Showing posts with label English language. Show all posts
Showing posts with label English language. Show all posts

Monday, August 10, 2009

Nancy Zaabalawi

Nancy Zaabalawi was born in Damascus, Syria; her father is a musician who used to play the guitar and he was a member of the Artists Syndicate in Syria. In a musical family, Nancy Zaabalawi was born and with no doubt she inherited the singing talent from her father. Since she was small Nancy Zaabalawi used to memorize songs quickly, and she participated in many musical programs for children in the Syrian television and in other Arab TV stations. Nancy Zaabalawi studied Arabic literature at Damascus University before studying English literature and computer at the Faculty of America. But despite her work as an executive secretary at the Syrian International School, singing remained her number one hobby and used to sing in a hotel, where she used to spend the holiday every year with her family in Alladekieh and in many restaurants and hotels in Damascus. Nancy Zaabalawi participated in the program Super Star in Beirut, though she did not win first place, but her participation in the program was sufficient to make her start in the musical career and to rise to the world of fame. ancy has worked hard on her first 7 songs: Ouridouka, inta w bass, Khoz ra7tak, Si7it min el nom, law laket, mousta7il, shou zakkarak.

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Monday, July 13, 2009

Cairokee

This Band was brought to life when Amir (vocal) and Hawary (guitarist) when they started singing in Arabic out of humour, really. They thought to themselves why not take it seriously and go Arabic all the way, since it’s their mother tongue while blending it with the Rock influences they have grown to love and admire: this created a really exotic and if nothing else.Is mainly playing rock but in an Egyptian lyrics and flavour, the name is aspired from both the words "Cairo" and "Karaoke" which means singing along with Cairo. The band first, started by the name “The Black Star” which means the Unseen Star, where they used to play English covers. But the band was seriously formed in the year 2003, ever since the band has performed live in various places. The idea of playing music and performing live was a childhood dream for all the members of the band.

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Monday, July 6, 2009

Youssra

Youssra (Arabic: يسرا‎) is an Egyptian actress and singer. She was born Civene Nassim on March 10, 1955 in Cairo, Egypt.She first appeared in the 1980 film Athkiya laken aghbiya (1980. English: Smartest yet Stupidest). Increasingly popular with audiences in Egypt and across the Arab world, she went on to co-star with leading actor Adel Emam in several films.She has made a number of the serial television dramas popular during Ramadan, including 2005's Ahlam 'Adiya (Ordinary Dreams). She portrayed an enterprising con woman in what the English version of Egyptian newspaper Al-Ahram called "a major departure from the star's usual Ramadan screen persona, which has consistently verged on the romantic and the demure."
In 2006, she took a supporting role in The Yacoubian Building, a star-laden adaptation of the novel of the same name. The film is reported to have had the highest budget of any Egyptian production to date. Playing an entertainer working in a restaurant, Youssra, according to Variety, "effortlessly stirs old emotional waters when she sings 'La Vie en Rose.'" Youssra released her first vocal album in 2002.WIKIPEDIA

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Sunday, June 7, 2009

Salah Edin

Abid Tounssi, also known as Salah Edin is a Dutch rapper. He was born and raised in Alphen aan den Rijn, the Netherlands. He lived in Morocco for about 2 years. After a brief career in English, Salah began recording in Darija Arabic.In the first edition of the film Fitna, and subsequently removed from the second release, when referring to the murder of Theo van Gogh, instead of the murderer's face (Mohammed Bouyeri), a picture of Edin is displayed. The picture was shot for the rapper's album Nederlands Grootste Nachtmerrie (Netherlands' Worst Nightmare), which, according to the singer's website, was shot to be "exactly like the mugshot of convicted killer Mohamed B". A 2007 article by Dutch newspaper De Dag had captioned an article about the killer with the shot. On that occasion, Salah Edin's received an out-of-court libel settlement for the publication. The photo was said by the rapper to be intended to depict "the way the average white Dutch citizen sees me, as a young Moroccan Muslim radical. That's why I chose to do this picture and use it for the front cover of my album. It is in no way supporting the deeds of Mohamed B". Edin has accepted a settlement of 25,000 euros for the infringement. WIKIPEDIA

