“SOUND Middle East NOW” is a “Middle East NOW” project.
Through “SOUND Middle East NOW”, we aim to spread and promote quality music, produced or inspired by musicians from the Middle East and North Africa. Our main focus is on the independent music scene and young rising talents.

TRACKLIST:
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01.(00:00) Shahram Gholami, Dey Zang Roo - Yell
02.(02:30) Manushan - A Lullaby from Moon
03.(06:00) Hello, Psychaleppo! - Eyes Improvise
04.(12:00) Rastak - Tarz (Yarestan)
05.(17:30) Ekova - Sabura (Saeed Aman Edit)
06.(22:00) Orient Expressions - Beats of Pera
07.(28:00) Gast - Ensaa
08.(33:00) Saeed Shanbezadeh & Pedram Derakhshani - MoDJoon
09.(38:00) 127 - Azizam
10.(42:00) Hindi Zahra - At the same time

This session is mixed by @saeed-aman

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Middle East Now - Podcast#007 Sep2014

“SOUND Middle East NOW” is a “Middle East NOW” project.
Through “SOUND Middle East NOW”, we aim to spread and promote quality music, produced or inspired by musicians from the Middle East and North Africa. Our main focus is on the independent music scene and young rising talents.

TRACKLIST:
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01.(00:00) Zeid Hamdan - Lost in Teheran
02.(01:00) The Narcicyst (Narcy) - Hamdulillah (Gaza remix) ft. Shadia Mansour
03.(04:30) Hello, Psychaleppo! - Flower Jam
04.(10:00) Moslem Rasouli - Darya Toofan (Rock version)
05.(14:00) Omid Walizadeh - Modern Persian Speech Sounds/04
06.(17:00) Kamakan - Clapping
07.(20:30) Aziza Brahim - Julud
08.(24:00) Roshi - Lor Batche 
09.(28:00) Mashrou' Leila - Raasuk
10.(32:00) Bijan Moosavi - Dark City
11.(37:00) Dhafer Youssef - Whirling birds ceremony

This session is mixed by @saeed-aman
Artwork image The Narcicyst (Narcy) @ Middle East Now Festival 2015 - Courtesy of Middle East Now Festival / La Scena Muta

Middle East Now - Podcast#011 Apr2015

“SOUND Middle East NOW” is a “Middle East NOW” project.
Through “SOUND Middle East NOW”, we aim to spread and promote quality music, produced or inspired by musicians from the Middle East and North Africa. Our main focus is on the independent music scene and young rising talents.

TRACKLIST:
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01.(00:00) Behnam Omran - The Sound of Mind
02.(02:00) Kamakan - Shekar (Sugar)
03.(07:30) Santi & Tuğçe Kurtiş - Ben Seni Sevduğumi
04.(12:00) Gagik Gasparyan - Der Voghormia (Etyen Remix)
05.(16:00) Behnam Omran - Le Petit Vie Boîte
06.(17:30) Komadub - Hrant (feat. Fedayi Pacha)
07.(20:30) Pollyester - Voices (Baris K Remix)
08.(25:00) Santi & Tuğçe Kurtiş - Üsküdar
09.(30:00) Macha Gharibian - Byzance
10.(35:30) Kamakan - Labkhand (The Smile)

This session is mixed by @saeed-aman
Artwork image Kamakan/Mehdi Saki Album Cover, Photo by Newsha Tavakkolian, Label: Noufe Music - www.mehdisaki.com

Middle East Now - Podcast#012 Jun2015

“SOUND Middle East NOW” is a “Middle East NOW” project.
Through “SOUND Middle East NOW”, we aim to spread and promote quality music, produced or inspired by musicians from the Middle East and North Africa. Our main focus is on the independent music scene and young rising talents.

TRACKLIST:
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01.(00:00) Kaan Wafi - Karama
02.(02:30) Bachar Mar-Khalifé - Balcoon
03.(07:00) Abjeez - Democracy
04.(11:00) Mohsen Sharifian & Behnam Shahraki - Khizaab
05.(15:00) Kaan Wafi - Salam, to Simav (ft. Raman Khalaf)
06.(16:30) Bachar Mar-Khalifé - Yalla Tnam Nada (Feat. Golshifteh Farahani)
07.(21:00) Daarkoob - Andar Kham
08.(26:30) Jerusalem in My Heart - Yudaghdegh El-ra3ey Walal-Ghanam
09.(29:30) Kamakan - No Longer Exists
10.(34:30) Manushan - Hymn
11.(37:30) Bachar Mar-Khalifé - Kyrie Eleison

This session is mixed by @saeed-aman
image: Bachar Mar-Khalifé/Ya Balad Cover

Middle East Now - Podcast#014 Oct2015

“SOUND Middle East NOW” is a “Middle East NOW” project.
Through “SOUND Middle East NOW”, we aim to spread and promote quality music, produced or inspired by musicians from the Middle East and North Africa. Our main focus is on the independent music scene and young rising talents.

