Divorced Sherine The Blues Ladies Found Her Blues

Sherine got divorced really out of the blue--she seemed to have a happy marriage with two children. But then it all ended. She seems to have moved on as she takes part of the Arab version "The Voice". Some of her older songs were really sad. A sad song from a women whose dignity is everything for her. She refuses to take a backseat. I feel she might be taken a page from another Egyptian diva with a sad personal life--Angham.

She got the voice to do pretty much any song from the happy and catchy pop song that blazes one's summer. To the sad song about separation, she delivers sober and mellow songs straight from the heart. She is one of the most successful female voices commercially and artistically.

She did transition from the girl who wants to dance--first three hits of hers into the serious singer whose fans come from all over Arabia. She did well and has enriched Arabic with her songs and her concerts. Not so much her interviews though, but she is a likable entertainer and wish her well.  

وحدة بوحدة - شيرين 2012

The Always Sad Mohammad Ramadan New Really Sad Song

The alum of the TV show Star Academy Mohammad Ramadan seems to be happy doing sad songs. He has released about four singles so far and each of them tops the previous one in being sad and heartbreaking. Why would a young man who has a bright future be so sad is beyond me.

No wait, it pays well. He has a promo out for his latest single which he recorded in the Lebanese dialect where most of his songs seem to fit naturally. Ramadan has many fans out there, they seem to enjoy his singing style and approve of his choices.

Watch inside the recording studio teaser and entire song as well.

مـحمد رمضــان - صعبــه - Mohammad Ramadan - Sa3beh


 قـريبا محمد رمضان - صعبة - Soon Mohammad Ramadan - Sa3bi

Yehya Radwan: Horses, Bikes and Cheating Ladies

Horses are awesome creators, they are mighty, gracious and proud. No wonder celebrities and rich people like to be seen with horses. Horse racing is an activity seems reserved for the rich and powerful. Yehya Radwan, a pop singer from Lebanon uses a horse for his music video--he was riding one showing off his skills.

Then he is walking around with a girl young enough to be his daughter--except she might be meant to be his lover, they are walking around a gorgeous villa. And now we see he also likes bikes- This guy likes riding things. And the girl you see in the music video she cheats on hims with the guy who attends to his ranch.

Dude, Yehya love someone your own age not something young enough to be your daughter.
 
Yehya Radwan - Allah Ma'ak Yalla / يحيى رضوان - الله معك يلا

The Elephants Fly In Iraq With Nasrat Albadr

This is the title of hip Iraqi up and coming blues singer Nasrat Albadr, the guy sounds very Iraqi, but he sounds like he is mimicking someone who is a lot older than himself. But Nasrat is doing the very unique Iraqi style of blues. They have lived under sad reality and it has creeped into their music so beautifully and naturally. Nasrat is one \of those voices that is mroe famous among Iraqi musicians than among the casual fans.

A native to Baghdad, the son of a former pilot. Studied in Baghdad and went to art school, the moved to Syria, Lebanon, Dubai. He started his professional career in 1998. He is capable composer who has worked with Hussam Al Arassam and composed many songs for him. The song below is from his 2012 album...when elephants fly.

نصرت البدر اوعدني من البوم  2012

Zein Chaker, A Lebanese Song About Transgenders

In most cultures, including the Arabic one, this is not just a taboo, it's a toxic topic to bring up in mainstream media because we either lack education about the subject of transsexuals/transgenders or as some know them the gender benders. I do not know how real is the song from Zein Chaker, but for certain he has picked a lot of press--most of it is bad. But now we know who he is at least.

The song goes like this, boy meets girl, loves her, takes her home and introduces her to his family and circles. Then after the engagement comes the wedding, then here comes the boom, the lady is actually a dude. I do not know how people in this situation feel about the song.

The singer walks a fine line, he says this has become normal, but yet he loses his mind. The song is a poor qulity in terms of the production and even worse in terms of the demo music. The singer goes on to say this was a shock. I loved a woman who has turned out to be a male.

Zein Chaker will hold a press conference after the month of Ramadan to talk about the song and survey the press. The singer has actually shot a music video for this song which would be kinda of interesting to watch.
Zein Chaker - Tol3it Rejal NEW 2012

Elissa And Her Lovely Boys Live On Stage

You have heard that Elissa is very close to her buddy Lebanese singer Wael Kfoury. They have performed together, appeared together in a number of events and media appearances. Some have even them linked romantically, so there you have it. Elissa has a concert recently in Beruit where Wael Kafoury was in attendance. She tried to get him to sing along her side by doing one of his songs--which they have performed together before. The crowd wanted him too, but Wael did not seem to be in the mode.

