We all get stuck talking about how we listen to a lot of Arabic contemporary music, but have little to show for it. So here's a playable cheat sheet: a co-curated year-end compilation playlist curated by Mada music contributors Rami Abadir, Kinda Hassan, and Maha ElNabawi. The playlist will carry you through music from the MENA region, across genres like neo-folk, rap, electronica, noise, and alt-rock mostly from 2015.

#MadaMixTape Co-curated Best of 2015

From the forthcoming EPs "Gilded Pleasures" (in North America) and "Not. Psych!" in UK and Europe.  Out this fall

The Growlers - Humdrum Blues

Too Many Heroes (Hello Image)

Live set recorded at Panorama Bar in Berlin on the 22nd of Feb 2014.

Avatism - Live at Panorama Bar 22.02.2014

And now that you pass 
You’ll never be imperfect
Again

Self-image is okay
But revolt is even better
Return to sender

Naturally, bits of me,
Just feel so damn wrong
Nothing changed, I'm the same
It's just you don’t know

Too many days around
People, oh so forgetful
So forgetful

To be validated by 
Fuckheads is no achievement
It’s not about you

Nevermind I’m, sorry I spoke,
When I shouldn’t have
Maybe I should, take this life and
Be a thirdly man

- Dora

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Lyric contributions from Chombey Wemps
Extra percussion/drumming by Rose Arrenby

Dora-R

Taken from "Pre-Earthquake Anthem", 2003 (Output Recordings UK)

7 Minutes (2002)

English translation follows

عقّدها بتتعقّد، حلها بتنحل
حقّك تكون معقّد وأنا حقّي أكون منحل
عُقَدك وعقيدتك بالنسبة إلي مشكلتك
.حالي وانحلالي بالنسبة إلي الحل
بحترم إيمانك، بتحترم عدم إيماني؟
يا حلالي يا مالي
وياما أحلى انحلالي

كلمات وموسيقى: جوان صفدي
ميكس: جيبوس خوري
 تصميم الغلاف: هيا زعاترة

really not easy to translate this one, due to the double meanings and words manipulation. but here's my best shot: 

if u complicate it ,it gets complicated 
if u solve it (take it simple,take it easy )it gets solved 
you got the right to be complicated and i have the right to be free
your ties(like religion,conservatives, it comes here as if its the opposite of being free and open minded...) and your believes, to me is your problem
my self and my freedom to me is the solution
i respect your believes ,do you respect my disbelieving ?
oh my oh my , how sweet is my dissolvement (freedom)

Lyrics and music by Jowan
Fixed and mixed by Jebus Khoury
Cover by Haya Zaatry 

حلني من عقدك

It's Not Much

B1 + B2

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Mirak

Discrete

Orpheum

You And I

A Light In The Park (2010)

SAGA | vocals by Daw Yi Yi Thant

PALOMITA | original by Joe Cuba

NOWORDS | vocals by Don pedro Guerra Gonzales

SUELTO | Clarinet by Henrik Braun

THE ENGLISCH PLAY | vocals by William S. Burroughs

KARA TAL | co written & produced by Acid Pauli

MALDIDI | vocals by Don Agustin Rivas

WEIDASONIC | remix for Robosonic & Laura Weida | Stil vor Talent

KEEP IT WARM | co written by Chris Schwarzwälder, Vocals & Lyrics by Jo Ke

ARABIC 

WOODS 

HEISS | co written by Chris Schwarzwälder

MONGOLIA | remix for Napkka & Victor & Aphrodite

SLEEP ON MY FEEDS | co written & produced by Nico Stojan

TRANSAL 

TANGA | co written by Guenther Lause

ABRE | URSL 013 (128kbit)

FIESTA | vocals by Don Agustin Rivas

CURADAI | Drums by Rui Faustino 

INDOSUN 

HOW STRANGE | Keys by Holger Hecler, Vocals by Jo Ke

ANTARASH | co written & produced by Chris Schwarzwälder, Vocals by Iannnis Ritter

CHOOSE | co produced by Chris Schwarzwälder, Vocals by Mz Sundayluv, Handpan by BeatuniQue

CARAT | piano by Chilly Gonzales  | URSL 013 (128kbit)

DIRTY PEOPLE | remix for Lake Powel, co produced by Acid Pauli, unreleased Version

I DREAM | remix for Console

LITTLE BIRDS | original by Kings of Convenience

GOLF 

L&H | co written by Behr

INDER 

BEAM OF LIGHT

SLEEPSONG | URSL 013 (128kbit)

CANDELA | remix for Miki Gonzales 

YOU CRY | vocals & sitar by Salar Aghili & Mohamed Iqbal



All Tracks written, produced & mixed by NU

S O L

Part of the album "Moga" 
Release expected for May 2013

Music and Lyrics : Maii Waleed 
produced by Sherif Megarbane and Zeid Hamdan

Baad el bahr

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لدينا أيضًا شغف للموسيقى من المنطقة العربية والعالم.
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