dressing and being bold Sandy has always pushed the envelop. But she is also smart, she toned it down the moment the Arab Spring arrived. She still shows some skin, but no playboy fantasies. She has never shied away form the competition, she took on the older pop divas and challenged them. Sandy has also entered the Lebanese pop domain where the image is as important as the performance.

Her album was released in the summer, and it has few good songs--simple songs with a catchy tune. but one of the underrated songs on the album is the one below. Sand has now been doing pop albums since late 2007 and she has consistently gotten better. She has transformed herself from a one note-one style wonder into more serious songs.

In the song below Sandy shared her trouble with the boy she is sing, she cannot seem to keep up his word

Sandy - Malosh Kilma / ساندي - مالوش كلمة

Why Arab Idol Needs Mohammed Assaf (محمد عساف) To Win

There's a skinny Palestinian guy from Gaza on Arab Idol, and he is making all the news. The judges love this very talented guy. He is a super star and no one can take this from him. His voice is so strong yet so tender. The question is, will he take the title back to Palestine?

He seems to be the best voices on the program, and I have heard and seen a lot of other talents who are very talented, but none of them has the back-story like Assaf does. He is not supposed to be on the show, but he made it and did he dazzle the fans?

Tell you what while he was on the show, he gave many people around the Arab World a reason to smile at those dark times. While far too many Arab states are seeing murder and fear upon them, None has seen it for as long as Gaza has. All suffering is painful, that does not make it easier. But Assaf is a rare talent, he is from a different bread. You give him a song and this guy brings it back to live and puts so much effort to entertain and stay loyal.

He clearly has blown away many Egyptian when he first performed that Abdel Halim song, he was the bomb. He got four yeses from the critical judges. Then he moved on to Lebanon where he did some of their better known songs....and you can see the Lebanese judges were speechless and handed him all the yeses they have.

I will watch him and will speak-up if he had a bad day, but so far out of the three songs he has covered, he won fair and square. There are 27 other talent on the show, I can see him being a finalist and a contender for the title. See him take on the stage and do his bit--it was the toughest part of the song and he did the high and low notes so well--it was a riot.

Arab Idol - مرحلة بيروت - انا يللي عليكي مشتاق


الفنان محمد عساف اليوم مقطع من الاغنية المشتركة انا يلي عليكي مشتاق arab idol


الفنان محمد عساف اليوم arab idol مقاطع أغنية على بابي واقف قمرين

Watch: ليان بزلميط - بحبك يا فلسطين / Lian Bazlamit "B7ebik Ya Falastine"

The Ramallah native, the 23 year old up and coming pop star Lian Bazlamit has been thinking of bigger things than herself. Palestine, her love and her home. She has a new song that touches your heart and wamrs your soul. Something about the topic, brought the best we have heard Lian be. This is a personal song with a lot of heartache as one listens.

We still sing to Palestine since 1948, and will continue to do so. Lian is shaping up her career to be the best entertainer to come out of Palestine and continue to claim it as a homeland. Lian lives in Jordan at the moment where she goes to school.

I must show some respect to the lyricist and the composer, they have created a good thing here, something that Lian turned into a special song that will live on and be a credit to this young entertainers' career. She came a long way form her early days on Star Academy two years ago. She chose the right moment to release this song, land day in Palestine....every March 31, we are there.


ليان بزلميط - بحبك يا فلسطين / Lian Bazlamit "B7ebik Ya Falastine"

Dance To Joseph Attieh - Rayhin Beytna / رايحين بيتنا

Joseph Attieh used his time on Star Academy well. Among his peers he has survived the post show fame and focused on building up his brand. He is a cool, and a lovable entertainer. He is drama free and works in silence, he speaks when he have something new to say.

We now know, he can sing romantic/dance/and Tarab style songs. But he is also a killer drummer, and he has surprised many with his direction of one of his hits. But largely  he has done most of his songs using the Lebanese dialect--his own. He has largely manged to do two things, be the dream boat voice for the young people. and be that fantasy for the older women who still think he is cute.

This time he is back with a new single about happy couple who are asking for blessings as they move in together, hoping to start a family. Joseph chose this song, or it chose him in the Egyptian dialect. I love the beat, and how the song is planned out, there is the happy Arabic dance stuff, but also the club people will like it as it has some house mix.

