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Arabology Podcasts

Aired on February 10, 2023

Arabology returns for its 14th season to spotlight the best indie/alternative Arabic Songs of 2021-22.   Presented by Dr. Ramzi Salti, Lecturer at Stanford University and Radio Host of 'Arabology' on KZSU 90.1 FM. More info at Arabology.org

Arabology 14.1 [Best Alternative/Indie Arabic Songs of 2021-22]

Aired on March 10, 2023

The second episode of the 14th season of 'Arabology' features new indie music by groundbreaking Arab artists, including an ode to reigning female singers, heartfelt song tributes to fathers, and the radio premiere of fresh releases by Tootard, Hawa Dafi and many others.

This episode featured songs by Tootard, Ghazall, Hawa Dafi, Kazdoura, BiGSaM & Siilawy, El Far3i, Autostrad, Emsallam, Borhan, Reina Khoury, Hana Malhas, Noel Kharman, Fawz Shocair, Abo El Anwar, Shi'rap, The Synaptik, Hosam Omran & Nada Abo Treka, Tamer Nafar and Omar Offendum.

Podcast also spotlighted instrumentals and mixes by Maxi 45 Records, Timothy Maloof, Suad Bushnaq, DJ Laith, Dina Madi and Fady D.

Arabology is presented by Dr. Ramzi Salti, Lecturer at Stanford University and Radio Host @ KZSU 90.1 FM.

See Playlist in Comments below(Sort by Track Time)

 More info at https://www.arabology.org

Arabology 14.2 [Women in Indie Arabic Music, Ode to Fathers and much more]

Aired on November 5, 2015
Playlist for Arabology (Artist/Track/Album)
1,  Zeid Hamdan & Marc Codsi/Wein El Ahweh/Café Super Brasil
2.  Sadat and Fifty/ 3ammi ya khal/ Generation Bass
3.  DAM/ Who You Are (Meen Inta)/ Single
4.  Khebez Dawle/ Bet'ammer/ Khebez Dawle
5.  Ashara Gharbi/ Masry/Single
6.  Kamel Badarneh/ The Aesthetics of Chaos/ Single Project
7.  Interview with Nadia Ahmad,	Host of 'Kalam Nawa3im'
8.  Gurumiran	/ She Is/ Aberrance
9.  Interview with Gurumiran (Miran Gurunian)
10. Gurumiran/ English Tea	/ Aberrance
11. Terez Sliman/ Will You Come Dream (Tiji Nihlam)/Almond Blossom
12. Saad Lamjarred/ Enta M3lm/ Enta M3lm
13. Mashrou' Leila/ Maghawir/ Ibn El Leil
14. Tanjaret Daghet/ Farmer's Dining Table/ 180 Degrees/Tanjaret Daghet
15. Dalton/ Alech/ Habibi Funk+Jakarta Records
16. Maurice Louca/ Benhayyi Al-Baghbaghan(Salute the Parrot)/Nawa Recordings


Arabology 9.12 [Indie Arabic Music + Interviews w/ Gurumiran + Nadia Ahmad of 'Kalam Nawaem']

Aired on November 20, 2015.  Co-Hosted by Ahmed Hashem.
Playlist for Arabology (Artist/Track/Album)
1.  Hawa Dafi/Faragh (Space)/Our Story (Qissitna)
2.  Abdulrahman Mohammed + Mohab Omer/Peace (Salam)/Single
3.  Bachar Mar Khalife/ Ya Balad	/Ya Balad
4.  Tarek Yamani/ Lamma Bada Yatathanna/ Lisan Al Tarab: Jazz Conceptions in Classical Music
5.  Zig Zag & Maestrix/ Ya Tayr/ Single
6.  Mawlay Ensemble/ Firaq Mahtoum/Live
7.  Asim Gorashi/ Al Qubba/ Single
8.  Mahmoud Badrawy/ 7afi w 7or/Single
9.  Youssra El Hawari/ El Soor/ Single
10. Janan/ El 3esh2 7ala/ Single
11.  Yarub Smeirat/ Balad Al Mahboub/ Ya Salam
12. Sharaka Ensemble/ Never Again/ Never Again
13. Mohamed Najem/ Hal Asmar El-Loun/ Floor No. 4
14. Todd Marcus Jazz Orchestra/ Bousa/ Blues For Tahrir
15. Gadour L'Artistou Feat. Bilal RJ/ La Reponse/ Single
16. NO Blues/ Imta	/ Oh Yeah Habibi
17. Ahmet Baglama/ Slave of Wishes/ Single
18. Hawa Dafi/ Undefined (Majhoul)/Our Story (Qissitna)
19. Tinariwen/ Sawt El-Wahuch (le Chant Des Fauves)/Ishumar

