Sonic Traces: From the Arab World (radio edit) By Norient

«Sonic Traces: From the Arab World» offers music, sounds and noises from the Arab World: Propaganda music by political groups and clans, psychedelic Arabic Rock from the late 1960s and 1970s, the noises of bombs and machine guns, synthesized Electro-Sha’bi from Cairo, old and rare shellac recordings, Death Metal, Rap, Electro-Acoustic Music, and Musique Concrète. Collected and mixed by the Norient collective – Thomas Burkhalter, Simon Grab and Michael Spahr.

The release comes in 2 versions: radio edit and mix edit

RADIO EDIT (here on bandcamp)

Listen to musicians and scholars discussing identity, life visions and traumatic war experiences.This Radio Edit Version documents the audio-visual performance «Sonic Traces: From the Arab World» by Norient (2008-2012).

LIMITED VINYL VERSION

Order the Limited Mix Edit (music, sound and noise only, without interview statements and speakers) via arabtraces.norient.com. (Label Traversion/Norient)

Credits:

Collected and mixed by the Norient collective – Thomas Burkhalter, Simon Grab and Michael Spahr.
Speakers: Joumana Seikaly, Hisham Awad, Rayya Badran
Voices recorded by Ziad Nawfal in the studios in Radio Lebanon 96.2FM, Beirut, Lebanon on February 25, 2013

With sounds, music and quotes from:

Ahmed Basiony (R.I.P.), Asmahan, Bao, Charbel Haber, Cheik Imam, El General, Electro-Jurjina, Filastine, Hassan Khan, Hassan Taha, Ibrahim Qashoush, John Kamel Farah, Kamiliya Jubran +Werner Hasler, Kareem Lofty, Koji, Les Djinns, Leyla Murad, Luigi Russolo, Machine eat man (Mohamed Ragab), Mahmoud Refat, Mahmoud Turkmani, Mazen Kerbaj, Morocco, Mustafa Ismaiel, Praed, Raed Yassin, Ramsi Lehner, Rana Eid, Sharif Sehnaoui, Simon Grab, Skander Guetaria + Khaled Waghleni, Tahal Fasny, Tarek Atoui, The Devil's Anvil, Thomas Burkhalter, Ulcerium feat. Cheb Lahbitry, Walid Gholmieh, Waslah in Dugah, Weeping Willow, Xardas, and others.

Tracklist, Liner Notes and more background information:
arabtraces.norient.com

(Source : http://norient.bandcamp.com)

Jawad Nawfal A.K.A. Munma

Photo by Tania Traboulsi

Munma aka Jawad Nawfal is one of the most prolific electronica artists in Lebanon, he undertook audiovisual and film studies at IESAV in Beirut and chose to specialize in sound design. In 2001, Jawad formed Altered Ear, a laboratory of sound research and composition, based on the need to explore and link several means of computer assisted musical writing.

Munma was created by Jawad Nawfal in the aftermath of Israel’s war on Lebanon in the summer of 2006. It explores oriental harmonies and rhythmical patterns, with a strong reliance on sampled traditional musical beds, excerpts from radio speeches and the like, and an overall somber, reflective mood.

Munma has produced three 6-track EPs, entitled 34 Days (2006) Black Tuesday (2007) and Unholy Republic (2008), released on former Lebanese record label Incognito Records.

In 2010, Munma’s 4th record was released, entitled Previews & Premises. The self-produced, self-released album consists of 8 tracks recorded between 2006 and 2010.

In 2011, Munma started collaborating with lebanese writer, poet & rapper Mazen El Sayed aka el Rass . The album entitled “El Rass & Munma: Unveiling The Hidden,” explores the darker sides of rap, and reveals deep electronica and dubstep musical influences.

In 2012, apart from numerous sound designs for documentaries, a fiction short (“A place to go” by Wajdi Elian) and a dance choreography (“Tajwal” by Alexandre Paulikevich), Nawfal started two new music monikers: “Tasjiil Moujahed,” a electro- duo with Berlin-based musician, composer and producer C-drik Fermont; and “Infinite Moment Of Composure,” a noise/electronica duo with Lebanese musician, visual artist and composer Liliane Chlela.

Munma is one of Beirut's first and foremost talents in the field of modern electronica, with a variety of live and studio projects since the early 2000s, including AEX, Ae_Quo, Index/Left and more recently Tasjiil Moujahed & Infinite Moment Of Composure. His DJ sets are the stuff of legend, high-flying, mind-blowing affairs in which he dexterously spins breaks, electro, garage, dubstep and hiphop, as well as his own productions.


