Torabyeh ترابية

Torabyeh An Amman based alternative art’s group, Torabyeh is commited to pioneering a much needed art’s revolution in Amman. They communicate their messages of revolt through text, sound and image. Rap, hip-hop and rebellious lyrics against the background of traditional Arab music creates a unique new genre of sound to Arab music.

Torabyeh reflect the disgraceful reality and without feelings of sympathy towards anything or anyone. Alienation, indifference, anger and the sense of injustice are delivered through hip-hop music video, which hits us hard in the stomach, mainly reflecting the aggressive message and no compromise for Palestinian refugees in Jordan.

Members of Torabyeh: Firas Shehadeh, Ahmed Shehadeh (MC Kazz), Saed
Masannat (DJ Voinic) , spiro mukurker (MC Rasasah)



 

ترابيّة: مشروع فنّي فكري، يعتمد الصدمة في توصيل أفكار الفن و الثّورة، عبر الكلمة و الموسيقى و الأداء، يستقي أفكاره من التّاريخ التحرّري و الفلسلفي و يطرحها بأسلوب ثقافة الشّارع، محاولا رفع أو تجريب اللّعب على الوعي الجمْعي، و تدمير الثّقافة الإستهلاكيّة و النهج الرّأسمالي.

            

                  





Torabyeh ترابية - Mixtape

01 5etta Momken Tenja7 خطّة ممكن تنجح
02 7adara حظارة
03 Badal Watan بدل وطن
04 Dhikra Fan ذكرى فن
05 Wa7y وحي
06 Bonya Ta7teiia بنية تحتية
07 sayyeda al ard سيدة الارض
08 3yar 28 عيار 28
09 Byan Toraby بيان ترابي
10 Al Mo3allaqa Al Thamneh المعلقة الثامنة
11 Rasas 3ashwa2e رصاص عشوائي
12 Khobz wa Mai خبز و مي
13 Shaware Zaman Skit by dj Voinic
14 Al Mayadin Feat. killa الميادين
15 El waqt bemdi Feat. minority الوقت يمضي
16 wara el emam ورة الايمام
17 Jannet al sa' alayk جنة الصعاليك
18 Ghorbah Feat. husam abed غربة
19 Fan bla wla shi Feat. Edd فن بلا ولا شي
20 Foaq al 7isar فوق الحصار
21 7erak Feat. el far3i حراق
22 5am
23 al as3ab bel mo3adala Feat. Katibe 5-Egteya7 الاصعاب بالمعدل
24 Fi Gheyabi (Skit) في غيابي
25 3alam Mithaly عالم مثالي
26 B3d il Rabee3 بعد الربيع
27 Math hul Bihi AlTurab مذهول به التراب

HERE

              



 Ghorbah     (Weird )  -   lyrics


Spiro Mukurker (MC Rasasah)

"My status is deformed because of my art
My poetry for my people is meaningless
My departure from earth is only a matter of time
The good I do on earth is not to gain blessings from the heavens
I just want a place where I can secure my son's rights
I am not a killer but I can commit a crime to protect my rights
For my country my pen is writing for me
I don't want an Israeli soldier to stop me from being buried in my country
I want to be buried in the same graveyard my grandfather is in
Ever since I was young I dreamt of being a soldier
With time I discovered whom I belong to
Mahmoud Abbas, Fatah, Hamas or Jabha
Let me be free because they are all mercenaries
I can no longer deal with these people living a lie
The picture is nice but the background is destroyed
Now we need a visa to enter our own country?
It seems the people are distracted with the revolutions
They forgot Iraq and they forgot Shatila & Sabra
I refuse to be some regular human being
And what's available in Amman in its best cases is bare
So why don't I belong to a free revolution
Where the employer and employee are the same status
Rasasah; stay calm!
How can I when all the Israelis are reserve soldiers "


Hussam Abed (CHORUS)

 "Could it be that we have reached to this point?
Our country needs her men, she has become a widower
It's time to stand up
Ziad Rahbani tell them who's the non-believer "


Ahmed Shehadeh (MC Kazz)

"I am packing my things getting ready to leave
From Amman to a place with no moonlight
All desert...all alcohol...with only a few trees
So I can feed myself from you mother nature
With your fast growth ...you are never satisfied
Because they are always cutting you down...I will protect you
From all of those non-believers
My grandfather had an orchard and he always protected you
But when the sons of bitches occupied the land they stole you
And my grandfather lived and died dreaming of you
Now I come to you to share my pain
Because I felt that me and you are the same
The projects in Amman are throwing us around
Mother nature hold me and return me back inside you
Because all this construction above you is adding to my pain
I wish I was a gypsy going from tent to tent
Because my place in this society has no worth
I don't feel well, I feel like shit
We've been fucked a thousand times and we're still going backwards
After what has happened and what will happen
The fate is the same; murdered or captured
I am like all of those who life threw to the gutter
Deprived from happiness and sentenced to fade away
The only difference is that I am supported by rhythm"


Hussam Abed (CHORUS)


"Could it be that we have reached to this point?
Our country needs her men, she has become a widower
It's time to stand up "
Ziad Rahbani tell them who's the non-believer" 

                                                                       غربة

فيرس ١ / رصاصة

 
مكانتي من ورا فني مشوه
وشعري عن شعبي لشعبي مالو أي معني
خروجي من الأرض مسألة وقت فقط
وعملي للأحسن مش لألقي أجر بالسما
بس بدي مكان أضمن فيو حق إبني
آنا مش قاتل بس قادر أجرم من أجل حقي
عشان وطني قلمي قاعد بكتب باسمي
بديش مجندة اسرائيلية تمنع دفني بوطني
بدي أندفن بنفس المقبرة إللي اندفن فيها جدي
وانا من طفولتي بحلم لما أكبر أصير جندي
مع الوقت إكتشفت لمين بدي أنتمي
محمود عباس فتح حماس ولا جبهة
خليني حر حواري لإنهم كلهم مرتزقة
مش قادر أتعامل مع شعب عايش جوا كذبة
الصورة حلوة والخلفية مدمرة
صرنا بدنا فيزا إحنا مشان ندخل وطنا
شكلو الشعب إلتهى بالثورة
نسى العراق ونسى شتيلا وصبرا
وانا رافض انسان بمستوى عادي
والمتوفر بعمان بأفضل ظروفه انسان عاري
فليش ما أنتمي لثورة حرة
فيها صاحب العمل والأجير بنفس المستوى
ولك رصاصة خلك هادي
ولك كيف واسرائيل شعبها كلو جيش إحتياطي


