Essaf, Egypt's Styling Justin Timberlake

Many sing romantic songs, few believe in them and even fewer can make you think that they actually believe the words they are saying! So if you are in Arab girl preferably from Egypt then you will know Essaf to be your singer. The dude who is for pop and romance is what Usher for R&B. But when it comes to style he is the Arab Justin Timberlake--see the pictures.

Essaf is one of those singers that only sings withing their comfort zone and never leave it. He is happy doing pop and romance songs and that has been rewarding for him. See his latest songs released as a promo for his upcoming album. He performed those two songs in a Valentine party.

Essaf is not the number one selling artist in Egypt, but he is one of those voices that if you listen to, you come to appreciate and defend. I like his music videos and think his image and good looks agree with the ladies. But even he knows that there are way to many pop singers competing form the same songs. So concerts are in order, and from what I read, he is doing well in that department.



Essaf _3ashe2 Ba7eb_ @ Solidaire On Valentine's Day




Essaf _Zai 3`erha_ @ Solidaire On Valentine's Day

The Next Big Thins From Pyramedia

is Egyptian pop and fashion idol Mohamed Eltokhy! It might be that I am getting old enough to like pop teens songs. I really want to like Mohamed Eltokhy becasue I am a fan of Richard El Haj and Pramedia, I think they do a lot of the young talents in Egypt.

As far as I know, the best thing about the music video is the fashion, as I fail to be touched by the song. I hope others feel something in this song. My issue when the song is the lack of flavor as in Eltokhy did not challenge himself enough to set himself apart from the hundreds of pop singers who do these kind of songs..

Mohamed Eltokhy W 3ashan Arta7 Original Clip\ محمد الطوخي- وعشان ارتاح

Fady Andraws: A Badass Lebanese Singer

Fadi Andraws is a Lebanese singer with a lot of character and most of all attitude. The singer does not make kiddie music and does nor care for simplistic plots in his music videos either. His songs are hard core a mix of rock and a hint of pop. He makes some of the most Western sounding Arabic songs yet he maintains originality.

He loves body tattoo and often can be dressed like a goth, his music videos are mature and dark. I really like his style and happy he works in Lebanon where he is allowed to express himself in the way he sees best fit. I hear he is part Palestinian too. It's not hard to guess that he grew up listening to Western music and movies as the influence is all over his work-he concludes the music video with a Queen song.

It's hard to keep track on Fady's wardrobe, his styles changes a lot in his music videos, but that serves the mode of the song. Note the out of the body experience in the middle of his song

Fady Andraws - Shaddetny / فادى أندراوس - شدتني

Jannat Is Going Hot For Egypt

Jannat is holding nothing back in her music video, she is going for the sharp sexy look with her choice of outfit. If there was a title of Mozah Award, she will be a strong contender for that. She might be working as a tour guide in this picture, but she is looking like an A list singer.

There are so many tourists and white people in this music video, hoping to tell them to comeback to visit Cairo. This is a beautiful picture with a lot of pizzazz. Jannat is singing about passports, the Egyptian army, the gorgeous Egypt. Everyone is happy in the music video and it does not hurt to give a shout out to the youth that brought about that rocking change.

The words ar enot just empty words to make a stament and suck up to the powers, Jannat goes deep. But I am still trying to process her outfits, I think there is a chance in style. Jannat of 2005 was going for cute, now I am getting a vibe that she is going for sexy!


Jannat - Gawaz Safary / جنات - جواز سفري

Sabah Theme Song Voiced By Carole Samah

She was a diva, and now we know she hardly found happiness in her own life, she give many joys and has entertained for 75 years, now gets another treatment of her biopic coming soon this Ramadan, a drama about her life with Carole Samahe on the leading role. Seeing the images of Carole Samahe in the role of Sabah gives me a second thought, the makeup is heavy bordering creepy.

This is a drama not a 100 percent accurate picture, it's a story about Sabah's life and legacy with a lot of truth and personal accounts of this Lebanese diva life. Sure her marriages were many, making her filled with drama and tragedy. There will be at least 20 songs in the TV adaption, Carole Samahe is doing the theme song about the Life of Sabah.

The song hails Chahroura, as queen on earth among her fans and her followers. I must say the song paints a new picture for Sabah, it talks about her life that we do not know much about. We only know the happy face of Sabah, her romance and her movies. Nothing much about her personal struggle, family and drama. The show also focuses on Sabah's sense of fashion and style as she was one of the first Arab divas to pay a lot of attention to her outfits.

This is shaping to be a great work, I love the prelude for the song, the dialogue from the show, where Sabah complains about her inability go give others happiness when she is sad. comes the response for a dude, why are you always great?

