Tag Archives: arabic music
A Revolution of Doubt (Om Kolthoum) Posted by Fisal on Jun 26, 2014
Ahlan, Arabic fans! In my previous post I introduced a short biography of the Saudi prince and poet Abdullah Al-Faisal. Today, we are going to read and listen to one of his masterpiece Fus’ha poems. The poem was published in the prince’s first volume of poetry; وحــى الــحــِــرمــان (revelations of Deprivation) but it…
Karakashangy: The Role of Songs in learning Arabic Posted by Fisal on Jun 18, 2014
Ahlan, Arabic fans! Our post today is about the role دَوْرof songs in learning Arabic as a foreign language. Research has said a lot about the effectiveness فــَــعــَــالــِــيــَــة of songs الأغــَــانــِـى and music الــمــُــوســِــقــَــى on learning a second language. One advantage مــِــيــزَةof using songs in the classroom is its flexibility مــُــرُونــَـــة. Songs…
Song for the Masses: We Are the Uprising and the Outcry Posted by jesa on May 13, 2014
Marhaba! In a previous post I introduced you all to one of my favorite artists in the Arab world: Julia Boutros. As you all know, she is admired and loved by millions in the Arab world and many expatriates living in different places across the world. As you have realized from an earlier post, many…
“And I Love You” – Kazem Al-Sahir Posted by Fisal on Apr 27, 2014
Ahlan أهــْــلاً Arabic lovers! Here is a beautiful love song by Kazem Al-Sahir كــَــاظــِـــم الــســَّـــاهــِـــر. The song is entitled “And I Love You و إنــِّــي أُحــِـــبــُّـــكِ“. It was written by the great Arab poet Nizar Qabbani نــِـــزار قــَــبــَّــانــِــى. I did the English translation for the poem and I hope you will enjoy it…
Meet the Egyptian born star Dalida Posted by jesa on Jan 28, 2014
Marhaba! In this post, I want to introduce you all to the international music icon: Dalida. In addition to Fairouz, Julia Boutros, and Majida el Roumi, Dalida is by far one of my favorite artists. Born on January 17, 1933, in Cairo, Egypt to Italian parents, Dalida spent most of her early years in Egypt…
Sing with Fairouz: Jingle Bells in Arabic! Posted by jesa on Dec 19, 2013
Marhaba! I know that many of you adore Fairouz’s beautiful songs. As you all know already, Fairouz is one of my favorite Arab artists and her voice is incomparable. She remains one of the most revered and admired musicians in the Arab world and beyond. Today, and given the fact that Christmas is around the…
Habibi, the Arabic Adagio by Majida el Roumi Posted by jesa on Oct 24, 2013
Marhaba! In a previous post I introduced you all to the Lebanese diva Majida el Roumi. Today, I am sharing another musical masterpiece by Majida called ‘Habibi’ (حبيبي) which literally means My Love. The song is based on a classical piece called Adagio in G Minor by the famous 18th century Venetian master Tomaso Albinoni…