Nour

Eza Shi Nhar

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On May 11th, I recorded live on KXUA a mix of Arabic music, Arabic influenced music, and music which derived samples from originally Arabic compositions. Many of the songs have personal meaning for me, Assi Helani’s Ahebak Jedan is but one of many songs my Syrian friends taught me to sing while we worked together on the excavation. I distinctly remember listening to the Cheb Khalid song, Abdel Kader, while driving late at night through the Ghab Valley with American and Syrian friends. The Chemical Brothers’ song, Galvanize, derives its powerful string sample from the song Hadi Kedba Bayna (Just Tell Me the Truth) by Najat Aatabou. Q-Tip’s lyrical call to galvanize is timely, considering the struggle the Syrian people are currently engaged in for their freedom. Today (06/11/11), as the Syrian military shelled its own citizens in Maarat al-Numan, surrounded Jisr al-Shaghour with soldiers and helicopter gunships, and killed livestock and torched fields in the surrounding countryside, my thoughts and prayers are with the Syrian people and most of all my friends, who live but two miles south of Jisr al-Shaghour. Most of these songs have no political overtones. They’re about love and relationships (you’ll come to recognize the frequently used word “habibi” – “my beloved”). However, after twelve years of working there, what better way to express the love I have for Syria, her people, and my Syrian friends with these songs. I think of them often, pray for their safety, and dedicate this mix to them:

Middle East Mix

1. Fairouz – Wa Habibi
فيروز -واه حبيبي
2. Toufic Farroukh – Lili S’en Fout
توفيق فرّوخ –لي سي فوا
3. Najwa Karam – Habeeb El Zain (Remix)
نجوى كرم- حبيبي الزين
4. Sharif – Shiraz
شريف –سيراز
5. Diana Hadad – Ghaltity
ديانا حداد- غلطيتي
6. Assi Helani – Ahebak Jedan
عاصي الحلاني – أحبك جداً
7. Hisham Abbas – Intil Waheeda
هشام عباس- إنت وحيدة
8. Cheb Hasni – Bledi
شاب حسني- بليدي
9. Rashid Taha – Ya Rayah
رشيد طاها- يارايح
10. Amr Diab – Habibi
عمر ذياب- حبيبي
11. Gypsy Kings – Habibi
جيبسي كينغ- حبيبي
12. Anouar Brahem – Ronda
أنور إبراهيم- روندا
13. The Chemical Brothers – Galvanize
ذا كيميكل بروذر- غالثانيز
14. Aleen Khalaf – Ya Zeen
ألين خلف- يا زين
15. Amr Diab – El Alim Allah
عمر ذياب- العليم الله
16. Anouar Brahem – Kerkenah
أنور إبراهيم- كركينه
17. Cheb Khaled – Abdel Kader
شاب خالد- عبد القادر

Syrian Solidarity Mix

رونزا~كانا التقينا وما التقينا~

Rahbanyat Vol. 5

The Regional Fusion Tour was established in 2009 as an event with one statement: the industry of original Arabic music is a regional revolution, and not a coincidence of isolated attempts.

Artists that have built their musical language and audience separately in each country got the chance to meet and fuse their genres to blast a new experience across the Middle East for all of the region’s audience to witness.

August 2009.
Main Artists:
Aziz Maraka & RAZZ - Jordan
Ressala - Egypt 
Mashrou3 Leila - Lebanon

Featuring:
I-Voice - Lebanon
Omar Kamel - Egypt
Yacoub AbuGhosh, Mahmoud Radaideh, and Tarek AbuKweik - Jordan

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Mashrou' Leila, Aziz Maraka, Ressala - Imbim Bililah مشروع ليلى وعزيز مرقة ورسالة - امبم بللح

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Yalli Badda Yani

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We are here to tell new stories, and to find beauty in new sounds. we are here to levitate quality Arabic music to the ears of the Arab masses, and to the heart of the worldwide music industry. we are independent Arabic music.

Update: The label is now closed for business. You can still enjoy the works of the outstanding artists of our catalog at their respective profiles on streaming platforms and social media.

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“ Their music is something to fall in love with. The five boys from Adonis produce songs that are, at times, achingly gorgeous, charming, whimsical and enchantingly Lebanese. ”
- Now Lebanon

"If the rambling back alleys, low-slung electricity cables and small, dusty, bustling neighborhoods of Beirut had a soundtrack, this would be it. Take Adonis by the hand and they'll trace the lines of the city with you." 
- Time Out Beirut


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