In 2013 he released his latest album titled "No Apologies"


Discography :

Munma - 34 days E.P. - Incognito Records (2006)
Munma - black Tuesday E.P. - Incognito Records (2007)
Munma - Unholy Republic E.P. - Incognito Records (2008)
Munma - Previews & Premises - Altered Ear/Ruptured Records (2010)
El Rass & Munma - Unveiling the Hidden - Ruptured Records (2012)
Munma & Liliane Chlela - IMOC/Turbulence - Syrphe Records (2012)
Munma - No Apologies - Syrphe Records (2013)

Munma - 34 days E.P (2006)

34 Days’ is a set of 6 electro-ambient tracks by Jawad Nawfal, featuring minimal beats, ominous vocal samples, and a rich tapestry of interlocking, layered sounds. The album was recorded during Israel’s attacks on Lebanon in the summer of 2006, which explains to some extent the overall sombre and introspective mood of the tracks. At times, ’34 Days’ recalls the ethereal, hushed moods of Warp label artists such as Boards of Canada and Aphex Twin at his ambient best; with an oriental twist, added for good measure.


1. Yaqiin
2. Mind Over Matter
3. 3cc
4. Qana
5. Munma
6. Judas

HERE

Munma - Black Tuesday E.P (2007)

Munma return to the studio in 2007 to deliver the 2nd volume of what is rumored to be a trilogy, whose themes hover around the Lebanese-Israeli war of July 2006. The band's familiar layers of synthesized sounds are augmented with a formidable array of processed bleeps and glitches, excerpts from radio speeches and political discourses, as well as expertly diverted samples of traditional Arabic instruments. The only live electronics band of its kind in Lebanon has managed to deliver yet another haunting masterpiece, a record that seems to defy any possible categorization and labeling, posed somewhere between ambient soundscapes, moody electronica, and weary world music.

1. Pluie D'ete
2. Finem respice
3. Ambidextre
4. Dark water
5. IRM
6. Open source

HERE

Munma - Unholy Republic E.P (2008)

The third official release by Lebanese electronic artist JAWAD NAWFAL sees him revisiting familiar themes and musical landscapes, while displaying the possibility for some radical departures in the near future. 'UNHOLY REPUBLIC' is the third installment of what is commonly referred to as the "Fate trilogy", one that saw the day in the aftermath of the war waged by Israel on Lebanon in summer 2006. The first two releases, '34 Days' and 'Black Tuesday', were marked by ominous moods and atmospheres, sets of menacing clicks and glitches, which conveyed brilliantly the mind-set and feelings of the artist, regarding the crisis at hand.

'Unholy Republic' picks up where 'Black Tuesday' left, with rambling, brooding tracks haunted by static and radio noise. Reminiscences of Munma's previous releases abound, as well as musical nods to South American Murcof's output. Two collaborations with Nabil Saliba aka Trash Inc, serve as a timely reminder that Jawad Nawfal is equally at ease devising ambient landscapes and dancefloor "stompers". 'Unholy Republic' signals realms of possibilities for Munma's subsequent works.

1 Aegri Smnia
2 Time Collapse
3 Engram
4 Broken Chime
5 Deep Down
6 Exodus

Buy HERE

Munma - Previews & Premises (2010)

1 Soft Integration
2 The Alchemist
3  Motion Sickness
4  Ear Damage
5   Explorer
6  Attention Disorder
7  It Came From Under The Sea
8 Munma - Bits and Dust

Buy HERE

El Rass & Munma - Unveiling the Hidden/ Kachf el Mahjoub (2012)


                                          

Kachf el Mahjoub / Unveiling the hidden is a musical collaboration between lebanese poet and musician Mazen el Sayed, otherwise known as El Rass (The Head), and Lebanese electronica artist Jawad Nawfal aka Munma. El Sayed is a prolific writer and musician, at ease with a variety of instruments, while Nawfal has previously released a number of albums and EPs, exploring downtempo electronica and ambient dubstep. The collision of
harsh beats and brazen, slammed vocals works wonders on Unveiling the Hidden, produced and released by independent Lebanese label Ruptured. Notorious for his masterful flow in the classical Arabic language, quite an uncommon phenomenon in Lebanon's exuberant rap scene, El Rass' lyrics tackle both social and political sensitive subjects. Munma, on the other hand, creates a sound-world perfectly fitting El Rass’ agitated discourse, alternating between broken beats, elaborate percussion, and ambient layers of synths. At times reminiscent of mutant hiphop outfit Shabazz Palaces, at others of the collaboration between dubstep producer Kode9 and vocalist The SpaceApe, this album is an uncanny meeting of Arabic hip-hop and electronica.

1 Fout 3a rassi - Enter the head
2 Tkhayal Conceive
3 Borkan Beirut
4 Rissala / Sub Litteral
5 3echq / Islamology
6 Sanadet / Treasury Bonds
7 Nou7 / The Noah
8 Yoga
9 7issar / Trojan
10 Min Tha2er / Les Justes
11 Majnoun Leila / Mad Is Laila
12 Tkhayal - Conceive (RadioKVM Remix)
 
HERE

الراس ومونما - كشف المحجوب El Rass & Munma - Unveiling the Hidden from dghaily on 8tracks Radio.





