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Arabic Music

Rival

Rival

Diex Aie
Staff member
Premium Member
I am legitimately in love with Diana Haddad. I am. Songs like Imshi Wara Kidbuhom and Saken just send me into orgasmic spasms. I love Arabic, it's my favourite language ever and no other sort of music does this to me. I particularly like this style and the Lebanese dialect, not quite getting the same reaction with the Egyptian music though, although I do like Hakim (Sorry, D.S.)



*Rival writhes on the floor*
 
Rival

Rival

Diex Aie
Staff member
Premium Member
I first heard Haddad when I was 9, from a CD we bought in Tunisia. The song was Amani and I used to play it continuously, haha.

It's a far cry from the Megadeth and Dream Theater I usually listen to :p
 
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rocala

rocala

Well-Known Member
Hi Rival, thank you for posting this. Sorry it is not really my "cup of tea".However I did watch a documentary once which demonstrated how much Spanish music had been influenced by Arab culture. I think these videos show that.
 
Pastek

Pastek

Sunni muslim
Not a big fan of Diana Haddad, but i do like both Lebanese & Egyptian music.

@rocala You should try Amr Diab he's very famous in the arab world and often mix his music with spanish/andalousian sound.
Sometimes it even sound like some mexican musics.
 
ShivaFan

ShivaFan

Satyameva Jayate
Premium Member
There is no question about it as far as I am concerned, Arabic music is a paramount experience of AC and DC currents right into the human whose soul is alive with the human experience and the visions of Angels both. Why Arabic has taken such a mantel of music in the world is perhaps a mystery, but it is true. The same with Egyptian, Moroccan and such electric soul strings.
 
Papoon

Papoon

Active Member
I'm a big fan of the Erguner brothers (Turkish sufis) and you can't go past the Sabri brothers from Pakistan (qawali).Not exactly Arabic I suppose, but in a similar vein. And definitely not pop.
I play various instruments, and the Arabic scale features heavily in my playing. For musicians - flat second, major third, fourth, fifth, flat sixth, flat seventh. It sounds beautiful on overdriven six string, over a nice slow electro funk groove.
Check out Brian Eno and David Byrne's album 'My Life in the Bush of Ghosts' for some very tasty examples.
 
rocala

rocala

Well-Known Member
Reference the above, I did not post this. I have been struggling with a virus and it seems that it is still there. Apologies for any confusion.
 
metis

metis

aged ecumenical anthropologist
Gotta tell ya a true story.

I had a great many Arabic students over the years (I live in the Detroit area 2/3 of the year), so when I covered the politics of the Middle East, I would bring in n audio-tape by Afra Haza. She was a Yemenite Jew who sang in Hebrew but her music was very Arabic in style. So, my Arabic students would pick up the beat with the first song, and then they would get this puzzled look on their face. As you well know, Hebrew and Arabic have a great many words that are the same or similar, so when there heard the words she used after a short while they only then realized that something was different than what they expected.

Only then did I explain why the style of the tunes were familiar but not so much the words. They actually enjoyed this little prank on them, and they usually wanted to hear more.
 
Pastek

Pastek

Sunni muslim
@Godobeyer Algerino is a french rapper, we can't really put his songs in "arabic music". Just my opinion :)

@Debater Slayer Not even Abdel Halim ?

@metis The most famous arab jew singer that i know was Leïla Morad (egyptian) . They even did 2 or 3 years ago a serie about her life.
She was also an actress and did many movies. As for Hebrew music i've heard some songs very similar to the arab ones, they have quite good ones but i don't remind any name.
 
ShivaFan

ShivaFan

Satyameva Jayate
Premium Member
@metis I didn't even know that! Well, well.

I own the following music CD and it is one of my favorites, Shaday album by Ofra Haza, came out in 1989 or abouts. She is really good looking, besides. I just put on the CD and enjoy, I thought she was Yemeni or something, but made no difference to me all I care about is the music. I also have several Arabic CDs in my collection, fantastic music!

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I remember, probably it was in the 1980s, I was in Las Vegas for a conference, and stayed at the Aladdin Hotel and Casino. I remember the arrival in the "loop" (where the cars first pull up to unload bags or register) of a beautiful white luxuary car (sorry, but I think it was a Rolls) that was playing loud Arabic music. Out comes some well off Saudis from the car. The music filled the air with magic, excitement, and especially considering the Hotel theme "Aladdin"! Anyway, the hotel is gone now, but I still remember that Arabic music just as twilight came on and standing to enter the lobby of the Aladdin and that car arrives. Sounds silly, but it was a magic moment
 
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