TRACKLIST:
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01.(00:00) Mahmood Schricker - Badineri Setar
02.(02:00) Mashrou' Leila - Aoede
03.(06:30) Ali Kianian - Kahnooj
04.(10:30) Koochneshin - Dokhte Bandar
05.(16:00) Mashrou' Leila - Comrades
06.(21:00) Narcy - Love Me (Hate Me) ft. Hypnotic Brass Ensemble
07.(25:00) Muudra - Way Li Mine (Viyan Peyman Tribute)
08.(29:30) Kaan Wafi - Für Razan
09.(32:00) Sussan Deyhim & Arshid Azarine - Marabeboos
10.(37:30) Mashrou' Leila - Marikh

This session is mixed by @saeed-aman
image: Ibn el Leil album artwork by Mashrou' Leila

Middle East Now - Podcast#015 Jan2016

“SOUND Middle East NOW” is a “Middle East NOW” project.
Through “SOUND Middle East NOW”, we aim to spread and promote quality music, produced or inspired by musicians from the Middle East and North Africa. Our main focus is on the independent music scene and young rising talents.

TRACKLIST:
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01.(00:00) Makan Ashgvari - Ain't No Grave
02.(03:30) Lilian Chlela - Altruiste Anonyme
03.(05:30) Bachar Mar-Khalifé - Madonna
04.(10:00) Nesa - Random City (Tehran P.2)
05.(13:30) Amirali MohebbiNejad - Belataklif
06.(17:30) Marjan Farsad - Cheshmhaye Tameshki
07.(21:00) Souad Massi - Faya Layla
08.(25:30) Nitai Hershkovits - Dabri Shir feat. Shai Tsabari
09.(29:00) Edith Progue feat. Alex Moon - Rih Lile
10.(33:30) Acid Arab - Hafla (Instrumental)
11.(39:00) Kaan Duzarat feat Sema Moritz - Gule Sorma
12.(44:00) Kamakan - The Smile

This session is mixed by @saeed-aman
artwork by Nour Flayhan http://littledirzy.tumblr.com/

Middle East Now - Podcast#016 Apr2016

“SOUND Middle East NOW” is a “Middle East NOW” project.
Through “SOUND Middle East NOW”, we aim to spread and promote quality music, produced or inspired by musicians from the Middle East and North Africa. Our main focus is on the independent music scene and young rising talents.

TRACKLIST:
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01.(00:00) Arshid Azarine - SMEN intro jingle
02.(00:30) Rana Farhan - Rumi's Prayer
03.(04:00) Madmazel - Ensan
04.(07:30) Oceanvs Orientalis feat. Fairuz - Al Bint El Chalabiya
05.(11:30) Shkoon feat. Fruiterama - Bushiya
06.(18:00) Emel Mathlouthi - Kaddesh
07.(20:00) Mahmood Schricker - Tuesday
08.(23:00) Omid Behrouzian - Aflak
09.(26:30) BowLand - Boof
10.(30:00) Emel Mathlouthi - Ensen Dhaif
11.(34:30) Omid Behrouzian - Miri
12.(38:00) Bachar Mar-Khalifé - Ya Balad

This session is mixed by @saeed-aman
artwork by Antonio Mansi

Middle East Now - Podcast#020 Apr2017

Safar is a musical journey. Each Safar Mix is a one-of-a-kind adventure, guided by our guest DJs and musicians, through the wonderful soundscapes of the Middle East and North Africa. 
Our main aim is to celebrate diversity and help encourage intercultural compassion and dialogue. We strictly prefer bridges over walls, and building bridges is something music is quite good at.
“Safar” is conceived as a Sound Middle East Now project, the musical branch of Middle East Now Festival ( www.middleastnow.it ).

Safar #001 is a groovy and colorful mix recorded by our dear friend Bam~Bou~Büs from Cologne. We will never forget our Festival's closing party in April 2017 with her on the decks <3 <3 <3
Bam~Bou~Büs is a French-Iranian dj and event organizer based in Cologne, Germany. With a long experience as a club dj, she supplies the crowd with loads of hot and dynamic tunes. Her feminine sense for an extraordinary musical collage has no respect for genres restrictions. 
Global beats, tribal deep house & multicultural roots music, including brand new productions and remixes, her exciting sets will ensure dance experiences beyond the usual clichés, for a guaranteed ramble through the different kinds of music.
https://soundcloud.com/bamboubus
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Tracklist:
0- Safar Intro
1- Stavroz - Tabalout
2- Ali Farahani - Younan
3- Sahalé - Djinn
4- Ibrahim Maalouf - Beirut (Sahalé remix)
5- Oceanvs Orientalis - Ege feat. Idil Mese
6- Aguizi & Fahim - Ahl El Maghna (Miret remix)
7- Colonel Bagshot - Six Days War (Mahmut Orhan remix)
8- Hani Niroo - Shab Bood (Detmolt edit)