Munma - No Apologies (2013)



                                         



1 Early Early Morning 
2 Eastern Promises 
3 The Funeral 
4 Mirash 
5 Land Of Debris 
6 Yoga Revisited 

7 Astarté 
8 Gray Scale 
9 Astarté (RadioKvm Remix)
10 The Funeral (Kirdec Remix)  



HERE


(Source: Pirate Beirut, Ruptured)

TRIPNOL : a Hip Hop project by Edd Abbas , Lipos & Elepheel

 

Tripnol is a collaborative experimental hip hop album from Beirut, Lebanon released on September 11th 2013.

The main players behind the album are producers Edd Abbas, Lipos, and Elepheel. Each track is the product of an exchange between at least two of the producers (except for three solo instrumentals from each), with features by Arabic language MCs which include Edd and Lipos themselves, Chakk, Fahrass, Qarar, and Zeinedin.

The subject matter of the material is a major departure from the standard Arabic hip hop formulas, as surreal stories are told and unconventional subjects are tackled, such as space mermaids, a drunken adventure, the environment and more.

(Source : Facebook)





Tripnol : la fantasia al potere

From left to right : Edd Abbas , Lipos, Elepheel

L'ultimo decennio ha visto il consolidamento di una scena musicale araba perfettamente in sintonia con la contemporaneità. Se alla fine degli anni '90 sembrava inusuale al pubblico occidentale vedere rappers e sperimentatori adottare la lingua araba per esprimere gioie e frustrazioni, attualmente queste sonorità sono state assimilate alla perfezione tanto che molti Mc's arabi sono presenti come ospiti in svariate produzioni europee e statunitensi.

La scena hip hop araba è cresciuta in proprio proponendo un nuovo modo di fare rap ; ha sfruttato l'esistente arricchendolo con il patrimonio orientale e, in molti casi, ha sviluppato sonorità avanguardistiche dimostrando di non essere un movimento estemporaneo. Mentre i suoni, dalle ingenue produzioni degli albori, si sono fatti più ricchi ed articolati , i testi delle produzioni rap sono rimasti invece incentrati su tematiche sociali e politiche. L'uso della rima è continuato ad essere in questi anni uno degli strumenti prediletti per denunciare abusi , testimoniare realtà opprimenti e smuovere coscienze .

Edd Abbas , voce solista del gruppo libanese Fareeq Al Atrash, ha deciso di uscire per un momento dalle questioni politiche e sociali e di dare spazio all'immaginazione o, per usare le sue parole : “ ho cercato di uscire dalla gabbia , ho scelto una direzione verso la quale ogni rapper arabo ha paura di andare.”

Il nome scelto per dar vita a queste intenzioni è Tripnol . Non si tratta di una proposta solista ma di un progetto collaborativo che vede la partecipazione dei Omar al Fil , in arte Elepheel , e Elie Nakhleh , in arte Lipos , produttore del gruppo rap libanese Jnoud Beirut (Beirut Soldiers).

Accomunati dal desiderio di allontanarsi dalle formule dell’ hip hop arabo standard e dall’intento di dare vita ad un progetto sonoro di natura più sperimentale , i tre produttori, ognuno portando in dote la propria individualità artistica , hanno realizzato un album che è un vero e proprio viaggio musicale. Suoni insoliti e ritmi ibridi fanno da sottofondo a testi surreali che narrano strane storie . L’incontro ravvicinato nello spazio di un astronauta solitario con una sirena, le allucinazioni di un ubriaco, un tizio in missione di vendetta contro gli alieni che gli hanno distrutto la casa. " Le canzoni raccontano tutte storie trippy " dice Abbas “ bisognava trovare il coraggio si smetterla di parlare di politica. L’hip hop è spesso considerato una forma musicale molto aggressiva. Volevamo costruire qualcosa che fosse davvero nuovo e per fare questo ci siamo affidati completamente alla nostra immaginazione.”

Umorismo, poesia ,surrealismo e sperimentazione sono i tratti distintivi dell’album , composto da 13 tracce, che rappresenta un superamento degli stili hip hop conosciuti. "Avevo comprato alcuni nuovi giocattoli , tra cui un controller midi dalle potenzialità infinite" dice Edd Abbas per spiegare le origini di questo progetto “ volevo creare una fusione tra le sonorità hip hop , il jazz,i suoni elettronici , il rock e il funk. In questo l’apporto di Elepheel ,grafico laureato alla Rafic Hariri University e vero sperimentatore che oltre al contributo musicale ha curato la grafica del progetto, è stato davvero determinante”

Ogni brano dell’album rappresenta una collaborazione di almeno due produttori ad eccezione di tre brani strumentali affidati ad ognuno di essi. A dar man forte al trio sono intervenuti vari membri della scena musicale libanese tra i quali : Chakk membro del gruppo rap Jnoud Beirut , John Imad Nasr ,Chyno e FZ membri del gruppo Fareeq al Atrash del quale anche Edd Abbas fa parte, Qarar, Zeinedine e Fahras  , giovane rapper di Beirut.