Arabology 9.13 [Arabic Ballads, Instrumentals, Jazz and Sufi Songs]

Countdown of Top 20 (alternative) Arabic Songs of 2015. Presented by Dr. Ramzi Salti, Lecturer at Stanford University and Radio Host of 'Arabology' on KZSU 90.1 FM
Aired on Januray 29, 2016
أفضل 20 أغنية عربية بديلة لعام 2015

Arabology 9.14 [Top 20 Alternative/Indie Arabic Songs of 2015]

Playlist for Arabology	23 March 2016  DJ: Ramzi S.
Artist/Track/Album/Label
1.   Soapkills (Rawi Mossa)/Galbi/Rawi Mossa Remix/Zeid Hamdan
2.  Fairuz/ Akher Ayyam (Weela Remix/ Weela Rahbani/Weela
3.  Zebda The Spy from Cairo/ Taksim Square/ Arabadub/ Wonderwheel Recordings
4.  Apo and the Apostles/ Lina/ Under the Zeitun Tree/ Chimichanga Records
5.  Janan/ La7za/ Single/ Janan
6.  Zaid Bawab ft Jeena Haddadin/ Habib El Rouh/ Single/Bawab and Gus Kahn
7.  Badiaa Bouhrizi (Neyssatou)/ Interlude/ NA
8.  Didi and the Jempress/ Feen Nelqak/ Diapazone/ Idris Nadi
9.  3xoj (Othmane Jmad)/ Lawrence of Arabia (ft Asmahan)/ Diapazone/ Othman Jmad
10. Zaou (Maher Zaouali)/ Ya Msafir Wahdak Remix/NA
11. City of Djinn/ Insan Haywan/ Ether and Red Sulphur/ Somnimage
12. AlBsmeh Al3rbieh/ Malleyt/ Single/NA
13. Alhajez (Ahmed Hegazi)/Bayan/ Single/Rahal Beats
14. Naima Shalhoub/ Qaddouka Al Mayyas/ Live in SF County Jail/ Naima Shalhoub
15. Tarabband/ Misteniyak/ Ashofak Baden/ Kap Syd
16. Yarub Smarait/ Balad Al Mahboub	/ Ya Salam/ Yarub Smeirat
17.  Mohamed Najem/ Hal Asmar El Loun/ Floor No 4/ DARNA
18. Tarek Yamani/ Ah Ya Zein (Afro Dabke Style)/ Lisan Al Tarab: Jazz Conceptions in Classical Arabic/ Edict Records
19. Ibrahim Maalouf/ Alf leila wa Leila	/ Kalhoum/M'ister Productions
20. Rahim Alhaj/ The Loving Mother/ Infinite Hope/UP Music



Arabology 10.1 [Indie Arabic Jazz + Ballads + Hip Hop+ Electronica + Dub +Remixes + Instrumentals]

Special episode of Arabology (aired May 13, 2016) highlighting various English songs by (indie) Lebanese musicians, from Soapkills to Wanton Bishops.  Hosted by Dr. Ramzi Salti (Stanford) and Junior Daou, Founder of Wickerpark Festival in Lebanon.
PLAYLIST:
1.  Soapkills/ Cheat on Me/ Bater/Soapkills	
2.  Soapkills/ Coit Me/ Bater/ Soapkills	
3.  Zeid And The Wings/ General Suleiman/ Radio Beirut/Galileo Music Communication Gmbh / Ioda	
4.  Zeid and the Wings/Ocean/ Zeid and the Wings/ Zeid Hamdan	
5.  Sae Lis'/ The Way You Treat Me/ The Quest/ Sae Lis	
6.  Doors to Aspiration/ Running Free in Lebanon/ Single/ Faris, Mike & Nader	
7.  Grace Deeb/ Calling You/ Ghannali el Aalam Kello/ Rotana	
8.  Tania	Saleh/ Slow Down/ Wehde/ Forward Music	
9.  Scrambled Eggs/ Let It Go/ Peace is underrated and war misunderstood/ Scrambled Eggs	
10. The Incompetents/ It Could Happen to You/ Of Minor Differences...And Narcisism/ Tunefork	
11. Charlie Rayne/ Cascades/ Wider Water/ Charlie Rayne	
12. The Wanton Bishops/ Sleep with the Lights On/ Sleep with the Lights On/ Wanton Bishops	
13. Gurumiran/ Dreamer/ Aberrance/ GuruMiran	
14. Postcards/ Walls/ What Lies So Still (EP)/Postcards	
15. Safar/ Overlove/ 23 Kilograms (EP)/ Safar	
16. Who Killed Bruce Lee/ Put it in a bag (album version/ Who Killed Bruce Lee
17. Aufgang/ Summer (Album Version)/ Summer/Blue Note/Universal (France)
18. Wake Island/ Your Doctrine/ Use It As A Weapon/ Uncomfortable B Sides/ Wake Island	
19. Tania Kassis/ One Last Dance/ Oriental Colors/ Magnum Records International
20. Mike Massy/ Nature Boy	/ Single/ Falak	
21. Gary Tannus Nassif/ Nevertheless/ Sing, Romance Man, Sing/ CD Baby