 Joseph Attieh - Rayhin Beytna / رايحين بيتنا

This Year's Best Arabic Mother Day Songs أجدد أغاني عيد الأم

It's the month of March and it seems Arab singers remember their mothers and release songs on this very socially day--celebrated universally in the Arab world. We may disagree on Valentine day, but on Mother's day we all turn into the best version of our selves.

For the first time, we have a real mother singing with her son on this day where both of them celebrate motherhood. Then a charming Egyptian singer-cum-composer Ramy Sabry releases his beloved homage song. And the party guy of Lebanon Joe Ashkar stands tall as he sings for his mother--he is a father. He released this song later in 2012 and it had an odd time, but it was coming from a warm place.

Set El Habayib - Ramy Sabry ست الحبايب - رامى صبرى


Joe Ashkar - Ya Omy / جو أشقر - يا أمي


Saad Ramadan - Ednyi Em / سعد رمضان - الدني ام

Sexy moms are out to get you with Naya! Naya-B3idik Ya Mama/نايا- بعيدك ياماما

اغنية مى كساب - امى Mai Kassab - Ommy

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Jaroudi Media Attracts Talented Arab Singers

A business man with the name Youssef Jaroudi wanted to produce Lebanese entertainment so, he started a production company and went on to sing few names from home. Voices that can add to the Lebanese music scene.

Jaroudi Media will be working and investing in music, music videos, lyrics composing, and music arrangements. So, a number of B list and otherwise talented singers have singed up with Jaroudi. While mos production companies have shut down for the moment, Jaroudi is hoping to make a profit where others have failed. 

The founder seems fond of orchestra music and good times songs from Lebanon, among their biggest finds is collaborating with the iconic composer/singer Samir Sfier on two songs that will be releasing soon. Jaroudi's mantra is quality over quantity, music that promotes peace and harmony.

I am uncertain how profitable/how busy the company will be, but I like what they are trying to accomplish. They have already made two amazing music videos....

Clip George El Rassi - Temro2 Tetghandar 2012 - جورج الراسي تمرق تتغندر كليب

Elissa, Wael, Hussein and Carole Drama On X Factor

The sixth episode of X Factor Arabia comes the full circle, each of the four judges has assembled his crew and picked the talent pool he or she will be working with and not they will lock them in a closed boot camp for coaching, training and preparation phase to the face-off stage.

Elissa (ladies), Carole (bands), Hussein (older than 25) And Wael (dudes) have already met with their teams and started the program. This is where the drama kicks in and people get fired as each of the judges has to pick just six of his team and bring them to perform  I love how the drama gets people interested  And see how the young talents fight each others on the song choice.

The next stage in the boot camp is the visit to the judges home. There are so many characters on the show and this is is good for the rating--like the chef assistant from Morocco who has such a great voice with an odd flavor. Note how that soda company has vending machines all over the set. Also keep on mind, how the talents on the show try to do cover of songs by the artist judging their act.

Wael will take his team to Beirut, Carole will take hers to Cairo, Elissa is flying them to Istanbul and Hussein is going with his team to Dubai.

الحلقة السادسة كاملة - المعسكر المغلق - The X Factor 2013

It Took Charming Salah Al Zadjali To Warm Up Khaliji Music

He came from Oman and stood to be the limelight recently for his pop style songs on Arabic music TV channels. This guy had the gulf dancing their tales off to his hip songs all summer long. He is now back to the past doing folklore songs that will beef his credit with the music appreciators among the old men.

Salah has not professionally training, but this has never stopped great people from making timeless music. His passion for music that led him to pursue this route. He points out that it was his father who encouraged him and as Salah defines himself ’a self-taught’ individual, it was also a combination of his skills and him meeting the right people at the right time that gave him his lucky break. The best musicians are self-taught, you cannot teach creativity and the land of Oman can be inspirational.

Salah believes that on of the factors that catapulted him into the media’s glare was the fact that Omani musicians are under represented in the Gulf music industry, and him being one gave him an edge. He sees the lack of Omani music is the fault of the absence of good production companies. And yes, local talents are not given an opportunity to shine.

Even though there are singers emerging from Oman but there are not enough institutions to train potential musicians. It seems the ruler of the land offers his support  ’His Majesty Sultan Qaboos does appreciate music and he encourages classical music and we have two professional orchestras. The Royal Symphony and the Oriental recently formed a music society and soon we will have a grand opera house which shall have a huge department for music development.

While Salah is too busy making fun tracks for the larger Gulf market, his heart remains at home with his people.