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Monday, May 4, 2009

Desert Heat

Desert Heat is an Arab hip hop group originating from the UAE (United Arab Emirates). Formed in late 2002, Desert Heat consists of two Emirati brothers Salim Dahman known as ‘Illmiyah’ (eel-mee-yah) and Abdullah Dahman known as ‘Arableak’.
Desert Heat primarily rap in English, but the majority of their songs contain some Arabic language content. They speak about their own struggles, what it is like being an Arab youth.Desert Heat's first public performance was in an audition for Akon in Dubai. The band became so popular, Desert Heat actually was one of the opening acts on launch of MTV Arabia in November 2007 alongside Akon, Ludacris and Karl Wolf.
Shortly after Desert Heat released their first video "Keep It Desert" . Their debut album "When The Desert Speaks" released on June 22, 2008. WIKIPEDIA

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Tuesday, April 21, 2009

Clotaire K

Clotaire K is a hip hop artist of Lebanese descent who has toured and released records since 1995.
His style is a blend of traditional Middle-Eastern music and hip hop, while the lyrics are in English, French, and Arabic. He is part of a 5 piece band that has been touring for 13 years. His achievements include a BBC award as well as an EMMA Music Award nomination.Last.fm

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Sunday, March 29, 2009

Gharam

Akher Gharam {{lang|ar|آخر غرام}} album coverImage via Wikipedia

Akher Gharam (Arabic: آخر غرام‎, English: Last Love) is the debut album by the Lebanese singer, Amal Hijazi. It spawned the number one hit singles "Habibi Oud", "Ghanniet" and "Akher Gharam. The album was released in mid 2001 and produced by Dilara Master Production and distributed internationally by Music Master. The album's title track was generally considered Hijazi's signature song until it was replaced by the international single "Zaman" in 2002. The album also spent an impressive six months at the Top Twenty Charts and became the highest selling debut album ever released by an Arabic artist. The song "Akher Gharam" in addition became a #1 Lebanese hit. In addition, Hijazi's previous single. WIKIPEDIA "Rayyah Balak" was included in the album due to popular demand from fans.

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Friday, February 20, 2009

Salah Edin

Abid Tounssi, also known as Salah Edin is a Dutch rapper. He was born and raised in Alphen aan den Rijn, the Netherlands. He lived in Morocco for about 2 years. After a brief career in English, Salah began recording in Darija Arabic.In the first edition of the film Fitna, and subsequently removed from the second release, when referring to the murder of Theo van Gogh, instead of the murderer's face (Mohammed Bouyeri), a picture of Edin is displayed. The picture was shot for the rapper's album Nederlands Grootste Nachtmerrie (Netherlands' Worst Nightmare), which, according to the singer's website, was shot to be "exactly like the mugshot of convicted killer Mohamed B". A 2007 article by Dutch newspaper De Dag had captioned an article about the killer with the shot. On that occasion, Salah Edin's received an out-of-court libel settlement for the publication. The photo was said by the rapper to be intended to depict "the way the average white Dutch citizen sees me, as a young Moroccan Muslim radical. That's why I chose to do this picture and use it for the front cover of my album. It is in no way supporting the deeds of Mohamed B". Edin has accepted a settlement of 25,000 euros for the infringement.

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Wednesday, February 18, 2009