Arabology 10.2 [Indie Lebanese Artists Singing in English]

Aired on May 24, 2016.
This show showcases songs in English by indie Arab musicians coming in from Egypt, Morocco, Tunisia, Kuwait, Bahrain and Jordan.

Playlist at http://zookeeper.stanford.edu/index.php?action=viewDJ&seq=selList&playlist=32340

Arabology 10.3 [Indie Arab Artists Singing in English]

This Arabology podcast was recorded in Jordan in July 2016 and aired in California on August 11, 2016.  It features new indie music from Jordan + interviews with Jordanian musicians  as well as a slew of talented filmmakers.

Playlist for Arabology 10.4, 11 August 2016  11am - 2pm DJ: Ramzi

1.  Tareq Al Nasser (RUM Band)/ Ya Rouh/ Urdun
2.  Natalie Saman/ Habbaytik Ana Amman/ Habbaytak Ya Urdun
3.  Jadal/ Itha Ihna Rohna/ Malyoun
4.  Interview with Muhammad Abdullah of El Morabba3/ Part 1
5.  El Morabba3/ Ilham/ Taraf El Khait/ Universal
6.  Interview with Muhammad Abdullah of El Morabba3/ Part 2
7.  El Morabba3/ Shiber Maii Taraf El Khait/ Universal
8.  Interview with Yarub Smarait/ Part 1 
9.  Yarub Smarait/ Balad Al Mahboub/ Ya Salam
10.  Interview with Yarub Smarait/ Part 2
11. Yarub Smarait/ Before Sunday/ Single
12. Interview with Rami Rais/ Part 1
13. Fawda (ft Rami Rais)/ 3ayadat/ Single
14. Interview with Rami Rais/ Part 2
15. Interview with Linda Hejazi (In Arabic)
16.  Linda Hejazi/ 3ala Hatet Eidak/ Single
17. Interview with Mohammad Tahboub 
18. Mohammad Tahboub/ Saga/ Single
19. Interview with Hana Malhas
20. Hana Malhas/ Just a Dream/ Hana Malhas & the Overthinkers
21. Interview with Zeina Barhoum
22. Zeina Barhoum/ Lamma Bada Yatathanna/ El Cantara
23. Interview with Anas Khalf, Director of 'Driving to Zigzig Land' + 'The Translator'
24. Interview with Zain Duraie, Director of 'Horizon'
25. Interview with Muhammad El-Khairy, Director of "#Hashtag" 
26. Ayloul/ Yawm/ Ayloul
27. Interview with Bassil Ghandour, Co-Writer/Producer of Oscar Nominated Film Theeb/Part 1
28. Jerry Lane/ Theeb's Theme/ Theeb Movie Soundtrack
29. Interview with Bassil Ghandour, Co-Writer/Producer of Oscar Nominated Film Theeb/Part 2
30. Jerry Lane/ Chase/ Theeb Movie Soundtrack
31. Interview with Faisal Attrache + Deema Dabis, Directors of 'From the Mountain' 
32. Interview with Deema Dabis, Director of 'The Sri Lankan' and 'Shake'
33. Interview with Natalie Saman
34. Natalie Saman/ Habbaytak Ya Urdun/ Habbaytak Ya Urdun