كورس/ حسام عابد

له ولو وصلنا لهيك مرحلة
الوطن بدو رجال و وطنا صار أرملة
جد قبعت وجى الوقت لواجه
زياد رحباني قلهم مين الكافر


فيرس ٢/ كاز

عم بضب أغراضي لجهز حالي للسفر
من عمان لمكان فش فيو ضو قمر
كلو صحرا كلو خمرة فس فيو شوية شجر
لحتى غذي حالي منك .. إنتي يا طبيعة
بنموك سريعة فما بتتهني بعمرك
لإنهم بعملو على قصك فحقك عندي
من كل هالكفرة إللي ما بآمنو بوجودك
سيدي كان عندو بيارة وكان دايما يصونك
بس لما إخوات **** إحتلو البلاد أخدوكي
وعاش سيدي ومات وهو عم يحلم فيكي
عم بجيكي أنا هسة لأشكيلك همي
لإني حسيت في تشابه ما بينك وبيني
مشاريع عمان عم ترميكي وترميني
فيا أرض إحتضنيني ولجواتك رجعيني
لإنو كل هالبنى إللي قوفك عم بزيد وجعي
صار نفسي أصير غجري من خيمة لخيمة
لأنو مكانتي بهالمجتمع مافي ألها أية قيمة
نفسيتي مش سليمة، نفسيتي ماكلة خرا
لإن **** ألف مرة ولساتنا عم نرجع لورا
فا بعد إللي صار وبعد إللي هيصير
بطل يفرق شو المصير مقتول أو أسير
لإنو زيي زي كل واحد رمتو الدنيا بالقاع
وحرمتو من الإستمتاع وحكمتو إنو ضاع
بس الفرق الواحد إني راكي على إيقاع


كورس/ حسام عابد

له ولو وصلنا لهيك مرحلة
الوطن بدو رجال و وطنا صار أرملة
جد قبعت وجى الوقت لواجه
زياد رحباني قلهم مين الكافر

Wust El-Balad وسط البلد

Wust El-Balad   is an Egyptian  rock band, founded in Cairo in 1999 by 2 of its current members, Ahmed Omran and Hany Adel.
Wust El Balad, an amazing blend of sounds, combining traditional Arabic music with a modern and western twist, is successful in making their music as accessible as possible, not just in Cairo, but beyond.

Adham El Saeid, Born on April 6, 1969

Inspired by his grandmother's renditions of songs from the villages in Upper Egypt, and his uncle who engaged him in the country's oral traditions, Adham brings the traditional oriental sense to the group, counterbalancing the dominant western influence. History department graduate, Adham El Saeid knows how to sing a good “Mawal” that attracts all Wust El Balad Audience, Foreigners before Egyptians

Hany Adel, Born on September 20, 1977

The "attractive one" as called in many occasions.
It was Omran's and his idea to put together the group of Wust El Balad. Beside composing some of the songs, Hany is a whole show himself, his great presence combined with his lively guitar playing, and his energetic, sensitive voice brings the band to its maximum energy level.

Ahmed Omran, Born on November 15, 1977

The Not-Always-Present member of Wust El Balad.
Though being one of the two founders of the Group, Omran is not always available at all concerts, but when he is, you will listen to one of the best Oud players around. Omran is the only member in the band who has a formal musical background. Playing Oud and Flute, sometimes composing some of the songs, Omran completes the Wust el Balad image.

Ahmed Omar, Born on September 28, 1977

Born in Egypt to an Eriterian father, certainly affected his sense of music. Omar joined the music scene more than 4 years ago, starting with singing, playing guitar and then moving to his current instrument, bass guitar. Omar, believing that music is the most important issue in life, resigned from his former job as a teacher in german. His "Eritrean" melody reflects a true sense of imagination and creativity

Asaad Nessim, Born on November 20, 1966

Watching and listening how he masters the guitar, one would think that he started playing a long long time ago. In fact, Asaad first played the Piano for over 6 years, before figuring out that Spanish guitar is his main destiny.And it can be said, that he is now one of the best Spanish guitar players all over Egypt. Extremely calm, very sensitive andconcentrated, playing with a very difficult technique, Asaad knows how to get the attention while playing one of his brilliant Solos whithin his role as the lead guitarist of Wust el Balad.

Ehab Abdel Hameed, Born on November 6, 1976

Ehab or Bob began his real career with the Wust el Balad band, after many rehearsals with Modo, the Senegalese singer, and Ismail Fawzy. Still a law student, but yet to be considered one of the most wanted percussion players in Egypt, Bob is one of the first who played with "Cajun", the famous Spanish instrument. No one can ever mistake the enthusiasm in which Bob always performs. Bob and Mizo are the most famous Percussion Duo in Egypt

Mohammed Gamal Al Din, Born on February 10, 1982

Kids, who grow up in families of musicians, always end up wanting to be musicians themselves, that's the case with Mohammed as he is the grandson of a very famous composer. As one of the most important percussion players in Cairo, Mizo always lightens up the stage with his conversational-like performance with Bob

 
 Wust El-Balad وسط البلد - Wust El-Balad وسط البلد
 
 

01 Arabily
02 Wust El Balad
03 Shams El Nahar 
04 Antika
05 Yemken
06 Hela Hop
07 A'm Mina
08 Magnoun
09 Etkalemy
10 Kol Lel Maliha 