Presentato in anteprima il 21 Settembre 2013 allo Yukunkun club di Beirut con il sostegno di colleghi e amici , tra i quali il rapper egiziano Debb, il dj libanese Lethal Skillz e la cantante palestinese Hanouneh , il progetto è stato accolto molto calorosamente dal pubblico presente.

In un Libano dalla situazione politica incerta in cui tornano a farsi sentire i venti di guerra ben venga il progetto Tripnol che alla grevità della politica contrappone la forza della fantasia . Fa piacere vedere riproposto, dopo molti anni e forse inconsapevolmente, il concetto bakuniano racchiuso nella frase “La fantasia distruggerà il potere e una risata vi seppellirà “ . Molto si parla dei cambiamenti che dovrebbero intervenire nel mondo arabo e sempre ci si affida a teorie politiche tese a modificare statuti e costituzioni secondo uno schema che deve essere controllabile e , soprattutto, gradito all’occidente. Attraverso questo progetto, che solo ad uno sguardo ottuso può risultare leggero, Edd Abbas e compagni aggiungono un nuovo tassello all’effervescente scena culturale mediorientale. Quella scena che , contrastata ma inarrestabile, sta dando vita ad una rivoluzione dei costumi molto spesso deliberatamente ignorata dai media occidentali e che forse un domani partorirà cambiamenti  che nè politici nè analisti avrebbero potuto prevedere.

L’album è disponibile per l’ascolto in streaming e il download gratuito presso la pagina Soundcloud dedicata al progetto.


TRIPNOL Album

Front cover by Elepheel

01 Sharrif   Feat. Chakk
02 Bouyout Mouhaddama   Feat. Edd & Walad
03 Space Mermaid   Feat. Fahras & Glong
04 Moul7ak    Feat. Qarar & Johnny Headbusta
05 Tubby Bye Bye
06 Wa7ad JnB   Feat. Zeinedine & Edd
07 Master Cosmic Spy
08 Track 5   Feat. Lipos
09 Maraya
10 Sahrawi   Feat. Edd
11 Akhdar   Feat. Chyno & Fz
12 Teesh   Feat. Deborah
13 Soltan El Jazz    Feat. Edd

Producers :

Edd Abbas : Tracks 2 4 6 9 11 12 13
Lipos : Tracks 2 4 5 8 13
Elepheel : Tracks 1 3 7 8 10


HERE

S.O.P Band فرقة سوب / Scream Of Peace صرخة السلام

 

تتكون فرقة موسيقى الراب العربي"صرخة السلام (S.O.P)" من عضوين: فادي ,وأبو فارس، هم من مدينة أم الفحم الفلسطينية.
وتعتبر هذه الفرقة من الفرق المرموقة بـ منصة الراب الفلسطيني، وقد بدأت طريقها سنة 2005 تحت أسم (سوب)

وهي الأحرف الأولى من عبارة "Scream Of Peace" التي تعني: صرخة السلام.

و تدمج الفرقة موسيقى وألحانا ً مستوحاة من عدة حضارات مع حرصها على أن تكون الألحان الشرقية بكافة الأغاني على إيقاعات غربية لتتخذ أسلوبا ً مميزا ً وخاصا ً بها.

تختار الفرقة مواضيع عديدة لأغانيها منها السياسية والاجتماعية ، تستمدها من الحياة اليومية، فهي تحمل على أكتافها قضية الشعب الفلسطيني الذي حُرم من الحرية، وتحاكي أيضا ً هموم هذا الشعب داخل "الخط الأخضر" فتكافح العنصرية وكافة الظواهر والمظاهر الناجمة عن التحريض وغسل الدماغ – دفاعا ً عن الحريات والكرامات .

في نهاية عام 2010 تم افتتاح أستوديو خاص باسم "أستوديو سوب - SOP STUDIO" في مدينه أم الفحم، يعد من اكبر الاستوديوهات المتخصصة بالهيب هوب في فلسطين ويشمل أجهزة وتقنيات بمستوى رفيع وبمقاييس عالمية .

تم الانتهاء من إخراج أول البوم رسمي للفرقة بعنوان " مذكرات " وسيصدر إلى الأسواق في نهاية 2012 ويضم نتاجات الكثير من الفنانين المرموقين من داخل فلسطين وخارجها .

شاركت الفرقة بالكثير من المشاريع على صعيد محلي ودولي .. كمشروع "باص الهيب هوب" الذي كان بمشاركة بعض الفنانين العالميين كـ DJ Vega Benetton , Shadia Mansour , Lowkey والمزيد ..

تحظى الفرقة بتغطية إعلامية واسعة تسلط الضوء على كافة مشاريعها من عروض وأغان وأنشطة، كما تشارك في أول فيلم بعنوان "شبابيك2" للمخرج عمر أبو صيام .

ويتم الآن التحضير لجولة حفلات للفرقة في مختلف أنحاء الوطن العربي، والمزيد من المشاريع التي تهدف إلى النهوض بالمجتمع وإيصال رسالة هادفة ملتزمة بشأنه

 

 

The Arabic Rap band "SOP" is made of 2 rappers : Fadi & Abu Faris
and they both were born and raised in Um Al-Fahem city in Palestine .

