With his recent track, “LM3ALLEM” garnering upwards of 50 million views on YouTube and growing, Moroccan pop-singer Saad Lamjarred (سعد المجرد) is hard to avoid at this point.
Music writer, co-founder of MadaMasr.com. Co-author of "Ten Cities", a book about dance music and club culture.
Kuwaiti artist Zahed Sultan’s sophomore album “eyeamsound” is an epic follow-up to his debut album released in 2011, titled “Hi Fear, Lo Love.” In both albums there are references to mobility and heartbreak, but “eyemsound” becomes a politically charged discussion as heard in tracks like “Democrazy” and “Bedoon”.
Kuwaiti artist Zahed Sultan’s sophomore album “eyeamsound” is an epic follow-up to his debut album released in 2011, titled “Hi Fear, Lo Love.” In both albums there are references to mobility and heartbreak, but “eyemsound” becomes a politically charged discussion as heard in tracks like “Democrazy” and “Bedoon”.
Working under the moniker of Hello Psychaleppo, Syrian artist Samer Saem Eldahr’s down-tempo, tarab-laced productions continue to ooze with originality and Arabic textures.
The latest track released by Egyptian singer/songwriter Aya Metwalli forges a new path for the musician and her cult following in Cairo.
The moment Nabil Salameh’s voice enters the contemplative piano intro of the track “Bombay Salam” your ears might fall into your heart. The powerful, and melancholic harmony between Nabil’s vocals and the keys are as wondrous and painful as the song’s themes of birds and wandering.