 ‫صلاح الزدجالي - تباعدت يا صولي من جلسات صوت الخليج .mp4


‫الا باس - صلاح الزدجالي من جلسات صوت الخليج‬

Listen: Mohamed Maghraby New Single اغنية محمد المغربى - اهو ده اللى صار

Mohamed Maghraby is the dark horse of Arabic romance music. The son of the Egyptian city of Alexandria who appeared on the Star Academy 7th season is kicking off 2013 with a new single showcasing his uniq blend of pop and heartfelt emotional patriotic songs.

Other pop stars were impressed with his warmth and spoke in favor of the young entertainer. Mohamed Maghraby credits his loving family and friends who have helped him grow and reveal his personal style. He is a talented guitar player, and has showed his acting chops as well.

I appreciate the new song, and think if the time is right, the artist would have a no issue getting a recording deal, but things are tough all around. I hope he sticks around, makes few good songs and make his fans happy all over again.

اغنية محمد المغربى - اهو ده اللى صار | جديد 2013

The Best Crying Songs Come From Syria Aghead Al Yosef

Iraq used to be the place where the finest blues are made--it's still the place for the most part. But Syria's stocks in sad songs are growing and I am noting more and more of them fine bluesy songs are coming out of Syria. The land has been living under barrage, attacks and revolution for more than two years, so sadness is all over the map.

A young voice from that land with the name Aghead Al Yosef made available a new single. Those singers are well known for followers of the Syrian song, they are no happy pop songs for sure. Some people like to feel sorry for themselves, and such songs make is alright to do so. Aghead is a native in the city of Tartous, a well known Syrian seaport.

Agheed's song is about tears and down on your look style songs. Syrian artists are extremely talent few, the production lets them down and the lack of sophisticated media operation does them no good.

اغيد اليوسف ليش الدمعه بعيونك 2013 روعه

LISTEN: Mohamed El Kammah - Eyak / محمد القماح - إياك

He composed the music, he arranged the music and he sang the lyrics of his new single, just to get you to tune in to his fresh dance love song. Will you listen to Mohamed El Kammah's new song "Eyak" watch out for it, as he warned you not to cross him in the love game.

He is the youngest and perhaps the best looking young star who is hiding his real music talent beneath his outer shell--the one young ladies so very much love.

 اغنية محمد القماح - اياك | النسخة الاصلية | جديد 2013


Mohamed El Kammah - Eyak / محمد القماح - إياك

I Don't Believe The News About #Syria, I Believe In Wafeek Habib

Syrian songs are making a strong comeback, young people love them because they are very upbeat, manly and pleasant to the ear. Among Syria's major players is new comer Wafeek Habib, a guy who knows how to make any party awesome. He starts off with a Mawal--lyric with minimal music.
Unlike the Lebanese style, the Syrian style is a lot closer to the Iraqi dialect. Which to say, it's manly.

Syrian pop has never took its chance until 2008, when those Syrian soap operas started marketing it and the stars on their shows. Syria makes good music, but pop has never been their thing really. Wafeek and few other voices are changing that. Passionate lyrics, dance music, and a feel good tracks make all the difference. Those stars have travled to places like Algeria to perform their songs to new laces.

Too bad, Syria has seen some better days, I do not trust the news but if Wafeek was delivering the news it might be something I would watch.

اصحاب نجوم - الفنان وفيق حبيب - دبكة تحت الدوالي


وفيق حبيب - طلبني ع الموت بلبيك - فيديو كليب 2012 Wafeek Habib HD

Listen Shaza Hassoun: شذى حسون الهواوي 2013 النسخة الاصليه

She is back and has a new single out, she is hotter than those Christmas cookies and warmer than the oven that baked them, she is Shatah Hassoun, the unique mega star, her new Gulf dance single, made right for the concert season.

She made this song for some folks out in the Khalij not her biggest fans in places like Amman Jordan and Beirut.

Listen: شذى حسون الهواوي 2013 النسخة الاصليه

Listen: Egypt In Love With Mostafa Saad عكس السير-مصطفي سعد

The all Egyptian singing competition "Sout Al Haya" is trying to wrap the season and they need a little help bringing the show to an end. Egypt seems to have fallen in love with a new voice, with the name Mostafa Saad. He does offer the usual dose of romance pop songs.

I do think that the picture he took for the song--makes him look like a member of the blue man group--he is green. He sounds rather convincing here, it's like we are hearing him sing out loud what is already going on in his head. A very personal song with a brilliant music accompanying the wise life related lyrics.

عكس السير-مصطفي سعد