Tag Archives: arabic music
The Impossible Love – Kazim Al-Sahir Posted by Fisal on Mar 14, 2013
Today, I will present a very nice song by the great singer Kazem Al-Saahir. The song was written by the great poet Nizar Qabbani. It is called “The Impossible Love الــحــُــبُّ الــمــُــســْــتــَـــحـــيـــلُ”. The song is also known by the name “I Love You Very Much أحـبــكِ جداً” as these are the opening words of…
Umm Kulthum Festival of Music Part 2 Posted by jesa on Mar 5, 2013
Marhaba (مرحبا)! I am sure you found the article from the previous post interesting and I am confident you have worked hard on answering the questions. After presenting you with the answers and the translation of some key words, I have added another musical masterpiece by Umm Kulthum called Baeed Annak (بعيد عنك) (Far from…
Umm Kulthum Festival of Music and Singing Posted by jesa on Mar 4, 2013
Marhaba (مرحبا)! In this post, I would like to share an article that announced a new festival of music and singing in honor of one of the greatest Arab singers ever: Umm Kulthum (أم كلثوم). Along with Fairouz from Lebanon, Umm Koulthoum’s unique musical talent, in her voice and acting, has captured the hearts and…
The Egyptian X Factor Part 2 Posted by jesa on Feb 10, 2013
Marhaba (مرحبا)! I hope you found the from the previous post interesting and I am confident you have worked hard on answering the questions. After presenting you with the answers and the translation of some key words, I want you all to check a YouTube video that shows an Egyptian TV anchor echoing the same…
Zajal el Zajjalin Posted by jesa on Feb 6, 2013
Marhaba (مرحبا)! As promised in an earlier post, today I would like to introduce you all to Zajal (زَجَل), one of the most popular iconic and cultural traditions of many Mediterranean countries. In a nutshell, zajal is a traditional form of oral poetry (شعر) in colloquial dialect (اللغة العاميّة ) . Most notably this form…
You are Back O, My Birthday! Posted by Fisal on Feb 2, 2013
I have thought a lot of something to write about today. It was my birthday yesterday and I remembered this nice song of Fareed Al-Atrash فــريــد الأطـــرش about his birthday in the movie and I liked to share it with you. Fareed was a famous Syrian singer مــُــطــْــرِب , composer مــُــلــَــحـــِّـــن and actor مــُــمــَــثــــِّـــلْ…
Meet Mashrou3 Leila Posted by jesa on Jan 30, 2013
Marhaba (مرحبا)! In this post, I want to introduce you all to one of my favorite Middle Eastern bands: Mashrou3 Leila (مشروع ليلى). By all means, this band is one of the most innovative and upcoming groups in the Middle East and with their progressive and enlightening music they have captured the hearts and minds…