This band considered to be one of the prestige at the stage of Palestenian Rap . It started it journey in
2005 under the name (SOP) these are the initials of Scream Of Peace "Sarkhet Al Salam"  in arabic 

The band combine music and melodies brought from some cultures and preserving for all the notes to be eastern
in all of their songs under western basses for it to take a special kind of its own .

The band chooses many topics of their songs, including the political, social, derived from daily life,
it carries on her shoulders the issue of Palestinian people who are deprived of liberty,
and simulate also the concerns of the people inside the "Green Line" fighting racism and all the
phenomena and manifestations caused by incitement and brainwashing - in defense of the freedoms and dignities.

The end of 2010 there was an opening to their own studio "SOP STUDIO" in the city of Umm al-Fahem,
one of the biggest studios specialized hip-hop in Palestine and includes equipment and techniques and a high level
of international standard.

Been completed, directed the first official album of the band entitled "Diaries" ((mothakarat)) will be issued to the market
at the end of 2012 and includes the products of many prominent artists from inside and outside Palestine.

The band have wide media coverage focuses on all of its projects and offers songs and activities,
is also involved in the first film entitled "Windows 2", directed by Omar Abu Siam.

And is now preparing for a tour of the band concerts in various parts of the Arab world, and more projects that aim to promote the community and is committed to delivering meaningful message about it. 

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I S.O.P ( acronimo di  Scream of Peace o detto in arabo "Sarkhet Al Salam" ) sono una Rap band proveniente dalla cittadina a maggioranza araba di Um al-Fahem , situata a nord dell' odierno stato di Israele. Il gruppo è composto da due giovani MC's :  Fadi Mahmeed , in arte semplicemente Fadi , e  Ahmad El Faris , in arte  Abu Faris.  

Attivo dal 2005  il duo combina nei propri brani melodie e beat di matrice occidentale con le note delle melodie classiche arabe.

Come molti altri gruppi rap palestinesi affontano tematiche che trattano il polico,il sociale, la deriva della vita quotidiana , la privazione della libertà ed il razzismo . Con i loro brani si propongo di contrastare il continuo lavaggio del cervello che l'amministrazione sionista somministra  alla popolazione palestinese . Il loro è un messaggio in difesa della dignità e della libertà

Alla fine del 2010 hanno aperto uno studio di registrazione in proprio ( S.O.P. Studio) dotato di attrezzature di elevato livello tecnico.

Alla fine del 2012 hanno assemblato un Mixtape contenente il lavoro della band a partire dal 2005. L'album , intitolato " Mudhakarat" ( Memorie), è stato realizzato con il contributo artistico di vari esponenti della scena musicale palestinese , non solo rap.
Tra i progetti in cui il gruppo è stato coinvolto figura anche la realizzazione di un film intitolato "Windows 2", diretto dal regista Omar Abu Siam.


(Source : www.soprap.com)

               



S.O.P Scream Of Peace صرخة السلام - Mudhakarat مذكرات  Diaries 2005-2012

01 intro مقدمة    
02 One life  الحياة مرة وحدة
03 My dream  حلمي    Feat. Jamil Nafar & Maysa Daw
04  Hold  on, Sea هدي يا بحر  Feat. Suhil fudi
05 BrainWash  غسيل دماغ
06 Knowing my self  اتعرف ع نفسي      Feat. Yousef Abu Sene
07 We do!Don't want to بدنا بدناش   Feat. Adi Krayem
08  Leave love alone سيبك من الحب  Feat. Jamil Nafar
09  My Mirror  مرايتي
10 We were living it  كنا عايشينها   Feat. Donia darawshi
11 The fake low القانون المزعوم    Feat. Darg Team, Malek Khawa Gitman Algeria
12 The secret   السر  Feat. Sabreena da Witch, Khalefa E, Saz, Miame, Laraboyz & Mohammed al Farra
13 Diaries مذكرات  Feat. Donia Darawshi
14 Saforyeh   صفورية تجمعنا Bonus track 2013
15 Umm Al Fahem   ام الفحم Bonus track 2013
16 burafar lan yamur   برافر لن يمر Bonus track 2013

HERE

             

Arab tunes mixtape # 17 - The millions are here الملايين هنا

             


The famous Lebanese singer Julya Butrus became very well known, at the time of the first Palestinian intifada, because of a song, "Wayn al Malayyn?" (Where are the millions?), In which she urged the Arab brothers to action against the abuses (not just Zionists). In the song the singer asked. "Where are the millions of Arabs?'' Where is our people'" .... The million are here!


Dedicated to those who do not want to be mere spectators







La famosa cantante libanese Julia Butrus divenne molto nota ai tempi della prima intifada palestinese grazie ad una canzone, "Wayn al Malayyn?" (Dove sono i milioni?), nella quale esortava i fratelli arabi all'azione contro gli abusi (non solo sionisti) ed a non essere semplici spettatori della lotta palestine. Nel brano in questione la cantante si chiedeva : "Dove sono i milioni di arabi?'' Dove si trova il nostro popolo ?"