Safar logo by Stephanie Richa 
http://www.stephaniericha.com
Background artwork by Bam Bou Bus.
Intro field recordings by Stephanie Richa and Nariman Peykarara from Beirut and Tehran.
Safar mixes are curated by @saeed-aman

SAFAR #001 by Bam~Bou~Büs

Safar is a musical journey. Each Safar Mix is a one-of-a-kind adventure, guided by our guest DJs and musicians.
Our main aim is to celebrate diversity and help encourage intercultural compassion and dialogue. We strictly prefer bridges over walls, and building bridges is something music is quite good at.
“Safar” is conceived as a Sound Middle East Now project, the musical branch of Middle East Now Festival ( www.middleastnow.it ).

Safar #003 is a moody mix, taking the listener away through atmospheres of Jazz, House, Experimental and Minimal music that create the personal musical world of Nesa. She crafts her mixtapes in a way that you feel like you are going on a trip with her, a trip that you would probably want to repeat more than just once! 
Nesa Azadikhah (1984) is a Tehran-based DJ, music producer, composer, sound artist, and musician. From playing Tonbak and Daf at the age of six to DJing at the age of sixteen in the underground dance scene, she has established herself as one of Tehran’s most in-demand electronic music and sound artists and composers around. 
She is the founder and managing director of Deep House Tehran that promotes Iranian electronic musicians.
@nesaazadikhah
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Tracklist:
1. Matthew Herbert - Glasses A Fantastic Woman 
2. Malibu - Broken To Be Blessed
3. Ghédalia Tazartès, Jac Berrocal, David Fenech - Zilveli
4. Laurie Anderson - Birth of Lola 
5. Leon Vynehall - Envelopes Chapter VI
6. K15 & Kuniyuki Takahashi - Moving Minds (K15 Version)
7. Slim. - Time Will Let Us Go (feat. Merryn Jeann)
8. Ruf Dug - Le Rayon Vert Seahawks (Vanish Into Space Mix)
9. Brommage Dub - Trinidub
10. Luca C & Brigante - Lucio
11. Ksoul Muteoscillator – Hang On On (2nd Version)
12. Social Lovers - Your Heart To Me 
13. The Greg Foat Group - For a Breath I Tarry


Safar logo by Stephanie Richa 
www.stephaniericha.com
Background photography by 16Fishes.

Safar mixes are curated by @saeed-aman

SAFAR #003 by Nesa

“SOUND Middle East NOW” is a “Middle East NOW” project.
Through “SOUND Middle East NOW”, we aim to spread and promote quality music, produced or inspired by musicians from the Middle East and North Africa. Our main focus is on the independent music scene and young rising talents.

Tracklist:
01.(00:00) Arshid Azarine - SMEN intro 
02.(00:45) A-WA - Hana Mash Hu Al Yaman 
03.(04:45) Bomrani - Sharayete Hassas  
04.(09:00) Karrouhat - Nefsi Aghaneelik  
05.(12:30) Tigran Hamasyan - Kars 2 (Wounds of the Centuries) 
06.(13:45) Victoria Hanna - Asher Yatzar  
07.(17:00) Magi Hikri - Debka Rafiach  
08.(20:30) Layla Rina - Ruuq  
09.(24:00) Golsa feat. Behzad Danesh - Bahar Delkash
10.(27:30) Sabry Mosbah - Lommima
11.(31:00) Jadal - Ma Fe Gheirak 
12.(34:00) Ekin Beril - Zaman II 
13.(37:00) Gevende - Akvaryum

This session is mixed by @saeed-aman
Artwork photo by Reem Falaknaz

Middle East Now - Podcast#025 Nov2020

“Middle East NOW” is an annual international festival on cinema, art and culture of the Middle East and North Africa held in Florence since 2010. For more info visit our website: http://www.middleastnow.it
 
Through our podcasts we aim to spread and promote quality music; produced by musicians who have ties to the Middle East and North Africa. Our main focus is on the independent music scene and young rising talents.

This broadcast started in January 2014. 
Our podcasts are mixed by Saeed Aman.
SAFAR mixes are created by guest DJs.

Contact: sound.middle.east@gmail.com

Profile image illustration by Nour Flayhan
Cover illustration by Leila Mostofi

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