HERE


 
 Wust El-Balad وسط البلد -  Rubabekya روبابيكيا

01 Robabekya
02 Kol Youm
03 Ala Hesb Wedadak
04 Soal Wahed
05 Men Gowa Al Qahera
06 Aly
07 Ya Jzera
08 Aneqeni
09 El Garia Wel Sultan
10 Le Habibon 

HERE

ElectrowaveZ

ElectrowaveZ Formed in 2008 combining the power, drive and talents of brothers Charlie Shaabi and Richard Savo, Start their carrier with Original Electro music and Honorable remixes that achieves top Charts in different platforms of contest.
The first official CD Album released in 2010 with the name "BrainStorm" 11 modern Electro Tracks that become success with special hits like "Sababa", "Barcode", "Yalla", and many more.
ElectrowaveZ Boost their sound on "Dubooster" EP in 2012 with heavy Dubstep wobbly Bass sound and pumping and broken beats.
The group change the music style but kept their special fusion taste.
Dubooster has released on 2012 and it contained 5 track with the hits "Cyber Attack" and "Lost Island".
Another important Project of ElectrowaveZ is the great Single Track collaborations with Mike Hanna on the Officially Music Video - "Blaze Up Di Fun".
Pumping Dubstep and Reggea Rhythm, Combining Reggae Muffin Style straight to the Dance floor.
The single has become a Hit in specific Areas and it Broadcasted on MTV channel on Base Program among popular HipHop Artists such as Eminem, 50 Cent and many more.
Last important Project called "Za3tar" the second officially album with full power raging bass lines, original compositions and fresh sounds, hot new Psytrance from the Pioneers of the Electronic Music that been growing their styles on local dance floors.
These dynamic elements all combine to create the perfect refreshing musical Psychedelic Fullon, with some Dubstep Beats and Modern Blending between Different Type Of Trance Type using Triplet and offbeat method that create advanced and Recent sound.

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ElectrowaveZ , psycho trance palestinese

Solitamente , quando si parla di musica proveniente dalla Palestina , ci si occupa di autori legati alla musica tradizionale , musica per Oud o interpreti evocative quali Rim Banna e Amal Murkus. Soltanto nell'ultimo decennio si è ravvisato un certo cambiamento, grazie anche alla nascita e allo sviluppo di una scena musicale contaminata da suoni di matrice occidentale . La musica palestinese ha subito un forte rinnovamento , le voci della protesta e della resistenza all'occupante molto spesso hanno adottato il linguaggio del rap , del rock e di quella nuova onda poetica cosi ben rappresentata da Shadi Zaqtan e Tamer Abu Ghazaleh.

Di qualsiasi stile si tratti , si è comunque portati a considerare le produzioni musicali palestinesi come forme di lotta per l'affermazione di un identità o manifestazioni del disagio conseguente all'occupazione israeliana. La componente ludica, una musica creata solo per fini ricreativi , viene spesso ignorata .

Certo, se si parla di musica dance, in tutte le sue declinazioni, vengono alla mente i dancefloors di Detroit, Los Angeles o Amsterdam, non certo la Palestina.

Da alcuni anni invece è in attività un duo che dietro la sigla ElectrowaveZ sta facendo ballare i giovani Arabi , ma non solo loro.

Nato nel 2008, il progetto ElectrowaveZ è , come si è detto, un duo composto dai fratelli Charlie Shaabi e Richard Savo , arabi israeliani provenienti dalla città di San Giovanni d'Acri .

Charlie Shaabi , in arte DJ Chuck, è una figura molto importante legata alla nascita e allo sviluppo della scena Rap palestinese. Gi studi intrapresi in campo musicale ( mixing, composizione, registrazione del suono e produzione), uniti all'esperienza maturata negli Stati Uniti, dove si è immerso nella cultura Hip-Hop. hanno fatto di lui un produttore molto ricercato. Le sue basi e la sua produzione sono la colonna portante di molti gruppi rap ( MWR e WE7 in particolare) nati tra la fine degli anni 90 e gli inizi del 2000.

Studente di pianoforte con un particolare talento per il canto , Richard Savo dal canto suo , insieme ad alcuni amici, ha dato vita sul finire degli anni 90 agli MWR , considerati il primo gruppo rap palestinese.

Nel corso degli anni , oltre a dedicarsi al progetto MWR, si è distinto nella composizione di varie colonne sonore . Durante una permanenza in Olanda si è avvicinato alla musica dance e si è dedicato allo studio della musica elettronica andando ad arricchire il suo portafoglio di conoscenze già molto vasto.

La combinazione di questi due talenti ha dato vita ad un progetto musicale davvero insolito per la Terra Santa. Quello che i due fratelli propongono è una fusione di sonorità orientali e occidentali combinate con ritmi techno trance, dubstep e drum'n'.bass , il tutto realizzato con una perizia tecnica ed una serietà davvero notevoli.

Tra gli anni 2007 e 2009 hanno realizzato una serie di remixes che li hanno fatti conoscere presso un audience non solo araba. Tra i brani che hanno riscontrato il favore del pubblico vi sono : “ Give Me My Freedom “ (realizzato usando un campione della voce di Umm Kulthum ), “Kano Ya Habibi “ e “ Salmon Dance “ remix di un brano del gruppo inglese Chemical Brothers.

Il genere musicale proposto ha prevedibilmente attirato sul gruppo un ingente quantità di critiche che Dj Chuck commenta cosi : “ Non è stato facile creare un nuovo genere musicale che fino ad ora nel mondo non esisteva . ElectrowaveZ ha creato una fusione intelligente tra il mondo Orientale ed il mondo Occidentale”

Nel 2010 ha visto la luce il loro disco di debutto intitolato “ BrainStorm” . A questo sono seguiti l' EP " Dubooster " uscito nel 2012, il singolo " Blaze Up Di Fun" realizzato con Mike Hanna e il secondo album ufficiale intitolato “" Za3tar ".

