عجبتُ منكَ و مني I was marvelled by you and by me

When I first heard this song I felt utterly transfixed by the male voice and the vibrations of each … More

دقّي دقّي دقّي – Diqy, diqy, diqy

The sound “dickey dickey dickey” is just really pleasant to say out loud as abstract gibberish, dum ba dum joo … More

I’ve decided to make a separate blog for a very specific project of mine. New posts on cover songs from … More

While listening to Azur Chami, the great Syrian Jewish musician who was the most popular Arab-Argentine singer of the 1930s-50s, one song … More

To strike down idols: the musical convergence of Serge Gainsbourg and Ziad Rahbani Et chaque fois les feuilles mortes … More

A catchy melody in the voice of lovely Ms Firangiz Ragimbekova, what more do you need to make a great … More

Şeker Oğlan is one of my favorite Turkish folk songs, and has been recorded and remixed in various different versions, … More

Law Sharbu al-Bahr is a song about Acre (‘Akka), as a sea-side village with picturesque monuments of various eras (Hellenistic, … More

This post is dedicated to all mothers, even to those who don’t like Arabic music or culture (*cough cough alt-right … More

Brunettes are tropes of popular folklore music lyrics in the Middle East and Latin America. The English language has no … More

Tigul Ahwak Sung in Bedouin dialect (hence tigul and not tiqul or ti’ul), this amazing music video is just ultra-stylish, and the song … More

Composed by Ziad Rahbani and released in their first collaboration, the album Kefak Inta, this song’s chorus could be an … More