Questo mixtape vuole essere una parziale risposta alla domanda posta dalla brava artista libanese. Ecco dove dove sono i milioni, sono qui tra i giovani musicisti arabi. Tra i giovani rapper che hanno deciso di servirsi della parola per risvegliare le coscienze e per farsi modello delle generazioni future. Le speranze sono nella poesia di Aly Talibab e di al Far3i , nel genio di Boikutt (una delle migliori menti della sua generazione, un MC avanti anni luce rispetto a qualsiasi rapper esistente a livello globale), nella lucidità di Armada Bizerta e nella denuncia di El Rass e Al Madhi che nel brano   "Lampedusa" affrontano un tema che ci dovrebbe far vergognare tutti in quanto italiani.


Questo è hip hop creativo, non consolatorio, un pò incazzato ma sopratutto pensante.


Buon ascolto.
 
Dedicato a coloro che non vogliono essere semplici spettatori



                                   


01 Asifeh - 7elem fil pixel final azinni (Palestine)
02 El Rass & El Mahdy - Lampedusa (Lebanon)
03 Satti - Khalal (Jordan)
04 Aly Talibab - Al Kamal (Egypt)
05 Darwish & Bu Kulthum - hanyk hawn (Syria)
06 Ill Paz - Hash (Palestine) 
07 Armada Bizerta - min al sahra' ila al galid (Tunisia)
08 Edd Abbas - Hejra (Lebanon)
09 Dakn - Tawazzafa ( interlude) (Palestine)
10 Katibe 5 - Kuni Sabara (Lebanon-palestinian refugees)
11 Boykutt - Al Khawarizmiya Al Hissiya (Palestine)
12 El Far3i - Shu Beddak 2013 ? Feat.Munma (Jordan)
13 Shu3a3 - Kemya El Mukhaikh (Palestine) 
14 LaTlateh - Tada3i hurr (Syria)
15 Maqdsi - Rap Share3 (Palestine) 
16 Deeb - Disimbr (Egypt)
17 El 7ad - Aqzam Tiwal

HERE

Arab tunes mixtape # 17 - The millions are here الملايين هنا from lazyproduction on 8tracks Radio.

Arab tunes mixtape # 16 - Vintage music for Belly Dance

 

A selection of vintage music for belly dancing. Not only from the Arab world but also from the Near East (Turkey, Greece, Armenia). Famous names and lesser-known but, in any case, great music!
Dedicated to all the belly dancers of every age and country.





Una persona davvero molto, molto particolare ( per usare un eufemismo) mi ha detto : " Fai tanto il saputello sul mondo arabo ma il tuo blog fa schifo. Non c'è nulla che si possa ascoltare. Parli tanto di musica araba ma sul blog c'è solo robaccia."

Ora, d'accordo che ognuno ha i suoi gusti, ma sul blog sono presenti molti ottimi rappresentanti della musica araba, passata e presente. Dopo un accurata indagine, una minuziosa anamnesi del paziente, mi sono reso conto che per il soggetto in questione la musica araba è vista secondo  una serie di  clichè. Le classiche scale in minore, un ritmo riconoscibile e riconducibile ad una serie di Film visti nel periodo adolescenziale, roba tipo " Toto e la legione straniera". La sua critica mi ha stimolato ed ho assemblato questo mixtape con l'intento di soddisfare le aspettative orientaliste di quelle persone che continuano ad associare il mondo arabo ed orientale a tutta una serie di luoghi comuni.

Spero che il risultato sia soddisfacente anche se qualitativamente le interpretazioni sono di buon livello ( e quindi per qualcuno  poco digeribili) , grande musica per intenderci.

Per questa volta ho attinto ad un repertorio musicale non esclusivamente arabo. Varie composizioni provengono dall'area del vicino Oriente (Turchia, Armenia, Grecia) e da  i musicisti migranti che hanno insegnato i Makam e la danza al popolo americano.


Dedicato agli ottusi, ma sopratutto dedicato a tutte le danzatrici de ventre di ogni epoca e paese.

01 Al Mushrabiya - Ahmed Fouad Hassan
02  Jameela - Ray Mirijanian
03 Raks Leyla - George Abdo 
04 Missourlu - Ozel Turkbas
05 Ah Ya Zen - Omar Khorshid
06 Raks al gamal - Farid el Atrache
07 Ana Fi Intizarak -  Emad Sayyah
08 Sahara City - Aboud Abdel 'al    
09 Hebbena - Mohamed "Mike" Hegazi
10 Bahia - Sami Rajeb
11 Eyuni Sahara - Hassan Abu Seoud & His orchestra
12 Raksat Zeina - Elias & Ziad Rahbani
13 Jabaliya - Romeo Lahoud
14 Rakset El Ghazal - Ahmed Fouad Hassan
15 Raks Al Hayet - George Abdo
16 Ya habibi - Eddie "sheik "Kochan & Hakki Obadia
17 Green Silk - Gus Vali
18 Raksat El Houria - Naif Agby


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Arab tunes mixtape # 16 - Vintage music for Belly Dance from lazyproduction on 8tracks Radio.