Arabology 10.4 [Jordanian Indie Music + Interviews w/ Filmmakers 2016]

Aired on August 18, 2016
Features indie Arabic music by groundbreaking musicians from Tunisia, Algeria, Egypt, Syria, Kuwait, Sudan (Nubia), Morocco, Lebanon, Palestine/Israel and 2 tracks by Zebda the Spy from Cairo, including a special Fairuz remix.
Also includes interview with Arab American author Frank Gelat, author of the bilingual Arabic/English book of proverbs "The Forbidden Heights" (order your copy at http://www.forbiddenheights.com/main/book-buy)
Features interview (with musical excerpts) with Egyptian American Opera singer Ashraf Sewailam who speaks about Opera in the Arab world and beyond.
Playlist at http://zookeeper.stanford.edu/index.php?action=viewDJ&seq=selList&playlist=32849

Arabology 10.5 [Arabic Ballads, Folk/Shaabi, Reggae, Hip Hop, Electronica, More]

Aired on November 25, 2016
Playlist for Arabology 10.6 (25 November 2016)  DJ: Ramzi S.
1.  MDM/Levant Disco Song/ Maxi 45 Music & Records
2. Keybe, Duo Zone+ & Usif	/ Atini El nai (Zone+ Version)/Souq Records
3. Alaa Wardi	/Yawrood/ Madinat Al Salah
4. Rami Mishriky/ Eternel la perfection/ Single
5. Labess/ Au bord de l'eau	/ Tout Va Bien/ Autoproduction
6. Rebal Alkhodari/ 3ajaban li-ghazalin/ Al-Tawshih Al Hadith
7. Mohamed Mansour/ Hoboot fel Daght (Pressure Drop)/Single
8. Lena Chamamyan/ Kissat Ishq/ Lawnan
9. Tania Saleh + Hazem Shaheen/ Eini Fi Einek/ Live at Al Genaina Theatre 
10. Al Sayyed Darwish/ Rad al Shaab/ Single/ Hani Sawah
11. Raskalb/ Yamma/ The Music of Macbeth - Leila & Ben/ Basti Jawhar
12. Emsallam Hdaib/ Safaleh/ The Last Step/ Emsallam Hdaib
13. Abdel Gadir Salim/ Bassama Bissarma/ Boiling Point/ World Circuit
14. Dhafer Youssef/ La priere de l'absent/ Electric Soufi/Enja
15. Abdullah Miniawy/ Tofy Bey/ Daraje
16. Hawas ft Shirin Abdo/ Your Eyes/ Zay El Shita (Like Winter)
17. Adan Wakeem/ Bent El 48/ Single/ Philip Halloun
18. Omar Kamal/ Mawtini/ Single/ Omar Kamal
19. Sting/ Inshallah/ 57th and 9th/ A&M

Arabology 10.6 [New Indie/Alternative Arabic Music]

Aired: December 10, 2016
Countdown of Top 20 (alternative) Arabic Songs of 2016.  Presented by Dr. Ramzi Salti, Lecturer at Stanford University and Radio Host of 'Arabology' on KZSU 90.1 FM

Arabology 10.7 [Top 20 Alternative/Indie Arabic Songs of 2016]

Arabology 11.1 aired in April 2017 and included the latest, and greatest, indie Arabic music from the Arab world + interviews with this year's RiseUp Summit/Techwadi winners.  Arabology airs on KZSU 90.1 FM and is hosted by Stanford Lecturer Dr. Ramzi Salti.
Podcasts at http://soundcloud.com/arabology
Arabology Blog: www.arabology.org
Arabology on Facebook: www.facebook.com/arabology

Arabology 11.1 [Alternative Arabic Music, April 2017]

Show recorded in May 2017
Includes fresh alternative/indie music from Jordan, Syria, Palestine, Lebanon, Egypt, Morocco.
Arabology airs on KZSU 90.1 FM and is hosted by Stanford Lecturer Dr. Ramzi Salti.
استمعوا الى أحدث باقة من الموسيقى العربية البديلة عبر  البرنامج الاذاعي الامريكي عربولوجي 
Podcasts at @arabology
Arabology Blog: www.arabology.org
Arabology on Facebook: www.facebook.com/arabology

Arabology 11.2 [Alternative Music from MENA Region, May 2017]

