شفتك عشفتها شفتك كشفتك

lazy noon

Some time ago I worked for a Berlin based NGO called MICT while running Jakarta Records. During this time I helped organize a recording session in Tunisia with 9 female singers and musicians from Tunisia, Libya & Egypt together with Oddisee and Olof Dreijer of The Knife. "Nouh Al Hamam" by egyptian singer Maryam Saleh is the first leak of the project. You can pre-order the vinyl here. Below you can find the infos for this project....

http://jakartarecords-label.bandcamp.com/album/sawtuha

A little less then three years ago the political situation in many countries of the Arab world changed dramatically. Uprisings started in rural areas of Tunisia and from there spread to various countries in the region. Millions gathered in the streets united by their demand for more democracy, rights and participation in the political process. In most cases the reaction of the governing dictators were relentless and severe towards every form of protests. Violence in the streets of Cairo, Tunis and Bengasi escalated and resulted in the overthrow of the governments in Tunisia, Egypt and Lybia.
A year later a group of female singers and musicians from Tunisia (Nawel Ben Kraiem, Badiaa Bouhrizi, Medusa, Houwaida), Libya (Nada) and Egypt (Donia Massoud, Maryam Saleh, Youssra El Hawary) met in Mohsen Matri Studio in Tunis to sing- against corruption, despotism, patronization and narrow-mindedness. The song with Syrian artist Rasha Rizk was recorded some months later in her political asylum in Cairo. Sudanese/American producer Oddisee and Olof Dreijer of the Swedish pop duo The Knife joined the session, participating in the creation of the musical backdrop as well as the often multi-instrumentalist female singers. For the vinyl edition producers such as Brenk, Blackjoy and Blundetto contributed remix versions of the project.

At the time and still today especially musicians and especially women were and are trapped in a spiral of repression, discrimination and violence. "Sawtuha" (Arabic for "her voice"), the album that is the product of the 2-week session, is a vital encouraging testament of rebellion against the repression of democratic rights, gender inequality, and lack of inclusion. The music is an organic mixture of traditional Arabic music, regional influences and various forms of contemporary Western musical genres. A mixture that may sound contradicting at first but makes total sense once you listen to the music.

The studio session was organized by the Berlin based NGO MICT (Media In Cooperation And Transition) and was funded by the German Federal Foreign Office.

www.facebook.com/MaryamSaleh.Official
www.jakartarecords.de
www.mict-international.org

Maryam Saleh - Nouh Al Hamam (Produced by Oddisee)

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من ألبوم المربع : المربع 2012 
إنتاج فرقة المربع و ديفيد سكوت
تم التسجيل في ستوديوهات رم طارق الناصر 
عمان - الأردن 2012

From El Morabba3's self titled debut album 2012
Produced by El Morabba3 and Mr. David Scott 
Recorded at Rum , Tareq Al Nasser Studios 
Amman -- Jordan 2012

أعضاء المربع : محمد عبد الله , ضرار شواقفة ,عدي شواقفة
Press contact : elmorabba3@gmail.com
للتواصل مع المربع:
Muhammad Abdullah 
info@elmorabba3.com 
+962 796488495

El Morabba3 is : Muhammad Abdullah ,  Dirar Shawagfeh , Odai Shawagfeh

For Bookings :
Muhammad Abdullah 
info@elmorabba3.com 
+962 796488495


كلمات الأغنية
وراك جبال ووراي أشكال من كل الناس و الكل بيحكي ببلاش...
و موتّرني
وراك جبال ووراي كلمات ملهاش ترجمات في أيّ كتاب...
ما حدّش راضي يفسّر اشي

سيجارة قبل ما نقوم نضيع بهالشتات و نردّ ع تعليمات
بتوهمنا بمشروع مش مفيد
بتفلمنا بنص الطريق
بتوعدنا بشرق جديد

صوتك واصلني... حاسّك شايفني

وراك جبال ووراي أشكال من كل الناس و الكل بيحكي ببلاش...
و موتّرني
وراك خريف ووراي الخريف ضاع بالكلمات والصيف ميعاده غريب...
و مش فايقلي
وراك جبال ووراي ستيريوتايبات بتخللي الكل مرتاب...
ما حدّش قادر يصدق اشي

سيجارة قبل ما نقوم نضيع بهالشتات و نصدق اعلانات
بتفلمنا بتوقيع مريب
عشان توهمنا بمشروع مش مفيد
بتوعدنا بشرق جديد

Lyrics In English
A Cigarette Before We Get Up 

Mountains are behind you, and behind me are the forms of all of the people, and everyone talks nonsense/in empty words/speaks nothing/says nothing...
And it makes me nervous
Mountains are behind you, and behind me are words that do not have translations in any book...
Nobody wants to explain anything 

A cigarette before we get up, become lost in the Diaspora/dispersal and we respond to the instructions
You make us live in a useless project
You lie to us in the middle of the road/path
You promise us a new middle east!