Wael polity apologized, Elissa played it cool, and told him as he wishes. She did not finish the song, but she tried to still tease the singer. Later that night, she performed with another young and charming singer who has composed one of her latest songs Ziad Bourji who with love performed a duet with Elissa and both seemed to enjoy their time.

It was a very entertaining concert where Elissa was much more fun and less awkward than people have gotten to be used to. It was her moment in the spotlight after not a great start for the year. Note, the change of outfits by the singer.

Elissa sings for Wael Kfoury / اليسا تغني ل وائل كفوري


Elissa and Ziad Bourji - Krehtak Ana / اليسا و زياد برجي - كرهتك انا

Is Lebanese Singer Elissa Really That Happy?

Elissa gave an interview few days ago where she said, had she wanted to get married, she would have done so a very long time ago. She wishes her latest album to win another world music award--she already has won three titles. Then she spoke about the album being a winner. While most of her fans and critics agree, the album is really sad.

It's too much for the moment when we see death all around  us due to revolutions and what's not. People needed something happy, not 8 tracks of drama breakups and tragedy. Then her concert in Algeria almost got canceled, and not a word was mentioned--we had a leaked photo from the concert for Elissa. But no one wrote much about it.

Elissa is still single by choice--I do not think this is a good thing. She has picked some fights most recently with Haifa Wahbe and Shatha Hassoun. But she has also performed in a Beirut concert. Before she got on the stage Bassem Faghali mocked her on stage--she was cool this time. Among the attendees were Eli Saab- a fashion designer she loves; Wael Kfoury he buddy and pal; Simone Asmar--the guy who discovered her; Siham Shis'asha who has written a number of songs for Elissa; Joumana Abu Eid, the TV personality.

Elissa made a good album, the jury is still out on it. in the concert she had glow, and she showed some serious cleavage. The concert had many surprises including inviting the composer of one of the latest songs in her album. Wael turned down an invitation form Elissa to get up on the stage and do a song with her.

أليسا أسعد واحدة على الرغم من صدّ وائل لها

Tell Your Mom! Nadia Moustafa's is BACK

One of the iconic singers from the 80s is a lady with a golden hair Nadia Moustafa. The Egyptian singer who dominated the charts of her time, and has made many people happy including my own mother and mother in law has just released a new song into the world.

I do not know why she has disappeared and why she chose to came out of her retirement, but I am glad she did. Her pal singer Medhat Saleh is still in the business and has not hang her microphone yet. Her comeback song is about not letting the guy get away with a wrong behavior.

The music video tells a love story of two people--models not Nadia. The guy is mean and the lady is full of life. Then comes Nadia who has manged to maintain her good looks. The song has been sang by Assala earlier this year. It was written from the Gulf, a poem of course.

Someone did a great job getting Nadia to do this song, we have missed her voice and her grace. welcome back Nadia. One thing, why have the comments been disabled? I am sure people were saying some mean stuff. The song is a bout a women who will not take it anymore--she leaves the guy and gets in the car with another lady--Nadia Moustafa.

A great song hard to imagine it was written by a dude.

Nadia Moustafa - Ma Asmahlak / نادية مصطفى - ما اسمحلك

Sherine Is "Overjoyed" In Her Post Divorce حصريا اغنية شيرين الجديدة طايره من الفرحه

Did Sherine just make the most emotional conflicting song to date? I am really overwhelmed with emotions. Let's look at the big picture, Sherine and her husband got a divorce few weeks ago, it was a private matter and so far they have manged to keep it private, so far the media did not prey on it

And now comes this new teaser song, form her upcoming album, the title is about being overjoyed with happiness but also having tears in one'e eye as they break up with someone they have loved at some point. I wish Sherine and her husband all the best. She has promised an album that she will finance and leave as her legacy to her kids. She broke with Rotana and has no kind words for them--she feels neglected among the ranks.

I have yet to hear another Arabic song that blends such conflicting emotions so well, Sherine sounds really sad as she sings the lines, she seems to have taken them personally. She is telling the guy that his presence is no longer needed. She tell him the tears in her eyes are not induced by their breakup, but rather by her new freedom as she forgets him and moves on.

She just has outdone herself, maybe she is not done yet. I am sure the guys at Rotana are regretting not being kind to this once and always hit maker.

حصريا اغنية شيرين الجديدة (طايره من الفرحه)



شيرين - طايره من الفرح.-من الالبوم القادم - Shirin song

Ozaina Al-Ali And How The Internet Loves Him

When a singer had so many YouTube action, I cannot help but notice the traffic. Most recently, I have seen a really sad music video by Ozaina Al-Ali. It seems that all the love Ozaina has been reciveding is due to one his style and two to his dialect. The guy is not a hot looking guy so that will slow down his fame and limit his influence on the power of his lyrics. Which means he will have a lot of dudes and older women for fans.

