Haya Zaatry (هيا زعاترة) is a talented Palestinian singer-songwriter, who’s been charming us with her soft vocals and her mostly acoustic, light arrangements.
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Ruba Shamshoum offers a literal and metaphorical breath of fresh air into what appears to be a heavily sound-produced atmosphere of the Arab indie scene.
B’يT, or Beyt (Home), is an exceptional meeting between 3 main contributors to the contemporary Arab music scene.
Haya Zaatry on ukulele and vocals, Kevork Estephanian on percussion and background vocals, playing and singing live together – and that’s how we get this little 3-minute masterpiece of acoustic songwriting.
With spoken words floating over chords of an acoustic guitar, El Far3i brings a rejuvenating sound to Middle Eastern independent scene.
A new sound has arrived. They call it SHAMSTEP. A sample-ised and electrified mijwiz paves the way for the unique band called 47SOUL. They came from Jordan, Palestine, Syria and the US to work together in UK.
There’s something both familiar and surprising, charming yet unsettling in this intense song by Jordan’s legendary multi-instrumentalist Yacoub Abu Ghosh and Palestinian singer Laila Sabbagh.