Your voice reaches me... I feel that you are seeing me

Mountains are behind you, and behind me are the forms of all of the people, and everyone talks nonsense/in empty words/speaks nothing/says nothing...
And it makes me nervous
Autumn is behind you, and behind me the autumn is lost in words, and the summer's time is strange...
And I am not with you
Mountains are behind you, and behind me are stereotypes that scare everyone...
Nobody can believe anything

A cigarette before we rise, become lost in the Diaspora and we believe the advertisements
You lie to us with a suspicious signature
Because you make us live in a useless project
You promise us a new east

Cigara Qabel Ma Nqoom | سيجارة قبل ما نقوم

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Sezen Aksu - Yeni ve Yeni Kalanlar (Moguz, Baris K. Rework)

Mashi 80 ماشي 80

Lyrics:
------------------------------------
برقاوتنا نحن - Lovely Us - braqwetna nhna
هم ببشاعتهم - and horrid them - hma b basha'et'hom
دايماً نتعاكس - always a'tussle - daymaan nt'eaks
طبعاً - Of course - tb'eaan
نحن هم - us is them - nhna hma 
وهم نحن - and them is us - w hma nhna
لألهم - for them - lalhm
بس مستحيل - but them will never - bas mast'hyl
ابدا يكونوا نحن - ever be us - abdan ykono nhna
لنحنا - for us - lanhna
نحن ببشاعتنا - Horrid us - nhna b bsha'etna
هم برقاوتنا - & lovely them - hma braqwetna
دايماً نتوازي - always a'scuffle - daymaan btwazy
مستحيل نلتقي - & never the twain shall meet - mast'hyl neltqy
إلا أن نتكفن - till they'll be under a sheet - ela an ntkfn
نحن ببشاعتهم - horrid us - nhna b bsha'et'hom
هم ببشعتنا - & horrid them - hma b bsh'etna
ننسمد - composted - nensmed
من جديد - again - mn jedyd

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I & I = US is the brainchild of artist Ana Corberó. The music was created by a multicultural group of musicians (Lebanon, Uk, Jordan, Spain, U.S. ) to accompany her poems. 

Contributing artists:
----------------------------
Rima Bouaoun, Davo Bryant, Jonathan Donald, Farruquete, Jools Holland, Mabel Holland, Mashrou’ Leila, Lore Lixenberg, Pedro Marín, Montoya, Makadi Nahhas, Oliver Poole, Sarah Sarhandi, Los Saucedo.

مشروع ليلى - نحن و هم | Mashrou' Leila - Us & Them

أهواك أهواك فيروز Fairouz ahwak

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Soapkills - "Cheftak (Paris Version)" (previously unreleased)

TPC 417 - ANTIHERO.wav

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(Official Lyric Clip): https://youtu.be/an9_YJ8NPeY

Music & Produced by Mafar© 
Lyrics by Mafar
Recorded & Mixed at Mixhouse Studios by Issa Sacaan
Mastered by Mercury Mastering

Lyrics – الكلمات 
من النار.. خايفين
ومن الناس.. الناس
والليل بهالعيون.. يا ويــــل

El Leil Bhal 'Oyoun – Mafar | الليل بهالعيون – مفر

A rare version recorded in Paris in 2004 , i really like it ! 

Cheftak Paris Version

Original track lyrics & Composing : Maysa Daw

Sahar Elzoghbi : Vocal
Adham Elhabashy : Oud
Ahmed AbdElrasol : Bass guitar
Mido Renga : Percussion

Guitar Recording:
Nadim Elhabashy

Mix & Recording:
Mohamed Temraz
Recorded and mixed at Revolution records

Maysa Daw - Bekafy A'ad بكفى عاد (Cover by Sahar Elzoghbi)

Lyrics : Zeid Hamdan , Muhammad Abdallah 
Music Zeid Hamdan 
Produced by Zeid Hamdan 
Part of the EP " Mouhit"

I ve always been a huge fan of Mohamed Abdallah from EL MOraba3  , i asked him to co write this track with me . 

"Oulouleh leh" means tell me why 

Tell me why , i don t deserve a little bit of love ,
grain per grain , why ?

قولولي ليه قولولي ليه .. ليه ليه .. ليه

ما بيحقلي شوية محبة ليه .. حبة حبة .. ليه ليه
 
ما عندي بيت احميه ما عندي جرح اداويه  تخليت و ما حسيت ..  اذا غربتي بتحميك غربتك ما بتسعني ليه ليه ما 
تسعني ليه ...
قولولي ليه قولولي ليه .. ليه ليه .. ليه
ما بيحقلي شوية محبة ليه .. حبة حبة .. ليه ليه 
ما بصحّلي لحظة وحدة ليه بتكفيني صمت العالم اجمعين
ما بيحقلي شوية محبة ليه .. حبة حبة .. ليه ليه 
ما بصحّلي لحظة وحدة ليه بتكفيني صمت العالم اجمعين

Mouhit

Oulouleleh

Oulouleleh Feat Muhammad Abdallah

“بيت” مشروع إبداعي بين ثلاث من أهم الموسيقيين على الساحة الموسيقية المستقلة. بالرغم من أثرهم على الحركة الفنية في أوطانهم، لم يجدوا مكاناً لاحتضانهم في وطن.
البحث عن الهوية، الحدود و العائلة هم مفاتيح هذا المشروع الموسيقي الحر من القيود و المنفتح بين أفراده.
 
Home is the merging of 3 essential live acts of the Lebanese Syrian and Palestinian Arab indie music scene . Although they have had an important  impact on  their respective communities , they still don t have a place to call home.
Through this open collaborative  plateform they have built a musical project that questions the concepts of identity , borders and family.

Soapkills - "Cheftak (Paris Version)" (previously unreleased)

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