Abou Elleef Gets Humiliated, Losts His Cool (Video)
When you are a big star, you expect people to treat you with respect and courtesy. At least, you do not want them to disrespect you. Abou Elleef, the popular hairy Sha'abi/pop artist was at weddings in...
View ArticleMeet Mohamed Mohsen, The Biggest Egyptian Star On SoundCloud
I have written about indie artist Mohamed Mohsen few times before, but this time, I write about him in the context of the medium he choses for his songs. This Egyptian singer and composer with an...
View Article7 Facts Every Music Lover Should Know
Growing up, I recall watching a commercial for butter where in the Netherlands one company claims to pamper their cows which gives them better milk. That's just one fact, but there are seven of them....
View ArticleWe Will Always Have The Late Greek singer Demis Roussos's Arabic Song
To me this was a mystery song that I fell in love with, without knowing who is behind it. The song came in the early 2000 and it was on every CD and in every car and on every playlist on those primal...
View ArticleBusted! Egyptian Actor Rico Arrested On Drug Charges
There was once a popular actor in Egypt with the name Rico, he was the funny sidekick who would say the craziest stuff. He would also do songs as well, and he had a catchy name...Rico. His real name is...
View ArticleWow! An Amazing Cover By The Fantastic Lydia Lyon @LyonessMusic
While the suburbs of Saint Louis, Missouri may be open fire, one Lydia Lyon from that part of the world is literary on fire. She is a rising young artist who has been taking stages across the United...
View ArticleEgypt's Hakim Plans a Stunning Comeback With "Akher Sazaga"
The original common man artist from the 90s is about to give his career another birth. Hakim of Egypt will have a new album this month and a new music video. The elad song he composed the music for,...
View ArticleMyriam Atallah Wants YOU To Dance! شب الشببكلي ميريام عطا الله @Mem_Atallah
Lyrics are by Hussein Ismail, Wessam Amir composed, Tony Abu Khalil produced and Syrian Star Academy Alum Myriam Atallah sings. I think 2013 was a kind year for Myriam Atallah, 2014 wasn't. So let's...
View ArticleRadio Interview With Marwa Nasr
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View ArticleAs Egypt Bleeds, Sisi Runs Out of People To Blame (Opinion)
Egypt elected a tough man to run their country. That general and a leader of a military coup promised to give them security and stability. He got them neither and in the process the fine people of...
View ArticleGraphic ISIS-Quality Romance By Yousef Homsi
Syrian songs are the most graphic songs in terms of violence. They sing about murder, death, knives for love. Seriously, take it down a bit guys. Like this song that talks about the sharp side of the...
View ArticleThe Brightest Pop Star Teases Her Fans With Ya Nhar @shaymahelali
The crisis in Arabic music started in 2009 with the financial crisis and music producers and TV networks not investing money into them as much as they did just few years ago. In 2011, the industry took...
View Article8 Egyptian Songs (Earworms) That Are Guaranteed To Get Stuck In Your Head
Some Egyptian site chose these 8 songs to be the ones the author thinks will get stuck in your head. There are dozens of Arabic songs that get stuck in one's head. I name Nancy Ajram and Amr Diab who...
View ArticleWatch: Esht Maak Hekayat - Tamer Ashour New Romance Tale @TamerAchour
Tamer Ashour promised a good album and he did deliver on that promise. Then he released a music video that allowed him to be seen as the cool dude in love. Now he follows that up with a new music video...
View ArticleEgypt Won't Put Food On The Tabel Ya Khaled Zaki
Egyptians nationalists are on the rise, but as they march toward that sense of imagined community, freedom and democracy are lost. I love how the false chooses in Egypt are the following, you either...
View ArticleShayma Helali Showcases The Other Side Of Egypt! #Ya_Nahar
Girls just want to have fun. Just ask Shayma Helali whose fancy ride breaks down in the middle of the desert, but she is not broken down. She manages to turn it into a party. Tune in, see her take on...
View Article"If I Had A Plane" Song By Mohamed Al Fares @MohammedFares84
The artist had me right away with this bizarre and fresh title. This an Iraqi song and he manages to keep up the Iraqi pop music tradition by falling for a blonde. Girl buys a small car, then the car...
View ArticleDiana Haddad New Music Video "Haflet Hob" All About Love
Diana Haddad has so much money to spend on whatever music project she desires. And it seems she has burned through a lot of cash on various songs and music videos with hopes of restricting her A list...
View ArticleHere's The DAM Fake Selfie #Palestine @DAMRAP
This was a clever marketing...on behalf the oldest rap group in Palestine DAM. The celebrated rap band whose music has gone mainstream among activists and fans of international rap published the image...
View ArticleTwo Parrots And One Troubled Cat
This video has been shot somewhere in Egypt, but posted to the net by a Gaza news agency. It's a sad video when a tiny black cat cannot fend for itself when two otherwise gorgeous parrots ganged up on...
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