Con questo intenso mix di psycho trance e dubstep dominato da linee di basso potenti il gruppo vorrebbe portare un messaggio ispiratore di vita, speranza, amore, libertà, gioia e felicità per gli amanti della musica in tutto il mondo.

Che abbiano avuto ragione i Funkadelic quando cantavano : “Free your mind and your ass will follow” ?

Ai posteri l'ardua sentenza, per ora benvenuti nell'atmosfera di ElecrowaveZ.

ElectrowaveZ Contact info :
 
Booking agent : info@electrowavez.com


ElectrowaveZ Website : 

 

electrowavez.com

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ElectrowaveZ CD Album :

 

Za3tar (2013

 

1. Ayahuasca
2. No Feeling
3. Milky Way
4. Hydro-Man
5. Brain Damage
6. Call Da Police
7. Digging in the Forest
8. Escape Land (Bonus Track)
 
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Blaze Up Di Fun  (single  2013)

 
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Dubooster EP  (2013)

1 Cyber Attack (Original Mix) 
2 Unreleased Man (Original Mix) 
3 Hit It Back (Original Mix)
4 Phaza Morgana (Original Mix) 
5 Lost Island. (Original Mix)

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BrainStorm (2010)

1. BrainStorm (Intro)
2. My Life
3. Barcode
4. Sababa
5. Maraya
6. Borkan
7. Dream Zone
8. Yalla1
9. Atmosphere
10. Solar System
11. Sheep Busniess

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Listen  full album HERE  


ElectrowaveZ - REMIXES

DJ Lethal Skillz

 

DJ Lethal Skillz is the oldest and most established turntablist in the Arab hip-hop movement. Besides being a world-class DJ he has also distinguished himself as a prolific producer and long-running ambassador for the Arab hip-hop massive.
He has two seminal Arab hip-hop albums to his credit: New World Disorder (2008) and Karmageddon (2012), which features nearly everyone in the Lebanese hip-hop scene past and present and many of Arab hip-hop stalwarts from the region and Diaspora!

Throughout his journey he's collaborated and performed with major historical figures in hip-hop lore - including opening up for the likes of Pharoahe Monch and M-1 of Dead Prez at The Forum, Kentish Town, in London, England; as well as playing with the likes of De La Soul, Dj Q-bert, Rob Swift, Dj Akakabe and Co-ma World DMC Champions as well as mainstream acts like Timbaland, 50 cents, Whokid, Big Ali, Missy Eliot, Sean Paul, MIMS, Coolio to mention a few....

 

(Source : http://www.reverbnation.com )

DJ Lethal Skillz -  New World Disorder (2008)

 

 

01 Interlude
02 Bi Fanne Horr (Rayess Beik, RGB) 

03  Ifham La Halak (Boykutt)
04  Prejudice (MC Moe)
05 Suckers Will Feel Pain _Skit from NWD Album
06 Lost At Midnight (Hanouneh, RGB, 6k, MC Moe)
07 Ibedeh (Malikah, Skylinkd Guitarist) 

08 Let's Battle (Skit)
09 Conspiracy Theory (MC Moe, Zoog)
10 Ma Bsad'ak - (El -Edd)
11 Scratch-Itching Skills (Zoog & Chyno)
12 Empty Ur 22'z (O-Marz) (Skit)
13 Sand Man (Grandsunn) 

14 Nahwa Al Nawawi (O-Marz)
15 Oud Went Mad (Instrumental) 

16 Mic Mssadah - Rusty Mic (RGB, 6k, MC Moe) 

17 Arabian Heat (Skit) 

18 Khalini 3eesh (Let me live)
19 These Streets (Hanouneh)
20 Qararat (Ramallah Underground Feat. DJ Lethal Skillz (2009)
21 Step-Up (Skit)

HERE

DJ Lethal Skillz - Karmageddon (2012)

 

 

 

01 Karmageddon (Feat. Johnny Madness)
02 Beirut City (Hanouneh, El Edd, MC Moe, Tom Young)
03 The Messenger (Feat. Omar Offendum)
04 Unity (Feat. Ramcess L'Hamorabi)
05 Operation Lost Art (Feat. Sphinx, E-Money, Rush)
06  Language of Peace (Feat. Shadia Mansour)
07  Industry Rulz (Feat. Vandal) 
08  Lookin Out (Feat. Ghost, Deen, Stormtrap, Rush, Bellywize) 
09 My Nation (Feat. Boikutt)
10 Fight the War (Feat. The Narcicyst)
11 Click Clack (Feat. MC Amin) 
12 Resistant Culture (El Edd, MC Zeinedin)
13  My Definition of Living (Feat. Qusai (A.K.A. The Don Legend)
14  Party in the Ghetto (Feat. Big A) 
15  The Guardians (Feat. W.M.D)
16  Civil Disobedience (Feat. Ramcess L'Hamorabi)
17 Thoughts from the East River (Feat. El Far3i)

 

 HERE

Les Boukakes الــبــوكــاكــس

Since the creation in 1998, the adventure of the band LES BOUKAKES has been shared with about 20 musicians and singers coming from all over the Mediterranean sea.​​​​​​​​​​​​ This mixture turns out to be the perfect combination of oriental and western influences, raï, rock, funk and pop.

​Their name itself is a reply to some of the less than friendly comments they received in their time on the streets, ”Boukake” being a phonetic mixture of two typical racist insults. But for them, that did not have anything of degrading, because the “ Boukake” was born during the long trip of exile, a rich child of the world and its prohibited loves. Without making ostensible political comments in their songs, this deliberate attitude says something for their resistance to bias and ignorance generally.​​​​​​​​​​​ After a few years, from the street to bars, from small concerts to festivals, they finally met their audience, sharing the stages with famous bands like FEMI KUTI, MANU DIBANGO, KHALED, TINARIWEN, TARAF DE HAIDOUKS… and others...

​​In 2001, they recorded the album MAKACH MOUCH'KIL (in collaboration with the singers A.Bekhechi & D.Meghraoui). That first work got a great reception from the media. The lyrics with oriental melodies harmoniously swing on musics either rock, groove, electronic, rai, or gnawa.

