Black Theama Remakes Hit Song "Zahma"

By sheer luck, the Black Theama Band has made it HUGE in the months following the departure of Mubarak. They have always been good at making original music and tackling fresh subjects. But they never went mainstream maybe becasue the topics they talked about made people in charge wary of this all dudes band.

History and politics aside, there has been virtually not a single week passes without hearing about a concert by this this band. They are no positioned to be the band that spoke about the problem and the hops of the people without touching the messy politics. Making them popular with all segments of the people of Egypt.

Check out their music video for this hit song "Zahma" crowded, a song about the death of dreams, corruption and feeling out of place. This is the second version of this popular song with lots of footage from concerts that band took. See the people go crazy for this band.

And just if you had any doubts about how creative this band is, read this: their next music video will be in sign language to include a demographic that often goes under the radar.

I still Remember That Nawal El Zoghbi

It was the 90s, and radio was king. She was its queen, the blonde girl from Lebanon that had a good voice, the charm and the work the audience skill. She was on everyone's must check out list. Cute she was, and bold for that time she was. She was the princess of pop coming from Lebanon.

I remember her outfits and hair style would be picked by magazine to celebrated. Her songs about mostly about that pretty girl that loves someone so much. And unlike the guys of her era, she made it big and to a large extend she is still has the same star power.

But to be frank competition is very stiff and good lyrics are hard to come by, so there you have it. Nawal El Zoghbi has a rich legacy in pop and entertainment as her breakout duet performance with Wael Kfoury "Meen Habibi Ana" reminds us.

Nawal El Zoghbi Ana Hawalt نوال الزغبي أنا احلويت

Palestine (♥) Vivian Bishara

Vivian Bishara has not ever tried to sing Palestinian songs, she does not want to sing for the greater love, she just wants to sing for the one person that she loves. She has done so to mostly western melodies and Spanish guitar.

The Arab world came to know her right after her performance of that Arabic song that has been called the Arab version of "His Heart Goes One" Titanic song by none other than the Canadian Celine Dion (video below). the performance was on the reality show Star Makers aired by Mazzika TV. Vivian was a finalist on the show.

But now Vivian is already back with a new song of the same style, a bit dreamer though, the song "Ana Habit", "I Have Fallen in Love" earning a spot on the Top Ten songs by Monte Carlo Radio. With that now we know the new Vivian Bishara album will be released sometimes after the Holy month of Ramadan.


Vivian Bishara Ana Habbeet فيفيان بشارة انا حبيت 2011


Vivian Bishara - Erga3 Tani فيفيان بشاره - ارجع تاني

Anders Behring Breivik Music Critic Too

The Norwegian mass murderer Anders Behring Breivik was a music critic himself among many things of course. The mad man of Oslo used racial slur to describe Stella Mwangi, a Norway-based Kenyan singer who represented Norway in the 2011 Eurovision Song Contest.

In his personal journal, he made an entry on May 14th 2011, Breivik wrote about Mwangi: “My country has a crap, politically correct contribution.” He labeled Mwangi “an asylum seeker from Kenya,” and went on to mock her Swahili song “Haba Haba,” sarcastically writing that Mwangi was “performing a bongo song, very representative of Europe and my country.”

While Swahili is not Arabic, it's very close to the Arabic language. This language is spoke in large parts of Eastern Africa. Haba Haba is Arabic means little by little and the song was a hit all over Europe. I do not get this killer, he does not like Muslims becasue of their religion and becasue of the violent terrorists. But he also does not like pop stars who reveal some skin either. So this is one world class hater, it sucks to be related to this guy.

Here's a video of Stella Mwangi dazzling the stage. Needless to say the only time Anders Behring Breivik gets the stage is when he murders tens of innocents in a cowardly manner.

MGP 2011 - delfinale 3: Stella Mwangi - "Haba Haba"

Egyptian Nesma El Sabbah, The Proud

Ramy Gamal pick winners! This time he is not picking songs, he is picking a new female voice whom he has given lyrics and musical composition. The Egyptian composer turned singer gave Nesma El Sabbah (not to be confused with Nesma Mahgoub winner of Star Academy Season 8)

The song is about pride one has for being an Egyptian, God knows, I am proud to have been to Egypt, it must feel good to be one. While the song is good, the vocals are not quite there. Nesma's voice is in the exploration phase, I feel.

But the true beauty of this are the images and footage included in this music video where you get to see views from Egypt that might have gone pass you in the past. There are always those heart warming images from Tahrir Square.

Nesma El Sabbah - Ana Masreya / نسمة الصباح - أنا مصرية

Saber El Robai Lebanese Hit Single

Saber El Rebaei can sing and has done just that for more than a decade. But if you try to define this versatile Tunisian native in a style, you won't be able to. He does local Tunisian songs and made them sound hip in every corner of the Arab world. He has done songs for the Gulf where he sounded like one of the natives.

And he is the voice that does romance so well, especially the heartbroken romantic songs. And he has had his fair share of hit pop songs. But now comes a new challenge, doing a song in Lebanese Debka style.

With lovely lyrics filled with passion and drive toward the loved one. Released on Rotana radio, the company that produces his albums, brings him back to a new style, his last song was about the revolution in Tunisia.

صابر الرباعي نمشي وانا امشي.امشي وانا امشي

Ramy Sabry, The Viceroy of Arabic Pop

If you wanted to make a Ramy Sabry song better, you won't be able to. Because he makes them nothing short of perfect, this musician composer singer young man of charm knows who to make a hit. Virtually anything he puts his voice on, will sell. But that does not mean he is not out there to surprise us. His talent ins singing is only matched by his talent in composing upbeat songs.

His latest hit Harras Wala Tkhwen "Better Safe, Than Sorry" was a summer surprise that blindsided many other singers in Egypt. You know the song is a hit, when two weeks after it gets released, it gets its own music video from concert footage where the crowd goes crazy for it.

Ramy Sabry has tremendous respect for Amr Diab, and I know he is not trying to copy him at all, but cannot help but notice how Ramy is doing all the right things that made Amr Diab himself in the first place. First, the stage presence is strong, the lively and interactive performance is second. Third, the style of songs and melodies are a lot similar to the ones Amr feels comfortable with.


Ramy Sabry- Harras Wala Tkahwen / رامي صبري - حرص ولا تخون