His dialect is the one used in Northern Iraq, even though he is Syrian. Certain parts of Syria do speak like they do in Iraq. Ozaina is a full grown man, not a boy star. So he is into the music, not much the show part of it. As Ozaina seems to really know his way with the lute.

Most recently Ozzaina released a new album in a Beirut concert. I cannot help but notice how the people behind the Assi Hallani page keep on hitting the "like" button for Ozaina...I like him to. A sad song is good for the soul every now and often.

 أني بعدك أذينة العلي 2010

Tamer Ashour Does It Again In This Ramadan Intro Song

Tamer Ashour just released the promo intro song for a new TV Drama that will air this Ramadan. The show is starting Khaled El Nabouy, the show is titled Ibn Moot , son of death. And that's the same title for the new Tamer Ashour created song just for this show.

The composer and singer composed the music and sang the song with passion and sorrow. Needless to say when Tamer Ashour release anything, the internet goes crazy as it seems that his fans both love and respect this talented musical hit maker.

I think this is a fresh sounding music, unlike anything Tamer has done before. Intro songs do wonders to market any show....I call it a great choice on the song and the artists who knows how to represent a sad story with his signature voice.
Tamer Ashour - Ebn Mout Intro تامر عاشور مقدمة ابن موت

LISTEN: Dolly Shahine Sings For The Neglected Arab Kid

Egypt, Lebanon, Iraq, Syria, Palestine are the two placed where Dolly Shahine (Chahine)  puts to shame. The song is about children rights and their plight. The Lebanese singer is going into details about the struggles of children in those places. She is asking people to love those little creatures an dgive them more atention.

Make your hugs a home for them, I like the subject and think it's timely. But I do believe this is not the perfect song for Dolly's voice. It really does not do her justice. I am impressed that she took on the question of Syria and about the murder of many children there--she is not blaming one side or another.

So Dolly, gets credit for raising attention to this neglected subject, it buys her good well among her peers and gets her on the radio. She has been missing for some time now and has not taken parts in any concerts, movies or music projects for some time now. This is a good time

دوللي شاهين تغني لـ أطفال الشوارع


 اغنية دوللى شاهين - اطفال الشوارع | Dolly Shahine - Atfal El Shaware3

Sex, Offensive Language All Over The Ramadan Dramas

It's easy to make sexually suggestive dialogue on TV, things like that have no place on TV during the holy month. Just because you can do it, it does not mean it's a good idea. The keep pushing the envelope with all those languages insults, vulgarities. and their list goes one

Watch this report on those shows, the language and the scenes with dance, street thugs, really it's gross talking about warm bodies in a disgusting style. Some even drinking alcohol and partying it up. I must say, people should not watch these shows, this is the best way to get them to change. We cannot all watch them and then in private criticizes them. Just stop watching already.

Just watch the interviews and see what the folks are saying. I will never say that the government can fix this, they cannot. People can. If you stop watching such shows, the producers will not fund them no more
   
دراما رمضان ..وصلات رح وايحاءات جنسية

The Hardcore Guitarist And Wisconsin Sikh Temple Shooter

Some people make a killing in music, some musicians just flat out kill people. Most people who play music are the ones who like to promote peace and understanding, but not this one guy. He used his music for hatred  While the facts are all being sorted out, but the Sunday shooting in Wisconsin at a Sikh Temple where at least 7 people have lost their lives--including the gunman, now we learning something interesting;

Per Gawker 

Wade Michael Page, the 40-year-old Army veteran who allegedly killed seven on Sunday at a Sikh Temple in suburban Milwaukee, was a member of white-power hardcore band End Apathy, according to The Southern Poverty Law Center. Some biographical details match: Page was born in Colorado and was stationed at Fort Bragg in North Carolina; in an interview with the band's label, the Wade Page of End Apathy says that he's lived in North Carolina and Colorado.

Per the NYT
Page is the leader of a racist white-power band.”They said Mr. Wade played guitar and sang vocals for a band started in 2005 called End Apathy.“This guy was in the thick of the white supremacist music scene and, in fact, played with some of the best known racist bands in the country,” said Mark Potok, a senior fellow at the center. “The music that comes from these bands is incredibly violent and it talks about murdering Jews, black people, gay people and a whole host of other enemies. It is music that could not be sold over the counter around the country.