​But it was in 2004 that their music (Raï n’Rock) was spotted :
They won professional prizes (FAIR, Découvertes Printemps de Bourges..) and an European TV channel, ARTE, chose to follow their development for documentaries. They celebrated the end of the year with the release of the album BLEDI (in collaboration with the singer B.Mokhtar).
The Raï and Rock Music of that album proves that the combination of Orient and Occident is possible and it can be Happy !​

​From 2005 to 2008, to share that new album with the audience, the band was on tour with more than 150 concerts in 20 different countries. Notice their participation at the Festival international of Jazz of Montréal, the Paléo festival, the WOMEX 2005, the Sziget Festival, Sakifo Festival, Amsterdam Roots Festival, Timitar Festival Morocco etc... They have been nominated for The BBC Awards For World music 2007.

​In 2008 they recorded MARRA (in collaboration with the singer B.Mokhtar). ​

<<It's hard not to be seduced by this album's inventive energy>> F.ROOTS

​In October 2012, they released their fourth album, PUNKY HALAL (in collaboration with the singer S.Maziz).
For this production, that reveals a new sound, they decided to deepen the meeting of Eastern music with Western rock, combining sounds and traditional instruments with electronic music.

(Source: http://lesboukakes.wix.com)

Les Boukakes الــبــوكــاكــس  -  Makach Mouch'kil


                                  

1. Maïa Ra
2. Goulou
3. Tayla And Chant des Aurès
4. Let Loumou
5. Exilée
6. Grawi de l'Exilée
7. Mouletti
8. Mar Amant de Saint-Jean
9. Goud'dem
10. Gh'zali
11. Salem Allikoum


HERE 



Les Boukakes الــبــوكــاكــس  - Bledi

1. L'Alawi
2. Lila
3. Seur Feur
4. Bledi
5. Sidi H'Bibi
6. Janet
7. Goult'Walli
8. Y En A Marre
9. Mama
10. Attitek
11. Dorbiha Zina

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Les Boukakes الــبــوكــاكــس   - Marra

 

1. Hammouda
2. Safi
3. Marra
4. Salam
5. Assaif
6. Matselounich
7. Oummi
8. Amina
9. Koulchi
10. Maddoumi
11. Kallouha
12. Litim

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Seham Refki سهام رفقي

 

ممثلة ومطربة سورية اشتهرت في الأربعينات وخاصة في الأغاني البدوية .

ولدت في 3 أغسطس 1922.

توفيت عام 2007 في أسبانيا حيث كانت تعيش مع ابنتها.

مثلت في عدة أفلام منها فيلم البريمو وفيلم عودة الغائب من إخراج احمد جلال وبمشاركة محمود المليجى وماري كويني.

تزوجت من صلاح الدين الأسير أحد شخصيات بيروت الوطنية فأقنعها بالاعتزال وسحب اسطوانات أغانيها من السوق.

Seham Refki è stata una famosa attrice e cantante siriana degli anni 40. Nata il 3 Agosto del 1922, si è distinta con  successo nell'interpretazione  di canzoni beduine. I suoi brani più conosciuti sono  "Charyak Ana Charyak" e "  Yam El Abaya".
E' deceduta nel 2007 in Spagna, paese nel quale si era trasferita insieme alla figlia.


Seham Refki  سهام رفقيl  - La grande chanteuse bedouine

01.Yam El Abaya
02.Ana Mani Rayeda
03.Lomak Ya Layem Mayfeed
04.Charyak Ana Charyak
05.Lala Yaba Maridou
06.Leich Leich Ya Welfi
07.Chougui Ala Lahbab
08.El A'aba Ajmal Soura
09.Menen Ajib Esalwa
10.Laou Lel Gharam Hakem
11.Yaboul Zelof
12.Yam El Ouyoun Essoud

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Massar Egbari مسار اجباري

Massar Egbari is a band from Alexandria, Egypt.

The band, which formed in 2005, presents a kind of alternative Egyptian music, mixing rock, jazz and blues with Oriental music. "Massar Egbari" means "Compulsory Track", a name intended to reflect how society forces people to lead their lives in a particular way. Massar Egbari presents music and songs talking about social problems. Love is not the main concern although it represents a part of their songs.

They have appeared in the indie music flick of 2011, Microphone.


(Source : Wikipedia)

MASSAR EGBARI means “Compulsory Detour”, which resembles the society we live in today. They specifically chose this title as it explains how we are expected, or rather, dictated to behave and dress in certain manners

Both, in title and in spirit, the band pokes fun at typical social norms and trends, which is clearly reflected in their music and chosen lyrics.

This sarcastic name was created since the band members felt that the society is trying to imply its power over people starting from their childhood till the day they die. This social power wants to stereotype everything including the way people think and feel, leaving no space for creation and innovation.

Massar Egbari presents music and songs talking about the social problems. Love is not thier main concern although it represents a part of our songs. Through the members’ different musical backgrounds, the band is presenting a kind of Alternative Egyptian Music, mixing rock, jazz and blues with some Oriental music.

You can neither call their music western, nor you can call it oriental; it is something in between, or maybe both! In one song they take you up to the western beat and lead you back to the oriental taste, something that satisfies different preferences.

Massar Egbari was founded in 2005 by 4 musicians: Ayman Massoud (Keyboards), Hani El Dakkak (Guitar & Lead Vocal), Ahmed Hafez (Bass guitar, Tamer Attallah (Drums).

Mahmoud Siam (Guitars) joined the Band in 2008 .