Aboud Abdel 'al عبود عبدالعال

 

عبود عبد العال (1925 - 6 أبريل 2009)، موسيقي لبناني. عبود هو اختزال لعبد الرحمن عبد العال.
هو فلسطيني الأصل، دمشقي الفتوة، لبناني الانطلاقة و الإقامة. اشتهر بالعزف المنفرد على الكمان، وشكل مدرسة خاصة به. انتخب نقيباً للفنانين اللبنانيين وأحيا مهرجانات لبنان قبل الحرب الأهلية اللبنانية. هاجر إلى لندن هربا من الحرب، وعاد بعد نهايتها في مطلع التسعينات لكنه عاد وغادر في 1994 إلى لندن حيث عمل هناك إلى أن توفي.

Aboud Abdel 'al ( abbreviazione di Abdel-Rahman Abdel 'al), è stato un musicista libanese di origini palestinesi nato nel 1925.Ha trascorso la sua adolescenza a Damasco per trasferirsi alla fine di questa in Libano. E' molto conosciuto nel mondo arabo per la sua maestria nel suonare il violino , strumento con il quale si è distinto fino a definire un proprio stile musicale. È stato rappresentante degli artisti libanesi fino allo scoppio della guerra civile. Emigrato a Londra per sfuggire al conflitto , è tornato in patria nei primi anni novanta . Nel 1994 si è stabilito definitivamente a Londra, città nella quale ha lavorato fino al 6 Aprile 2009, giorno del suo decesso.

             


            

 

Abbud Abdel Aal & His Golden Strings ‎– Arabian Nights ليالي الشرق


                                                                       

A1 Sahara City سهرة سيتي 
A2 Aatini El Naya اعطني الناي - Qalb Ya'chak Kull Jamil قلب يعشق كل جميل
A3 El Ataba Khadra العتبة الخضراء
A4 Ya Salat El Zein يا صلاة الزين
B1 Afrah El Chaab أفراح الشعب
B2 Layaly Assiout ليالي أسيوط
B3 Hizzy Ya Nawaem هزي يانواعم
B4 Ya Ain Moulayeten يا عين موليتين 
B5 Cham El Nassim شم النسيم


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Lena Chamamyan لينا شاماميان – Ghazl El Banat غزل البنات

1. Awal Mousafer (أول مسافر (06:20
2. Ya Hali 1 (يا هلي 1 (05:46
3. Oror (Yalla Tnam) (يلا تنام (02:40
4. Shehrazad (شهرزاد (05:36
5. Akher Elaan’oud (آخر العنقود (04:46
6. Ghazl el banat (غزل البنات (03:56
7. Manfa – Exile (منفى (05:28
8. Diramayren (03:59)
9. Henna w Zahr Intro (حنّة وزهر (01:24
10. Henna w Zahr (حنّة وزهر (06:18
11. Ya Hali 2 (يا هلي 2 (04:37
12. Gher shi (غير شي (02:14

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Arab tunes mixtape # 15 - Arab rock ?!? it's obvious darling

A selection of rock songs from the Arab world. 

The title of this mixtape was inspired by a fact happened to me not long ago.

 I was sitting in the car listening to this selection, a young girl who was returning from school was impressed by the music, approached me and asked:
 
"What are you listening to? What kind of music is this??"
 
"This is a compilation of arab rock bands" I answered
 
"Arab rock? But in the Arab world, there is  rock?" she asked
 
"it's obvious darling." was my answer.

Good listening


Dedicated to all those who do not know

01 Arba_ Sneen - Akher Zapheer
02 Ana Mesh Baghanny - Maryam Saleh
03 Ala Babu - Mashrou' Leila
04 Amona - Khalas 
05  Dood Al Khal - Mabrad
06 Taht Elard - El Morabba3
07  Dallak- Zaed Naes Feat.Badiaa Bouhrizi
08  Sout El 7oreya - Cairokee band
09  Mish mohem - Kazamada
10 Hayd 'an al jaysh -  Sahar Khalifeh
11 Bye bye 3azizi - Jadal
12  Adef - Massar Egbari
13  Saat saat - Darine Hamze
14  Balekeh - Zeid and the Wings

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Arab tunes mixtape # 15 - Arab rock ?!? it's obvious darling from lazyproduction on 8tracks Radio.

El Morabba3 المربَع

المربّع هو أربع زوايا اساسية احداها هو صوت محمّد عبد الله و كلماته الناقدة و أخرى هي نبرة طارق أبو كويك و كلماته الباحثة عن الأمل أمّا عدي شواقفة فزاويته مسؤولة عن خلق الأصوات البعيدة و القريبة التي تملأ الفراغ بين الكلمات و أخيرا الزاوية المكمّلة للمربّع هي ايقاعات ضرار شواقفة التي تحمل الكلمات و الألحان و الأصوات و تضيف لحنا ايقاعيا عليها......

