The Brightest Star Among Them All Is Balqees Fathi

Being a Yemeni woman, a gorgeous one too but waiting to sing is not a very conventional path. It's certainly not the path of least resistance. The daughter of a beloved composer did her first singing in her school, then a radio executive asked her to do a radio show Tarab style songs. She did and then things started to come her way when she met contemporary composer Fayez Al Said.

Her voice might be the most colorful among so many stars, she feels authentic, and her emotions seem sincere. You really cannot bluff your way through the songs she chooses to perform  she has the artistic chops to bring complex musical experiences.

She is a refined soul who doe snot fake her personality, if she has something to add, she does it. If not she doesn't try to be something she is really not. Now she she is a beloved star in the Gulf region, she has set sight on Lebanon--where she shoots music videos and has few friends.

Her youth and lean figure do wonders, but her first asset is her voice and her temperament  In few short years, she has organically claimed her spot in the pop scene. I love the poetic songs she gets to perform  And she is engaged and soon to be married Nayef Hazazy to one of the Saudi Arabia' finest soccer stars. She does confess to rotting for the UAE soccer team though.       

Balqees Fathi - Ya Hawa بلقيس احمد فتحي يا هوى

Video: Khaled Selim Enables Saudi Racing Fans On MBC "Driven"

What's with Khaled Selim, the once beloved pop star and cars? I have no idea. Dudes and bros like sweet rides and talk about them like they would talk about gorgeous women. I have never been obsessed with cars, but I know many how do. So, Saudis who have been seeing a surge in death due to a number of racing accidents, are about to get a new racing show.

The show will air on MBC Action and I am seeing a Lebanese racer in an energy drink car ready to do some stunts. I think it's irresponsible to do these shows when last week few young Saudi died in a car racing accident. Driven is the name of the show and Khalid will help bring in new viewers to this new show. This show is on its third season now and more to come.

There has been many stars on this show before, and simply put you cannot stop young people form doing crazy stunts that might lead to their death.

Khaled Selim ...Promo Program DRIVEN S3

Colorful Egyptian Star Sandy At A Cairo Parks

Sandy Color Festival At Al Oroba Parks Cairo — with Housam Badran, Islam Mostafa and Sandy Singer at El Oroba Park. This is a festival that goes on every year and Sandy is a repeat offender, she is demanded by the concert goers who like a little bit of candy with their music.

She really knows how to work up an audience, little girls and grownup men line up to hear and see her perform her act. If you ever doubted the size of her stardom  then look again, see the size of this audience who risk much to be in attendance.

Aside from this huge engagement, Sandy has been celebrating with Yahoo their 18th birthday. Other than the chaotic stage and too many important young people, the concert was HOT

@Fox Eyes Photography - Sandy - Collection From Hakuna Matata 5 Colour Festival

Examples Of Shameful Things Arab Celebrities Do

1. They like to use English and French words in their interviews--you like in Arabic speaking country, you are speaking to Arabic speaking folks, drop the act please.
2. They go to record a duet with non-Arab stars that no one has ever heard of and then come and tell us you are huge outside that country. First, with all due respect  nobody cares you have done a song with a Romanian, Filipino or some random rapper. Flukes do not often make a solid career. 
3. They do not spend real money on their songs, but when it comes to the music video they pay up top dollar for that. If  your song sucks, ain't nothing going to compensate for that--not even a music video shot in London.   
4. Filmmakers, hire unassuming tourists on the streets in places like Egypt an ask them to be in their movies. If you do not take your movie seriously, why should I?
5. They record, mix, edit their music and movies in a foreign country, when top-notch studios and editing rooms are just as good next door. This does nothing and shows we still suffer from the complex where we prefer foreign talents to equally capable ones. 
6. Wearing clothes with big gigantic global brands on them, some of them are even embarrassing or say idiotic things. I have yet to see someone wearing a cool outfit with Arabic brand of calligraphy on it.  
7. They want to become stars outside their native countries. Not a bad idea, just make sure the art you make represents your country and you will be going overseas. You can make it out there by being you, singing in English is embarrassing do not try. 
8. They have to brag about their awesome phones, nice shoes, fancy car and gadgets. Sure, not a bad thing, but keep on mind your fans do not like you because of these things. If they do not like you, you cannot buy these things no more. 
9. They gave birth to their kids in foreign countries and give them random names. How can I believe your songs' about how much you love the motherland if you do not raise your children in it?
10. They celebrate having a husband who is not from the same place. Like that singer who married a girl from the UK or that Egyptian soccer player who is dating a German lady. The second plays in the  national soccer team. Or that famous Lebanese singer who is singing about being an Arab knight when his own daughter boasts about being a Canadian. It's cool they like diversity, but just because you are diverse it doe snot make you superior.
11. Anything else?