(Source : www.massaregbari.com)





Massar Egbari  مسار اجباري -  Eqra El Khabar    اقرأ الخبر 

1 - Mat5afeesh
2 - Al-leal
3 - El-Mroor
4 - Hawei
5 - Adef
6 - Sheta
7 - Egbari El-Msaar
8 - Ana Mawgoud
9 - Eqra2 El 5abar
10 - Adef " Remix "


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Waed Bouhassoun وعــد بــوحـســّــون

 


La jeune joueuse de luth et chanteuse syrienne, Waed Bouhassoun possède un timbre de voix d’une qualité rare, comme on n’en entend plus qu’exceptionnellement, une de ces fameuses voix de la chanson arabe des années trente. On va tout de suite penser à Oum Kalthoum ou à Asmahan, mais non, pas du tout, bien qu’elle soit de la même ville que cette dernière, Waed a une voix qui n’est la copie d’aucune autre, elle a la voix de Waed. Dès sa première audition à Alep, les spécialistes (sammaïnes) ne s’y sont pas trompé et ont immédiatement reconnu son talent et symboliquement autorisée à se présenter en public ce qu’elle fit à Paris à la Maison des Cultures du Monde et à l’Institut du Monde Arabe en mars 2006. Le succès là aussi fut immédiat et la presse unanime salue « une révélation », « les applaudissements pleuvent » « l’époustouflante Waed »…De retour en Syrie, Waed va enchaîner les concerts notamment à l’Opéra de Damas. Toujours en 2006, elle est invitée au Festival d’Assilah puis au Festival de la Madinah à Tunis avant une nouvelle tournée en France, puis le Festival de Tétouan (mai 2007), celui des musiques sacrées du monde à Fès (juin 2007) et à nouveau le Festival d’Assilah (2007).
Le 31 janvier 2008, dans le Salon des Ambassadeurs de l’Alhambra de Grenade, elle est, avec Curro et Carlos Piñana, la vedette du concert d’inauguration de “Damas capitale culturelle du monde arabe”. Elle y interprète, en s’accompagnant au ‘oud, des poèmes de Wallada et d’Ibn Zaydoun qu’elle a mis en musique. Le concert est retransmis par plusieurs télévisions du monde arabe.
En mars 2008 Waed présente, en création mondiale, à l’Auditorium de l’Opéra Bastille à Paris, dans le cadre du Festival de l’Imaginaire, des poèmes chantés de la grande mystique Rabi’a al ’Adawiya, accompagnée par le joueur de nay Kudsi Erguner, un muezzin d’Istambul, un joueur de kanoun et un percussionniste. Ce même concert sera invité à l’Opéra de Damas puis à Soueida (Syrie) en mai 2008 et le 30 juin au Festival de Spoleto (Italie).
Depuis la parution de son premier CD : “La voix de l’amour”, elle a présenté plusieurs concerts en solo.
Actuellement Waed alterne ces concerts en solo avec des reprises du concert avec les Frères Piñana.

(Source :  http://www.waedbouhassoun.com )

Waed Bouhassoun وعــد بــوحـســّــون - La Voix De L’amour صـــوت الــحـــب

01 Ya Na'Iman / يا نائماً
02 Ya Wahiban / يا واهباً
03 Agharu Alayka / أغار عليك
04 Araftu I-Hawa / عرفت الهوى
05 Taqsim Nahawand / تقسيم نهاوند
06 Bismi I-Llah / باسم الاله
07 Biridaka Ya Khaliqi / برضاك يا خالقي
08 Ya Fajr Lamma Ttoll / يا فجر لما تطل
09 Awqidu I-Shumu U / أوقدوا الشموع

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Huda Asfour هدى عصفور

Huda Asfour was born to Palestinian parents in Lebanon in 1982, and grew up in Tunisia before moving to Gaza and then Ramallah. After secondary school she went to Birzeit University, where she joined the Sanabel ensemble, and then studied at the National Conservatory of Music under the supervision of the Palestinian musician Khaled Jubran.

She moved to Egypt in 2004 to continue her studies, where she teamed up with Tamer Abu-Ghazala to form Jahar. She performed in Egypt, Palestine and Lebanon, and in 2009 won a grant from the al-Mawred Cultural Foundation which enabled her to record her first album.

As well as being a musician, Asfour is a practicing biomedical engineer, with a post-doctoral position in the United States.

Asfour is one of a new generation of young Arab women singer-songwriters. Artists like Tunisia’s Badia Bouhreizi and the Egyptian Maryam have sought to create their own distinctive style and sound, rather than emulating the great divas Like Umm Kalthoum and Fairouz, or going along with the current vogue for reviving old classics. Of this generation, Kamila Jubran has arguably been the most successful in this endeavor, and her influence is clear on the work of the others, including Asfour.
In 2008 she released her debut album entitled " Mars (Back and Forth)" .
Asfour’s collection of seven songs and instrumental pieces is the culmination of ten years’ experience of music-making with a variety of groups, including the student ensemble Sanabel, and the band Jahar which brought her together with the young singer Tamer Abu Ghazala.
Her still somewhat seemingly experimental approach is evident in songs like Yasmine, whose words she wrote in Ramallah in 2002 during the second Palestinian intifada. It combines high poeticism – the lyrics sound derivative of Mahmoud Darwish, who had just published his collection State of Siege – with an eclectic combination of instrumental and vocal passages woven together in an oddly minimalist yet evocative medley, preceded by a lengthy rhythmic oud introduction.
 
(Source : http://english.al-akhbar.com)



Huda Asfour هدى عصفور - Mars (Back and Forth)

01 Sama'i
02 Lastou Shay'aa [I am Nothing]
03 Loure
04 Al Yasamine [Jasmine]
05 Julnar [Of the Sea]
06 Al Yasamine [Instrumental]
07 Jay W' Rayha [Back and Forth] 
08 sama'i kurd (Bonus track)

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Shadi Zaqtan شادي زقطان

                       






An evocative music and a poetry without compromise are the elements that characterize the work of Shadi Zaqtan , young singer-songwriter author of of what many call " new song of Palestine."

he has as consolidated his talent through the years until it became one of the most credible artists from the contemporary arab music scene .

Born in exile in 1978 by parents belonging to "Organization for the Liberation of Palestine" , he grew up in Oman, Syria, Beirut and Tunis before returning to the homeland and settled in Ramallah. . The poetic vocabulary has always been part of his life , because his grandfather, Khalil Zaqtan , was a classical poet , while his father, Ghassan Zktan , a modernist poet .

