The unstoppable Saudi Arabian studio 8iess is back with yet another spectacular video, and a controversial one.
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Another impressive video from Majed Alesa (ماجد العيسى), one of the region’s most versatile and unpredictable artists.
“The story behind the video is that it is a traditional Saudi song, which was originally written by Soliman bin Shuraim – a very well known poet, the studio 8iess tell us about their spectacular recent work, “Samry King”.
“The story behind the video is that it is a traditional Saudi song, which was originally written by Soliman bin Shuraim – a very well known poet, the studio 8iess tell us about their spectacular recent work, “Samry King”.
One, if not the most distinct YouTube phenomenon to have come out from Saudi Arabia this year is the video called “Kafil” (كفيل), or “Sponsor”. In its own special way, it raises the issue of labor exploitation in this country – especially of Pakistani immigrants.