لذا فان المربّع هو نافذة نرى من خلالها أشياء نريد التعبير عنها..يمكنكم التخيّل ماذا نرى في هذا الجزء من العالم..

 
El Morabba3 is a combination of 4 angles in which one of them holds Muhammad Abdullah's voice and lyrics the other contains Tareq Abu Kwiak's voice and lyrics, then comes Odai Shawagfeh's ambient guitar sounds that fill the air around the words and finally Dirar Shawagfeh's melodic grooves that carry everything out..
El Morabba3 to us is the window in which we see things we want to express...being from a region that had seen alot of occupation (still does) you can imagine what we see!

Line up : 

Dirar Shawagfeh (drums, arrangement)
Muhammad Abdullah (bass, song writer, vocal, arrangement)
Odai Shawagfeh (Electric guitar, midi effects, arrangement)
Tareq Abu Kwaik( song writer, vocal, arrangement and percussions )

( Source : Facebook)

El Morabba3 - Arab rock searching for a sound of its own 

What if you are leaving the comfort zone of traditional Arabic music but don’t want to replicate western rock stars? Adam Hedengren chatted with El Morabba3, the new Jordanian rock band that makes music on their own terms.
El Morabba3 is a family business; Tareq and Mohammed are vocalists and songwriters but also cousins and had worked together on various projects when they decided to set up a band that would allow them to create new sounds. They teamed up with Dirar and Odai, two brothers who enjoy playing “non-traditional grooves”.

Lyrics are in Arabic, but the sound of this emerging rock band from Jordan is anything but traditional.

“We did not want to sound like a western rock band that only sings in Arabic, neither did we want to sound like a western style mixing Arabic instruments,” the band tells Your Middle East.

They all feel strongly about the musical heritage of their region and say that there is no reason to mess with that. Rather, it is the alternative music space that is in need of a fresh breeze.

“As for the alternative sounds we felt like it lacked the characters of the place,” they said, being very particular about having a unique sound. “It is about how we as Arabs play the drums, guitar, bass, percussion and then sing over it.”

El Morabba3 tries to encourage fellow Arab artists who play alternative, fusion or just typical western music to do less covers and more original tunes. This way, “we can hear more of what Arabs sound like,” they said. Singing in Arabic is also important, if just for the simple reason that people can relate more.

El Morabba3 belongs to Amman; a city they say is special in many ways. It’s a place for Palestinians, Lebanese, Syrians, Egyptians and other nationalities to meet up in a “big Arab hug in the middle of a bunch of borders and check points.”

This allows the capital to play a pivotal role for all new Arabic styles – not just in Jordan. Also, there isn’t much commercial music coming out of the country so alternative sounds have a greater chance of reaching a wider audience here.

Inspiration, on the other hand, can come from anywhere in the Middle East.

“We live in a region that is full of intense events on a daily basis. We find inspiration on the streets, in the news about neighbouring areas that we can’t go to, in people, in other music, in dreams just about anything.”

When it comes to how local customs impact creative freedom, they agree that censorship is always in place, but that is not unique for Jordan.

“It is hard to think that anyone can write without self-censorship, that will always be true. But as far as Amman goes we have pushed it a little with our first debut album. If necessary for our content then we will push it some more.”

But then again, it is how people act and see things that inspire the band to make music. They want to be honest about reality, which is why in a song about love the listeners may find revolutionary messages hidden in between vocals and rhythmic drumbeats.

Although El Morabba3 has a strong footing in the local environment – their second album will be “even more Arabic as far as the choice of musical scales and vocal lines goes” – they are heading towards a more electronic sound. One of their favourite Arab artists is Cheb Khaled, king of raï and master of the synthesizer.

The band is still new – their most popular song on YouTube had 25,800 views at the time of writing – so it is too early to tell if their sound is new and appealing enough to reach a very large audience. But one thing is clear; they talk about music in the way one would like music to be spoken of, as if it’s both a science and a calling. A combination of pinpointing, almost logically, how to interact with the instruments while at the same time finding chords on pure feeling and emotion.


“We like to think that the vocal lines and the quarter note coming out of an electric guitar should be interesting to a western audience and that the way the drums and baselines are put under these Arabic vocal lines and lyrics should be interesting to an Arab audience,” they say.

Ultimately, however, it all comes down to the basics.

“In a more general sense, when one likes a song they don't think of why they like it - they just feel it.”

( Source : Adam Hedengren  http://www.yourmiddleeast.com)

          


           

 

El Morabba3 المربَع  - El Morabba3 المربَع

01 Asheek
02 Ma Indak Khabar  
03 Taht Elard
04 Tarweej
05 Ya Zein  
06 Ciqara Qabel Ma Nqoom
07 Laykoon
08 Aghanneek
09 Hada Tani

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