He is the author of a musical language unfamiliar to the Arab public,

His songs, performed using only acoustic guitar and vocals, musically have many more points of contact with the American folk song than with traditional Arabic music.

The words that accompany this music are perfectly in line with the Palestinian reality . Shadi explains : "The words of my songs are not part of an imaginary private , but they are what you can hear in the street, what you hear from the window of your home or office , the colloquial language we speak every day. The songs that I wrote telling stories I've heard in Palestine. I am a Palestinian who sings for the Palestinians, and not just for them. "
The texts of his songs were in fact inspired by conversations with taxi drivers and bus collective , with the students and the elderly, with those who are languishing at military checkpoints and in Israeli prisons , the people who daily lives the "punishment collective " perpetrated by the occupying power .
He considers himself a songwriter rather than a singer or a musician and, through his work , would like to redefine the profile of ' Palestinian artist : Neither hero nor victim , free from the idea of ​​freedom. He loves to say about it : " You will be free when you are free ."

The attention around his creations has grown little by little, even if at first the prevailing sentiment of the public was of caution. A great contribution to the spread of his songs was given by Khalil Sakakini Cultural Centre in Ramallah , where Shadie been invited several times to perform .
In 2010, the A. M Qattan Foundation in Ramallah has sponsored the creation of his first album titled " 'an balad " (translated " the country " ) . The album consists of ten songs performed with guitar and voice , was created in collaboration with the musician Imad Sayrafi , also a refugee from the third generation. The entire work , which reflects the poetry of the two musicians , in addition to addressing important issues for the Palestinian people , sometimes offers a different point of view on which to reflect .
Shadi says : " It must be understood that the Palestinian world is not a revolutionary manifesto , as many people think . Ours are the aspirations of ordinary human beings who want to live a normal life, the life to which every person is entitled . "
The album has managed to carve out a place in the heart of the Palestinian public thanks to the simplicity of the idea, to the communicative power of words and to the modernity of sound.

Among the pieces that have found greater consensus are "Bashoufek Fy Al Balad" and "11,000 Mahlan Fadhi." In the first song a love story is intertwined with the tragedy of an occupation which, in addition to stealing the land, it is also appropriate time. The second piece is considered his masterpiece. Eleven are in fact the Palestinian prisoners in Israeli jails. The text of the song sees the prisoners not only as combatants solitary, but as an important part of the life of Palestine. The Palestinians have been deprived of them, there is less of a prisoner in every part of their lives: in the crowd, in line at the bank, in the row for the purchase of a falafel, the barber, in the nightlife, in an evening gala, in a empty seat during a bus trip.

On 30 March 2013 , during the commemorations for Land  Day, Shadi Zaqtan presented at the ' Al- Balad Theatre in Amman his second album entitled " Ghanna ' ala al Hagiz " ( sing at the checkpoint ) .
The new album, produced again by using the collaboration of Imad Sayrafi, musically continues the discussion started in the first album, but introduces some new features. Rather than sing only texts he composed, in some songs, Shadi has decided to use a more classical repertoire using poems by authors such Yusuf al-Khatib ("Qubbara"), Mourid Barghouti ("Watany") and the Tunisian poet As Saghir Walad Ahmad ("Nuhibbu to bilad"). The song "Watany" in particular, whose music born from a collaboration with musician native of New Zealand Tiki Taane, musically presents a decided change of register.
The album was given as a symbolic gesture to the people of Qalandiya refugee camp, which is close to the famous checkpoint near the apartheid wall. 









Shadi Zaqtan, la nuova canzone palestinese

Una musica evocativa e una poesia senza compromessi sono gli elementi che caratterizzano l'opera di Shadi Zaqtan , giovane cantautore artefice di quella che da molti viene chiamata “  nuova canzone palestinese”. Considerato agli esordi un  interprete pieno di promesse , ha consolidato il suo talento attraverso gli anni sino a divenire uno tra i più credibili artisti   della scena musicale araba contmporanea.

Nato in esilio nel 1978 da genitori rifugiati appartenenti all' Organizzazione per la Liberazione della Palestina (OLP ) , è cresciuto in Oman, Siria, Beirut e Tunisi prima di far ritorno nella terra d'origine stabilendosi a Ramallah. Il lessico poetico ha sempre fatto parte della sua vita ; infatti il nonno, Khalil Zaqtan, era un poeta classico, mentre il padre, Ghassan Zktan ,un poeta modernista.

Da sempre appassionato di musica , nel 2005 decide di provare a sperimentare una propria linea musicale servendosi di un linguaggio sonoro poco familiare al pubblico arabo. I suoi brani, eseguiti servendosi unicamente di chitarra acustica e voce, hanno musicalmente molti più punti di contatto con la canzone folk americana che con la musica araba tradizionale.

Perfettamente radicate nella storia e nell'attualità palestinese sono invece le parole che accompagnano questa musica . Spiega Shadi : “ Le parole delle mie canzoni non fanno parte di un immaginario privato , ma sono ciò che arriva dalla strada , ciò che si sente dalla finestra di casa o dell'ufficio, il linguaggio colloquiale che parliamo ogni giorno . Credo che la canzone contemporanea palestinese manchi di un certo realismo . Le canzoni che ho scritto raccontano storie che ho sentito in Palestina. Io sono un palestinese che canta per i palestinesi , e non solo per loro " .
I testi dei suoi brani sono stati ispirati infatti dalle conversazioni avute con gli autisti di taxi e autobus collettivi, con gli studenti e gli anziani , con i palestinesi che languono ai posti di blocco militari e nelle prigioni israeliane ,il popolo che quotidianamente vive la “punizione collettiva” perpetrata dall'occupante .