Haifa Wehbe kids songs "Baba Fen" ~ ENGLISH subtitles هيفاء وهبى بابا فين

WATCH: Facebook Addiction Humorous Song فس فس بوك محمد بركات وفريق سلالم فيسبوك 2013

This is the generation whose addiction is different than any other addiction we have seen. They do not do drugs as much, but they are addicts to the social media and here's the song to show you how deep in the shit those people are. An Egyptian band Salalim stands behind this song, not sure how I feel about the Facebook people, but the reality you really will struggle to find information if you are not on Facebook.

My Facebook profile, my cellphone and what's not. This is a fun song for the young in you about how attached folks are to the new Facebook world. It's crazy world out there. They even have got a soccer captain to appear on their song. This is a random song made by few friends and people who are in love with their virtual life.

I do not really want to log out, it's really hard to escape the curse of Facebook, people are giving away too much information and no one knows who is taking a peak--check your privacy policy if you can make sense out of it, enjoy the songs and the band English that comes with this song.

 فس فس بوك محمد بركات وفريق سلالم فيسبوك 2013

WATCH: Glory Of The Fallen Album البوم التراس ديفلز - المجد للشهداء 2012

Among the hundreds who have been killed in Egypt, about a hundred stand above the rest--the 100 or so soccer fans who were murdered in a soccer game. Why? Their brethren in the ultras and sport fans are not letting ho--those people go to war in order to bring justice to those. They have listed them, they have made music for them, they have protested and have done much to bring an attention to those fallen.

So, here; now we get an album, with an cover art that has each of those fans names....and the their names are part of the song. Afterall, those murdered fans are rooting for the biggest soccer club in Egypt and in the Arab World.  

The album with 19 different tracks talking about those fallen, their stories and the way they have lived their lives. Yes, the club is also out there, but more clear than everything else, are the names of the fallen. Most songs on the album are in Arabic, but at least two have English titles. The pictures of those fallen in port said are also there. The army took the blame for that one, but justice has not been served. I like the way the soccer fans do it, they are being civil about it. Keeping the issue alive without alienating people. 

01.El Maged LE l Shodaa

02.El Ahly 7aDiD

03.Damk 3'aly

04.F 3eez L Ma7na

05.Ahlawy SwarGy

06.Da7o B7ythoum

07.El Shyten L 7omr

08.3aShan El Ahly E7na Gena

09.Gravity

10.7akMo L ShaheD

11.M3na L HaYah

12.Ahlawy W Aft5er

13.NaDy EL Qarn El 3ashren

14.Tol 3omroh Fo2

15.Y AHly

16.L Ser F Rou7

17.El Wa3d

18.Eyd L Solta

19.Devils

اغنية المجد للشهداء .. اخراج جديد 

Ultras Devils - اغنية المجد للشهداء

MESHWAR Band - التراس اهلاوي حرية

Video: "Stronger" Barcelona Team Switches Songs

The Spanish newspapers are reporting about anew song that will play ahead of the Barcelona games,  the new team coach Tito Vilanova chose a different song than the former coach Pep Guardiola. Those songs are supposed to gets players energized about the game and feel lie wining again.