Bassem Moughanieh

Sign is the Capricorn. He is fluent in his mother tongue languge that is Arabic, also fluent in English and in French. His hobbies besides acting are Basket ball,Karate, Reading,Various Sports and etc…..
He received his degree in Baccalaureate II official (experimentale Math), 1993-1994. He also obtained his Diploma in acting in 1997-1998 at the Lebanese university faculty of the National Institute of Fine Arts. He also has done his training experience at the pantomime et d'expression corporelle dans le cadre du Festival de Pau(France).His work experience is really wide and extensive since he has Five Years of Theaching experience and has shared in many theatre productions, some of these experiences are, "Al Fahel" (Gracia Markez) Beirut Theatre, “Nejinsky saat likaahi bil rab” (Majdi Abou Matar) Madina Theatre, “Al raghif” (Toufik Youssef Awad)Lebanese university Theatre, “Iskandariya bahrik ajaib” (Yaakoub Al-Chidrawi) Madina Theatre, “Al aakir” which gained an appreciation reward in Tunesia (Ayman Bitar) Beirut Theatre, “Al jarima wal ikab” which gained an award in Qartaj concert Tunesia (Distiyovski), “Shati ya dinyi sisan” which gained a golden medal at the televison awards at Qairo(Karim DakroubMadina Theatre), “Raghba tahta shajarat al dirdar”(Yujin oniel) “Khabriyet” (bassem moughnieh) this was a show for his students at Amliyeh high school for girls in 1999 – 2000 that got an award for best school theatre performance in Lebanon.http://www.bassemmoug.com/biography.html

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Saturday, January 17, 2009

Fares Karam

feminine DabkeImage via Wikipedia
Faris Karam is a famous Lebanese singer who has produced many big hit singles in Lebanon and around the world such as "El-Tanoura" (English: The Skirt). Throughout his career, he has participated in a large number of concerts, public celebrations and festivals. Born in Jezzine, in the south of Lebanon. He has a little girl. His musical style in recent times is linked more closely to dabke and his live band play many of his songs with a large tabal drum using a Narwari rhythm. This has helped make his music very popular in Lebanese nightclubs where patrons like to dance the dabke.Wikipedia

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Tuesday, December 16, 2008

Outlandish

Outlandish is a Danish hip-hop group with an international touch. Formed in 1997, it consists of Isam Bachiri (born in Denmark and of Moroccan background), Waqas Ali Qadri (born in Denmark and of Pakistani background), and Lenny Martinez (born in Honduras). All three members are religious, with Isam and Waqas being devout Muslims, and Lenny being at least nominally catholic.
Their R&B/Hip-hop/Rap/soul music takes influences from their various backgrounds (Arab, Pakistani, and Latin music), and although their songs are primarily in English, they usually feature lyrics in Spanish, Urdu, Arabic, and Danish. All these influences make the music of Outlandish somewhat unique and this is easy to notice from the variety of genres covered in their albums. Outlandish often include themes about Islam and contemporary issues facing young Muslims in the west in their music, and sometimes their songs define a nasheed-like unique genre. Last.fm
So sweet, so beautiful
Everyday like, queen on her throne
No, nobody knows how she feel
Aicha, Lady one day it'll be real
(Lets do it)

She moves, she moves like a breeze
I swear I can't get her out of my dreams
To have her shining right here by my side (shining like a star)
I'd sacrifice all them tears in my eyes
ohohohh

[Chorus]

Aicha Aicha - passing me by (there she go again)
Aicha Aicha - my my my (is it really real?)
Aicha Aicha - smile for me now (I don't know, I don't know)
Aicha Aicha - in my life (Yeah)

[Verse2]

Mmm, she holds her child to her heart
Makes her feel like she blessed from above
Falls asleep underneath her sweet tear
Lullaby fades away with his fear
ohh

[1/2Chorus]

Aicha Aicha - passing me by (there she go again)
Aicha Aicha - my my my (Like this, here we go)

[Bridge]

Needs somebody'lean on (lean on)
Someone body, mind & soul (body, mind & soul)
To take her hand, to take her world
Show her the time of her life, so true (true)
Throw the pain away for good
No more contemplating (boo) (No more contemplatin)
No more con.tem.pla.ting boohoho (aha)

[Verse3]

Lord knows the way she feel (I wonder)
Everyday in his name she begins
To have her shining here by my side
I'd sacrifice all them tears in my eyes
Ohh
Aicha Aicha - ecouté moi (Lets do this)

[Chorus]

Aicha Aicha - passing me by (there she go again)
Aicha Aicha - my my my
Aicha Aicha - smile for me now
Aicha Aicha - in my life (ohh)
Aicha Aicha - (there she go again)
Aicha Aicha - passing me by (one more time)
Aicha Aicha - (she don't know, she the light of my life, no she don't)
Aicha Aicha - (no she don't) (ohh)