Egli considera sé stesso un autore di canzoni piuttosto che un cantante o un musicista e , tramite il suo lavoro , vorrebbe ridefinire il profilo dell' artista palestinese : Nè eroe né vittima , libero dall'idea di libertà. Ama dire a questo proposito : “ Sarai libero quando sei libero”.

L'attenzione attorno alle sue creazioni è cresciuta poco a poco , anche se in un primo momento il sentimento prevalente da parte del pubblico è stato di cautela. Un grande contributo per la diffusione dei suoi brani è stato dato dal centro culturale Khalil Sakakini di Ramallah che ha invitato Shadi ad esibirsi più volte presso il proprio spazio.

Nel 2010 l'A.M. Qattan Foundation di Ramallah ha patrocinato la realizzazione del suo primo album intitolato “ 'an balad “ ( traducibile “dal paese”) . Il disco, composto da dieci brani eseguiti per chitarra e voce , è stato realizzato con la collaborazione del musicista Imad Sayrafi, anch'egli rifugiato di terza generazione . L'intero lavoro ,che riflette la poetica dei due musicisti , oltre ad affrontare temi importanti ed imprescindibili per il popolo palestinese , offre a volte un diverso punto di vista sul quale riflettere .

Afferma Shadi : “ Si deve comprendere che il mondo palestinese non è un manifesto rivoluzionario , come molte persone amano pensare . Le nostre sono le aspirazioni di comuni esseri umani che vogliono vivere una vita normale , la vita alla quale ogni persona ha il diritto . "

L'album è riuscito a ritagliarsi un posto nel cuore del pubblico palestinese grazie alla semplicità dell'idea , alla forza comunicativa delle parole e a quelle sonorità che avevano in un primo momento sollevato molti dubbi.

Tra i brani che hanno trovato maggior consenso troviamo “Bashoufek Fe Al Balad” e “ 11.000 Mahlan Fadhi” . Nel primo brano una storia d'amore si intreccia indissolubilmente con la tragicità di un occupazione la quale, oltre a impossessarsi della terra, si è appropriata anche del tempo. Il secondo pezzo invece è da molti considerato il capolavoro di Shadi . Undicimila sono infatti i prigionieri palestinesi rinchiusi nelle carceri israeliane. Il testo della canzone vede i prigionieri non solo come combattenti solitari dell'occupazione , ma come parte integrante della vita della Palestina. I palestinesi sono stati privati di loro , vi è un prigioniero di meno in ogni parte della loro vita : tra la folla , nella coda in banca , nella fila per l'acquisto di un falafel , dal barbiere , nella vita notturna , in una serata di gala , in una sedile vuoto durante un viaggio in autobus.


Il 30 Marzo del 2013, durante le commemorazioni per la Giornata della Terra , Shadi Zaqtan ha presentato presso l 'Al-Balad Theatre di Amman il suo secondo album intitolato : “ Ghanna' ala al Hagiz “ ( cantare al posto di blocco). Il nuovo disco, realizzato servendosi nuovamente della collaborazione di Imad Sayrafi , prosegue musicalmente il discorso intrapreso nel lavoro precedente, introducendo alcune novità. Piuttosto che cantare unicamente liriche di sua produzione ,in alcuni brani, Shadi ha deciso di affidarsi ad un repertorio più classico musicando poesie di autori quali Yusuf al Khatib ( “Qubbara” ) , Mourid Barghouti (“ Watany”) e il poeta tunisino As Saghir Walad Ahmad ( “Nuhibbu al bilad”) . Il brano “ Watany” in particolare , le cui musiche nascono da una collaborazione con il musicista indigeno neozelandese Tiki Taane, segna un deciso cambio di registro dal punto di vista musicale.

L'album è stato donato come gesto simbolico agli abitanti del campo profughi di Qalandiya che sta a ridosso del famoso posto di blocco e di quello che viene chiamato muro dell'apartheid .

Nel suo bel libro “ L'infelicità araba “ il (mai troppo) compianto Samir Kassir accusava i suoi fratelli arabi di concedersi troppo al rimpianto e alla nostalgia per un passato mitizzato , atteggiamenti che considerava causa di un immobilismo esiziale . Riteneva  però un eccezione il popolo palestinese, sempre combattivo e determinato , mai disposto ad arrendersi . Shadi Zaqtan è un perfetto rappresentante di questa determinazione. Figlio di una ferita antica mai sanata , non dimentica il passato, osserva attento il presente ed offre, nel suo piccolo , elementi nuovi per guardare al futuro.

Shadi Zaqtan شادي زقطان - 'an balad عن بلد

 

01 Bashoufek Fy Al Balad بشوفك في البلد
02 Nashret Akhbar نشرة اخبار
03 11.000 Mahlan Fadhi - أحد عشر ألف محل فاضي
04 Nashret Akhbar ( rock v) نشرة اخبار
05 Kartushka-batata بطاطا
06 Theeb ذيب
07 Fy balad في بلد
08 Laa لا
09 Morjeeha مرجيحة
10 Yuma el thob يما الثوب 
11 Nashret Akhbar ( Audio Tunnel Remix)


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Shadi Zaqtan شادي زقطان - Ghanna'  ala al hagiz غناء على الحاجز

01  Dawleh  دولة
02  Bakun  باقون
03 Qubbara  قبرة
04 3sh  ( instrumental)
05 Gaza غزة
06 Watany  وطني
07 Nuhibbu al bilad   نحب البلاد
08 Ma bentasash  ما بينتساش
09 Laba'idi ba'id   لبعيد بعيد
10 Wein وين
11 Watan وطن
12  Ya Dierati  يا ديرتي
13 Baghanni   بغني
14 Wein وين  ( alternative version)

HERE 



N.B :

The album "''an balad" is available for purchase online at the site of Palestine online store.
A comprehensive selection of tracks produced by Shadi Zaqtan can be heard at his REVERBNATION page



L'album " 'an balad " è acquistabile on line presso il sito Palestine on line store  
Un esauriente selezione dei brani prodotti da Shadi Zaqtan è ascoltabile in streaming presso la sua pagina REVERBNATION