I do not know what you guys out there feel about those two songs, but I feel Kelly Clarkson would be a change for the team with her upbeat song about being literary stronger. One British band and another who is an American shot to fame on American Idol a decade ago. Maybe this way, more women can enjoy the game too.

In: Kelly Clarkson --Stronger or What Doesn't Kill You

Kelly Clarkson - Stronger (What Doesn't Kill You)


Out: Coldplay --Vivia La Vida,  

Coldplay - Viva La Vida

Footballer Lionel Messi Arrested While In The Saudi Kingdom

The Saudi Kingdom has invited the world class soccer player and legendary ball player Messi . There were so many dudes wanting to see and touch the legend that he had to be arrested by two or four Saudi policemen to walk him away form the crazed men of Saudi Arabia--who happen to love soccer.

The scene was so chaotic that the sponsoring network reporter was kicked out of the scene  and nothing went according to plan. The super star Messi joined his country men soccer team as they play against the national Saudi soccer team on Wednesday. Messi did nothing wrong to earn him that kind of harsh police treatment, that wanted to keep him safe while groping him.

The poor Saudi anchor who wanted to speak to the soccer legend. But that was not the time nor the place for civility. And by the way, they have a gun to Messi's head--all to keep him safe form his fans. I wonder what his enemies would do? The international press took this picture and the chaos and ran with it, the only losers here are the Saudi name.

It seems the security officers on the airport site, were letting in their relatives and friends to get to the airport in the hopes they would see the legend of Messi. But this is wrong as Saudi Arabia has turned itself into worshiping idols of soccer. I know the Saudi pres were the first to speak ill of this fiasco caused by lack of organization and zealot soccer fans.

You can see form the video below, this was amateur hour in Saudi Arabia and everybody pushed everybody around the airport gate. This i a shame to the Kingdom, they could have done a better job managing the event. This does not reflect too well on Saudi Arabia, its people and its culture.

الاسطورة ميسي يسحب على ماجد التويجري


مذيع القناة الرياضية يبدي تذمر شديد من تصرف رجال الأمن ومنعهم من تغطية وصول المنتخب الأرجنتيني


لقطات لحالة الفوضى التي صاحبت نزول الأرجنتيني ميسي لصالة المطار

Shikabala In Trouble For Tamer Hosny Concert

Egypt's finest soccer player and  bad boy Shikabala finds himself once again in trouble with his club. The golden feet champ of Egyptian soccer who is in the United Arab Emirates now playing for premier league Al Wasil Club stopped by a Tamer Hosny concert in Abu Dhabi and emerged on the stage alongside the Egyptian pop star. The fans shouted the soccer players name and cheered him one.

It was a good moment for the soccer player who has seen some many controversies throughout his career including outbursts at his coaches and managers. Trouble is this, 48 hours after Shikabala had made his concert cameo, his team lost the game really bad 5 to nothing--zilch. Al Ain club dominated Al Wasil and angered so many fans.

Needless to say the club bosses are unhappy and they have reported Shikabala for investigation according to the head of the club Hamid Yousef. The club will use its regulations do rule on the matter. I do think this is a crappy call as the club is finding someone to hang for their losses. Shikabala is just one player, it takes a lot more than that to lose a game this bad.

Shikabala in Dubai HD

Mohamed Rahim Pays Farewell اغنية محمد رحيم - فى امان الله | جديد 2012

Mohamed Rahim has a heart of gold and this gold he transmits through his music. This time he has released one of his singles where he comments on the fallen, namely the ones who have been murdered during that soccer game in Port Said. This remains an issue unresolved where the murders and those who have incited the violence remain free.

Mohamed Rahim pays farewell to the 70 or so young souls that went to a soccer game, where it ended up being a war zone and an assassination. Frankly, Rahim sounds like he has lost someone he likes, you can feel it when he sings the lines of his songs. He is also calling for unity and religious tolerance. It ain't easy to do those kind of songs, but I feel Egypt can use something like this to remind them of their  collective high moments.