اغنية كارول سماحه - ملكه على الارض|اغنية مسلسل الشحرورة Carole Samah Mosalsal Chahroura

Mai Selim, The Hardest Working Pregnant Arab

She is pregenat with good ideas and awesome pop songs! Some girls don't find Mai's voice any good, I peg to disagree with them. I think she is one of those compete artists who can do any entertainment you throw their way. She had a great career and seems to be like a decent person.

I happen to like her style and her voice, I think she really makes good choices and in away one of the few female pop stars who has not shown a large amount of skin. know there's a threshold for being desired, it sells records.

Watch this dress rehearsal for her appearance on the popular show Star Academy where she performed a number of her hit songs. After her appearance, she took a sabbatical from performing as she needs to rest for the baby.

Mai Selim - Seebo @ Star Academy Brova




Mai Selim - Saktalo @ Star Academy Brova

Sofia El Marikh & Jermaine Jackson Arabic Duet

When Sofia El Marikh sings in Arabic, she sounds like those French style singers, so it makes sense why she would want to break out of the Arab world and do a duet with Jermaine Jackson, the brother of Michael Jackson and member of the Jackson's Band. Those two talents met in Morocco studio to work on this track.

I must tell you, when I heard about this song, I did not know where it was coming from, those two singers do not seem to be the kind that crosses paths. The back story of how those tow singers met, might be more interesting than the song itself. The work on the song took some time to make the Western melodies meet with the Arabic one. You can hear some of the conversation in the song and see the cues.

Barry White had to do a lot of work in terms of the lyrics and the composition. Here is the song "My First, My Last, My Everything"

Sofia El Marikh & Jermaine Jackson - My First, My Last, My Everything

Hallani in Iraq Concert

I love Arab artists who go to Iraq to perform and entertain Iraqis in those tough times. Few months ago Lebanese singer Maryam Faris was there for a number of concerts, now Assi Hallani, the first dude of all things Lebanese was there for a number of sold out concerts. He was not indoors in some hotel for safety. Instead his concerts were public and in large spaces.

There is a risk every time an artist goes to Iraq to perform, but the people of Iraq could use some good times. The concert took place inside the Lebanese club of Baghdad, no other venue would have been more proper for Assi and his style. He performed for hours and sang his hits from his very successful career of 20 years.

I am sure the people of Iraq are taking notice of the Arab stars who travel all the way to bring them their show at home to remind them that Baghdad still a very hot Arab capital for entertainment music and people who love and appreciate life.

11 - باب عم يبكي بـ بغداد




12 - ندرا" عليا + بس أسمع مني بـ بغداد



14 - الهوارة + صوت الحدي بـ بغداد

Rabih El Asmar Takes a Final Decsion

He is got the voice that heartbroken guys and girls love to listen to when they are feeling the blues. He is the voice for those feeling lonely and think they are all left alone. Along comes Rabih with his songs to cure those hearts.

Last music vidoe of his, the girl of his dreams abandoned him and went for the rich dude. Now he comes back with a different breakup story. This time there is a kid involved in his breakup story. Cheating is horrible, cheating with your best friend is a nightmare.

He is doing a lot more acting now, and has a better sense of style. I am loving the Syrian singers going mainstream. They bring a lot more flavor into the world of Arabic songs lyrics and their sad tone is hard to replicate. When you have had it enough with meaningless pop songs, tune in to Rabih El Asmar


Rabi3 al asmar akhed arar OFFICIAL Clip / ربيع الأسمر - آخد قرار

Jannat Vs. Lucy; Who Wore it Best?

Slain Egyptian fashion designer Mohammad Dagher continues to enrich Arab fashion with his impressive fashionable designs. MEMA Music Award took place on June 16th and gave so many awards to Arab and Egyptian entertainers. This is like one version of the American Music Award. Those singers might not be selling records right now, but no one can stop them from having a great time and parading their latest fashion.

Egyptian actress Lucy wore the dress for the award, but also Moroccan singer Jannat wore the same dress two weeks earlier for a wedding function for daughter of an Egyptian celebrity who led a march in support to Mubarak. Dagher had many fans among celebrities in his country and his work by many accounts is nothing short of stylish and chic.

While I love the design of the dress, I will let you decide who wore it best.

This is the Coverage for Middle East Music Awards (MEMA) 2010تغطية حفل توزيع جوائز الموسيقي في الشرق الأوسط (ميما) 2010
29 May 2010

MEMA Coverage 2010 تغطية جوائز الميما

Vintage Ehab Tawfiq Music Video 1990s

All these are great pop songs from the 90s, they are classics to anyone who is 25 or older. We remember those songs very well and know how to dance to them. They are corny, they are cheesy and the fashion is outdated, but they are also us.