There goes that argument that musicians are artists as artists are supposed to be fragile and delicate, this man if true was a monster. I wonder what kind of music he was into and I also wonder since he has a 9/11 tattoo if he thought he was gunning down those poor Sikhs thinking they were Muslims.

Fear and Outrage in Wisconsin After 6 Killed at Sikh Temple; Gunman ID'd as White Supremacist Vet

Richard El Haj Unleashes Magdy Sa'ad This Ramadan

Magdy Sa'ad is a guy who has never made the A list, but in the word of his fans, he is the top man in song style. Magdy has one of those convincing sorrow filled voices, just like Tamer Ashour. So his fans are naturally younger males who have nothing to gain or lost in this world.

This Ramadan was was unleashed with two track, Richard El Haj, the man behind the Pyramedia music label has been releasing many Ramadan related songs/hymns to celebrate the occasion. A prayer is what most need during those tough times--the heat and the political instability. 


Magdy Sa'ad - Baraket Ramadan / مجدي سعد - بركة رمضان


Magdy Sa'ad - ALLAH Wahed / مجدي سعد - الله واحد

Salah Kurdi And The Sexy Piano Moment

Wael Jassar, Fadel Shaker, Saad Ramadan Saber El Robaei, Reda, and a dozen other Lebanese singers do the same song that Salah Kurdi just released about the places where he used to frequent with now his ex. The lyrcis are good and the Lebanese dialect works for this song.

He is talking about the past and his regrets...he is the one left alone. We need to get a new mantra in the Arab world, there's always another fish in the sea, so stop the whinging and get out there. The song won;t fix anything, in reality it might make you feel worse of.

 I do not think this is a music video that will win awards. It was filmed here in the states (Flordia and New Yorkj) As a vocal performance, Salah Kurdi has all the right tools. He is an accomplished composer who is dabbling into singing after his work has made many famous. Elissa, Adam, Saber El Robaei, Ayman Zabib and Saad Ramadan have all taken songs from Salah.

Salah Kurdi - Nafs El MaTareh / صلاح كردي - نفس المطارح

Rubi: The Arab's Awesome Response To Turkish Soap Operas

Ruby or Roubi is an Egyptian Lebanese production with dozens of episodes. This is the first serious Arabic production that wants to reclaim TV dramas after those dubbed Turkish shows made millions on Arab networks. Egyptian, Syrian and Lebanese nationals worked on this show to being it in a fine light. 95 episodes. The show came the Lebanese dialect, making it a real alternative to the more common Egyptian one.  So they picked an exotic looking Lebanese singer/actress Cyrine Abdel Nour. And then we learned aside for dashing looks, Cyrine is a top talent.

the show is about rich people caught in conflicted emotions and tough choices. Two other things needed to give a worthy response to Turkish Dramas, exotic locations with natural scenes. And amazing outfits that makes people want to do wonders to purchase such wardrobe. The show ended with the lead getting a divorce from her husband and also leaving her love interest. Needless to say all the three leads were played by gorgeous people.

This work has been adapted from a world famous Mexican soap opera and made fit for the Arab world.

So as the show warped up, there was a surprise song voiced by the winner of the Arab Star Academy latest season. The song is about not being understood. While I did not follow the show, I know well that the show was a big hit with the public and was a healthy response to the invasion of those Turkish dramas.

كليب نسمة لأغنية لازم تتغير في مسلسل روبي لازم تتغير نسمة محجوب مسلسل روبي جودة عالية

سيناريو وحوار كلوديا مرشليان، إخراج رامي حنَّا، وبطولة سيرين عبدالنور، مكسيم خليل، أمير كرارة، ديامان بوعبود، تقلا شمعون، فادي إبراهيم، أسعد حطاب، شادي حدَّاد، بياريت القطريب

Remember Helmy Abdelbaky? You Weren't On Facebook Then!

We have a guy from the 90s who is coming back to entertain us at those difficult times. He did have about three great songs about heartbreaks and breakups. He does have that really heart broken voice which allowed him to do what some might call lame songs.

Say what you say, you have a new dose for Helmy Abdelbaky, the tall guy who seems to always find the wrong girl to love. In his music video he does the same story about a hundred other Arabic music video have already done. He is a photographer whose work builds up a star and then when she makes it, she leaves him to his sorrow in a dark room.

And then things change and she wants him back....he walks away....what a gentleman. But wait, there's a twist, he did give his eyes to save her eyesight. She needed to see after the surgery...and he gave his eyes. But then she loves another guy...until she sees him and learns the tale. I do like the end that might be cheesy, but it's original.

Helmy Abdelbaky - Asa'ab Tariq / حلمي عبدالباقي - أصعب طريق