I know Rahim can also do happy and party songs, but most of his memorable songs are the ones he writes from personal experiences. He now has crafted an emotional crowded song

اغنية محمد رحيم - فى امان الله | جديد 2012

Maya Diab, Energy Drinks And Car Drifting @ The Dead Sea

Not sure how much Maya Diab knows about cars and racing, but she just made an appearance in a Jordanian car rally near the Dead Sea. Maya was the celebrity all the boys wanted, they wanted fast cars, a strong female celebrity and a lot of energy drinks. Maya brought her high sense of outlandish fashion to the event and mingled with the folks who like to think of themselves as being sporty.

I am sure that energy drink hired her to come to Jordan for PR. Maya has turned her short living career into a business enterprise for product endorsement  To her credit, she cannot help that stupid guys are crazy about her and about all her fashion and otherwise stunts. Chevy had the time for their life as their car stole the show. I can say this, while I do not care about people putting their lives in danger for no real value, I would still feel bad for them in the event they die.

Stupid young people and their unlimited love for all things fast, I do not get the crazy over that energy drink, I do not see a need for it. On the upside, Jordanians may be out of work, but they would never doing things like car racing and obsessing over celebrities. Jordan is a great place, but socially, you find girls who want to be boys and boys who speak and act like girls.

تشحيط مايا دياب في JordayTV #Nudarebkom | RedBull Car Park Drift Dead Sea

Mr. Egypt Ibrahim Abdel Gawad Weds

Mr. Egypt has finally found his match. He has tied the knot to a nice lady who works as a TV anchor. His wedding was kept away from the spotlight. The couple were surrounded by family and friends. Not much has been published about the wedding or the bride so far.

Ibrahim Abdel Gawad won the coveted title of Mr. Egypt in the 2006 competition. Then he went on to work as a TV anchor, his good looks were his ticket. He has also appeared as a model in a number of music videos. But Ibrahim did not get mainstream respect until he spoke on a live show about the massacres at home in Egypt. He was so compassionate and so real.

In the aftermath of the Port Said massacre where tens of soccer fans were murdered as they were watching a soccer game. Ibrahim spoke from the heart and his video went viral, it was a sermons that touched so many hearts. He spoke about the Mubarak regime and all its men who now pose as revolutionaries even they have made million of dollars out of that regime.

لاول مره مذيع فى النليفزيون المصرى يهاجم ادارة مصر

Ahmad Shhede Mediocre Song For Lebanese National Soccer Team

To make a hit out of any Lebanese song you need to do one of three things, be sweet, exciting and have a strong voice. Ahmed Shhede sounds like a sweet voice, not strong, jury is out on the existing part. This song of his is about Lebanon's soccer team who seems one of the rare things the entire people of Lebanon agree on.

Ahmed is a new name, he picked a safe topic to sing about. I am not sure what he can do about his voice, it has to be a bit stronger. He can do breakup songs and might do well if the lyrics and the music are done right. Not a memorable song and the lyrics are not that fresh--you have to be able to do better than calling soccer players heroes--when everyone is a champion no one is.

 أحمد شحادة - حي ابطالك لبنان / Ahmad Shhede- 7ayyi Abtalak Lebnan

Soccer And Music On Arabs Got Talent

A young Yemeni who knows well to do a thing or two with soccer balls appeared on Arab Got Talent for the second time. He really dazzled them with his flexibility, moves and attitude. I like what he had to offer, Ammar Al Khodiry has confidence and seems to have won some hearts.

The judges who at least two of them do not seem to know what this talent is about as they asked him for new moves. One judge had a great deal of fun watching the moves and the tricks with the soccer ball. I do also enjoy the music they played part of the show...songs from 1999 and 2000 by two charismatic Tunisian singers.

 #ArabsGotTalent - S2 - Ep8 - عمار الخضيري

Joyce From Jordan Can Kick Your Trash

There's a girl from Jordan that offers a kind of service, few offer at her home in Jordan. training actor, entertainers on how to breath, meditate and then kick some trash in martial arts.