He was never big budget Ehab, at least not until 1995, but before he was just doing dorky stuff that looked fun then. He had a good voice, some hate it, and that's ok, but he was entertaining. But he was always there making new pop songs and refining it by working with a number of house talents in Egypt.

For real, look at those outfits and dance moves, they are funny now maybe even sad, but they were hot then--even his sweat suit. The colors are horrible, but I will always remember those songs, they shaped my childhood and early adulthood.


Ehab Tawfiq -_- 3ala Kefak Meel 1991




Ehab Tawfiq -_- Rasamtek 1992




ايهاب توفيق مسسسسسسخرة




Ehab Tawfiq -_-Mahma Gany 1990

Hamza Namira The Mawaweel Show

The hottest one man show who is as indie as the get is the Alexandria boy Hamza Namira who is out touring and selling concerts by spreading his music that comes from Egypt from the heart to the people. This is the essence of musicians like Hamza, be close of the people.

This is like country music, the singer has lived the urban life but chooses to be real and stick to the home music. In this Mawaweel is the sort of music poorer people and people who have sadness in their lives restore to listening to.

Hamza Namira - Mawaweel | حمزة نمرة - مواويل

The Biggest Dog of Them All Goes to Mawazine

There is a hardly bigger Arab star than Amr Diab, he is a household name not only in the Arab world, but beyond. When people think of Arabic pop, they think of Amr Diab, he is the innovator of all things Arab pop, he has the style and the appeal of a mega star.

Amr Diab never grew old, he seems to put more energy on his show, see the clip where he drives the fans crazy, get them to jump. Very few Arab singers can have this affect on Arab audience. He gets them going and his presence on the stage mimics those of American concerts, he gives 110 percent.

And once again, each concert of his he has a secret song to which he treats his concert goers and generating buzz for those songs. Simply put, there is no bigger Arab name than Amr Diab, and there is no better concert. He doesn't need fireworks like that other Egyptian pop star, he is the fireworks of the concert.


Amr Diab - Alomak Leh | Mawazine 2011




Amr Diab - Habibi Maly 3enia | Mawazine 2011




Amr Diab - Einy Wana Shayfo | Mawazine 2011

Iraqi Song For Dogs

Other than the purely Iraqi dance in this music video, the good tune, this would have been an average song. I guess the Arabic word is Kalib, the one for heart is Qalib, sometimes people utter them differently based on their region and their heritage. Some old timers say Kalib for heart for example.

So with that in mind, this Iraqi songs would sound like the singer is making a "Who Let the Dogs Out" Arabic version, but he is not. He is just saying my hear, my heart, like a lover knows. But on second thoughts, there is a cat in the music video, and the singer makes the sound one makes when trying to get a cat to draw closer.

The singer is young Iraqi talent Mohammad Al Salem, who from the looks of things have a good taste of sunglasses and high school girls whom he hired to appear in this music video with him dancing the traditional Iraqi dance. One thing, the singer seems not to be able to make up his mind about his loved one, he just wants to hang out with all the ladies, but in the song he shamed his loved one for leaving him.

محمد السالم - گلب گلب

Elissa Wants Your Phone Business

So Elissa might be the first mainstream Arab entertainer to get her own App for your mobile devices...she has a game, photo gallery, news, music and videos. She is on iPhone already, iPad soon, and Android is coming soon.

Too bad, I thought Nancy Ajram would be the first singer to do this one, but it seems that Elissa beat her to punch and launched her own free app. Watch this interview with the starlet talking about her project, this is the side of this Lebanese singer that also happens to be a business woman who is savvy.

So for all things Elissa look for the app, she keeps busy doing stuff music and otherwise so you know it might be worth checking out. plus she is a good will ambassador so she might be going to some troubled spots.

Elissa/ اليسا - NEW PHONE APPLICATION 2011

Hamaki Still Mr. Style @ Studio 2M

Hamaki, the stylish boy of Egyptian pop got engaged but he is also engaged with his music as his latest appearance at the Studio 2M--The Moroccan version of Star Academy and Super Star shows. Maybe that's the reason the people of Morocco have not protested their government, they are too busy watching music shows.

Taking his star power to that awesome counter in the Western edge of the Arab world. Sure he is big in Egypt and Lebanon, but Morocco is different, they are not too keen on pop, the love the oldies. But from the way things look in the clip, they really love Hamaki and go crazy for him.

Hamaki At Studio 2M Part 2

Hamaki Part 1 At Studio 2M