Recorded in July 2017
Show includes amazing new indie/alternative Arabic music + Tunisian segment featuring interview with Skander Guetari (3 parts)and with Nesrine Mbarek.
Playlist at http://www.arabology.org/2017/07/new-arabology-podcast-june-july-2017-ft.html

Arabology 11.3 [Alternative Arabic Music + Tunisia Special, June-July 2017]

Countdown of the Top 20 (alternative) Arabic Songs of 2017. Presented by Dr. Ramzi Salti, Lecturer at Stanford University and Radio Host of 'Arabology' on KZSU 90.1 FM

More info: https://www.arabology.org/2018/02/top2017.html

Recorded in February 2018

Arabology 11.4  [Top 20 Alternative/Indie Arabic Songs of 2017]

Aired on Oct 19, 2018
The latest episode of my Arabology radio show highlights alternative/indie Arabic music from North Africa.  Arabology is a radio show that airs on KZSU 90.1 FM (Stanford University) and is hosted by Stanford University Lecturer Dr. Ramzi Salti.  
This episode featured music by Taha El Hmidi, Temenik Electric, Babylone, Jawhar, Fahmi Riahi, Sabry Mosbah, Yuma, Imed Alibi (featuring Mounir Troudi an Michel Marre), Youssra El Hawary, Cairokee, Mazeek, Nawawe, Mimi Amina + more.  Includes 2 remixes by DJ Weela and DJ Ghazi.
The show also featured interviews with some of the Techwadi/Injaz Egypt winners who visited Stanford earlier this year to promote their amazing projects.

Arabology 12.1 [Indie Arabic Music from North Africa, Oct 2018]

Countdown of the Top 20 (alternative) Arabic Songs of 2018. Presented by Dr. Ramzi Salti, Lecturer at Stanford University and Radio Host of 'Arabology' @KZSU 90.1 FM
For a list of the Top 20 songs/artists (along with info about each artist) please see https://www.arabology.org/2019/01/top2018.html

Arabology 12.2 [Top 20 Alternative/Indie Arabic Songs of 2018]

Aired on May 2, 2019
Stanford Lecturer/Arabology Radio Host Dr. Ramzi Salti is joined by DJ Salah in presenting new indie/alternative Arabic music for the premiere of the 13th Season of Arabology--which airs on KZSU 90.1 FM (Stanford University).
This episode showcases songs by Lebanese group Nachaz, Hana Malhas, Nur Alf, Yusor Hamed, Jowan Safadi, DAM, Basel Zayed, The Synaptik, Rootes, Al Raseef.  Also features Fairuz remix by Weela, Aziz Maraka remix by DJ Helmy, DJ Sotusura and a tribute to Rim Banna (with new remix).  Show also includes spotlight on Sudan through the music of Nawawe and Aziza Brahim.
More info at https://www.arabology.org/2019/05/131.html

Arabology 13.1 [Indie/Alternative Arabic Music Co-Hosted by DJ Salah]

Recorded at KZSU 90.1 FM (Stanford University) on June 21, 2019
Playlist available at https://www.arabology.org/2019/06/shubbak.html
Dr. Ramzi Salti's latest Arabology show highlights the upcoming Shubbak Festival in England (June 28-July 14) and features interviews with Bu Kolthoum (17:59), Khansa (37:05), and Juliana Yazbeck (59:01).  Also features interview with MARSM's  Christina Hazboun (8:56).
More info and/or tickets at http://marsm.co.uk or https://www.shubbak.co.uk
Shubbak (meaning ‘window’ in Arabic) is London’s largest biennial festival of contemporary Arab culture.  Shubbak has become a key moment in the arts calendar of the UK and the Arab World, bringing new and unexpected voices alongside established artists to new audiences every two years. This year’s festival takes place in London from 28 June–14 July 2019. Tickets are on sale now. See the daily event listings or explore the online festival guide for details. 
More info and/or tickets at http://marsm.co.uk or https://www.shubbak.co.uk

Arabology 13.2 [Shubbak Festival Ft Interviews with Bu Kolthoum, Khansa, Juliana Yazbeck]

Arabology is a radio show/podcast that is hosted by Dr. Ramzi Salti, Advanced Lecturer at Stanford University, showcasing music and other cultural productions from the Arab world.   'Arabology' originally aired on KZSU 90.1 FM with all episodes housed on Soundcloud and available for streaming on all major platforms (Spotify, Apple Podcasts, Anghami, etc).
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