She seems to be making progress spreading this rather uncommon service in Jordan. selling such a service might be easy in places like Lebanon, but Jordan would be a tough sell. Joyce Al Raei gives this interview about her work with actors and interested parties.

فتاة أردنيَّة تدرِّب الممثلين على فنون التأمل والقتال

Alaa Zalzali And The Lebanese Soccer Team Song

Alaa is a singer all dudes can like, his manly style and more often than not Debka beat are hard to mistake. His latest songs plays up that part, with Lebanon, soccer and debka music. you really cannot go wrong with this mix.

The song is titled lions of the field, speaking of the 11 soccer player and wishing them well to qualify for the 2014 World Cup in Brazil. Alaa's brother has produce the song, the Alla released it on his Facebook page


علاء زلزلي - اسود الملاعب Alaa Zalzali - Ousoud el mala3eb

Real Men Should Cry "and Weep" To Anas' Song

He is the youngest sport fan, or one of the youngest, but he is the youngest to get murdered by the secret combinations of Egypt. It was a tragedy and Anas has become the face of that disaster, he was butchered and people cried their hearts out when they saw his smile.

Here's a Lebanese singer who had a song for this kid, a song that's has a lot of heart--enough to make men cry. You cannot enjoy this song without being moved, and if it does not move you, you might not really understand Arabic.

This is an imaginary conversation between Anas, his mom and the thugs who have him murdered. The words are very touching, and Wael lives up to the moment and delivers the perfect condolences song--it must give his mom some comfort, but frankly, I think even those who have not known the kid, will cry him to. Once again Wael delivers a song like he has not in a really long time....his feelings are out there for everyone to feel.
Wael Jassar - Esmi Anas / وائل جسار - أسمى أنس

As Al Ahly Dies And Al Zamalek Ultras Lies

Al Ahly sports club and its fans have seen blood few weeks ago! Al Zamalik felt sorry for the events and stood in solidarity with their arch rival team. But that would not stop them releasing an album with the title Al Zamalik is life!

I am sure Al Zamalik meant no harm, and they meant well, but giving the times, this might be intensive. Al Ahly is not death nor do they bring death upon their team. The massacre is part of a greater plot to attack Egypt. Soccer is a way to bring people joy in their lives, not mayhem! I am not a big followers of sports in Egypt, but music is my thing.

Here are 15 tracks that will give you an adrenaline rush. Speaking of which, what's up with the anonymous mask?

01.All Zamalek Ya Omry
02.Ghaly We Afdeh Be Hayati
03.Sa`loony Meen Akhtar
04.Omry Ma Hansa
05.Es`al A`l Kayan
06.El-Leila Gena Nede`y
07.Shams El-Horyya
08.Ansor Ya Rabby Al-Abtal
09.El-Zamalek Hwa El-Malek
10.Hwa El-Hayah Wel Rooh
11.Kelma Be Saba` Hrouf
12. Ay Hekaya
13.El-Zamalek Da A3zm Nady
14.Nour Kol El-Hayah
15.Akedet Al-Forsan

The Most Touching Egyptian Video You Will See!

This is not a song, but it might just have done what the best song strives to do--move you. This is a tribute video for all the fallen in Egypt especially those young souls who have been murdered in cold blood.

Those are the stories of real life people who have left their lives behind, things that they used to do are now sitting and no one does them anymore. Going to the movies, fixing things, getting engaged and so on. Watch the video already and please save the memory of those who have been taken from their love ones.

حتى لا ننسى - We Still Remember

Hamid El Shari And Mostafa Shawki New Single

Soccer fans should not expect to be murdered when all they are seeking the thrill of a game, not being chased down by thugs. More than 70 soccer fans have been murdered in cold bold at the stadium.

This is a slow song where the guitar meets the mellow voices of two singers, Hamid El Shari and Mostafa Shawki who also composed the music. This song offers sincere condolences for the families of the fallen young men and women.

حميد الشاعرى ومصطفى شوقى علاء و أنس اهداء لشهداء التراس اهلاوى