VADEMECUM ARABIC MUSIC - 576 SINGERS

Jalal El Hamdaoui

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Latifa Arfaoui

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Latifa Bint Alayah Al Arfaoui began her career at a very young as a prodigy at the age of six.
In 1983, shortly after her father died, Latifa and her family took a trip to Egypt to rest and mourn. During that time, she met composer Baleegh Hamdi, who advised her that she ought to move to Egypt for the sake of her career. However Latifa wanted to concentrate on her education. She returned to Tunisia to finish her high school final exams. Due to financial issues, she couldn't go back to Egypt, so she attended college in Tunisia, studying Dutch literature for a year and a half. Her family decided to help her make her dream come true by sending her to Egypt, so she quit college in Tunisia and joined the Arab Academy of Music in Egypt, from which she earned her bachelor degree. She is preparing for her master's degree.
Composer Mohammed Abdel Wahab happened to hear her on the radio. Two days later he went to the Academy to find out more about her, leaving Latifa speechless as she discovered he wanted to speak with her. At the time Latifa primarily performed long Tarab songs, but she was interested in doing something new. She began to work with composer Ammar Al Sherai'ei and poet Abdulwahab Muhammed, whom she met during her first visit to the capital, Egypt.
Many of Latifa's early albums (1984s) have Arab style. The album Mesa Al Jamal ("Evening Of Beauty") made Latifa Bint Alayah Al Arfaoui famous in Egypt.
"Akthar Min Roohi" ("More than My Soul"), was released in 1986. She began singing Arab pop songs with music by Ammar Al Sherai'ei and lyrics by Abdulwahab Muhammed. The album was hugely successful all over the Arab world. The songs had very original ideas and distinctive styles, and Latifa began making her songs shorter and adding different influences such as tango music. She also shot a music video for the single "Ew'ah Tegheer" ("Don't Be Jealous") which was extremely popular. The huge success of this album allowed Latifa Bint Alayah Al Arfaoui to buy half the shares of her producer's company and studio, La Reine. Since then, she has co-produced all her own albums and music videos.
Hobbak Hadi ("Frigid Love") was released in 1993. In the title song, Latifa asks directly for more love because she is bored of her lover's "frigid" love; she needs love that moves her.
In 1997, Latifa released the album Al Ghinwa ("The Song") considered follow up to "Akthar Min Roohi" from a previous album.
Latifa then decided to perform a new style of songs called Qasa'ed Fos'ha. Her next album, 1998's Taloomoni Al Donya ("The World Blames Me"), featured Latifa singing lyrics written by the poet Nizar Qabbani.
Latifa came back with a hit album, known in the Arab world with the title Wadeh ("Clear") and internationally known with the title Inchallah ("God willing") in 1999. The album was distributed by Universal Music France, and it was the first album in which Latifa performed in another language. The Franco-Arab song "Inchallah" made the Elle Magazine top 5. In the Arab World, "Inchallah" ("God willing"), Kerehtak ("I Hated You") and Wadeh ("Clear") were popular singles.
The 2002 variety album Desert Roses and Arabian Rhythms II featured Latifa performing an Arab Mawwal in the song "Take Me I'm Yours," and singing a small part in both Arabic and English with Chris Difford and Glenn Tilbrook of the band Squeeze.
Because of the album Ma Etrohsh Ba'ed ("Don't go away") - produced in the year 2003 by Alam El Phan(Mazzica tv)- Latifa won the World Music Award 2004 for best selling artist in the Middle East and North Africa. Her speech was censored on ABC when she said, "My happiness remains incomplete until Palestine & Iraq are freed".
In 2004, Latifa produced an album distributed by Warner Brothers France, titled Les Plus Belles Chansons De Latifa ("Latifa's Best Songs"). Although the album was mostly a collection of greatest hits, it also featured a brand-new Raï song called "Khalleoni" ("Let Me") that was Latifa's first attempt at Raï.
In November, 2006 Latifa re-signed a contract with Rotana to distribute her records all over the Arab World.

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Hossan Habib

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Hossam has only one sister who is younger than him. He grew up with passion for singing and football. Hossam loved to sing and compose but he never attempted to make singing his career. His family and friends convinced him to give it a try and he signed with a production company where he did his first single 'Men Yomak'. Hossam launced his first album with another production company called FAME and his second one with Melody. Hossam's videoclips archive include two videos, Lessa from his first album and Aseebak La and shoft be enya from his third album "Gowa elalb".Source: Facebook

French Montana

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rapper.French Montana was born in Morocco North Africa. At the age of 13 he immigrated with his mother and his little brother to the Mott Haven section of the South Bronx, leaving the rest of his family behind.In 2002 French Montana created the “Cocaine City” DVD imprint as a means to showcase his talent as an underground artist and a new voice from the New York streets. To gain a broader fan base, French incorporated interviews with major artists, as well as some up and comers. What started out as simply a medium for developing an audience quickly grew into one of the top selling “street DVD’s”, having sold nearly a million copies to date with national and international distribution.The international success of the DVD series helped to launch French’s rap career to an entirely new level. By creating and producing “Cocaine City,” French Montana evolved from an aspiring rapper in the streets of the Bronx, to the newest signee on platinum selling recording artist Akon’s record label, Konvict Music. By early 2009, French had flooded the streets with various mixtapes, including “Live from Africa,” “In Demand” with DJ Lazy K and “Laundry Man” with Evil Empire. His frequent collaborations with Harlem-bred rapper Max B have also helped keep a steady buzz, and helped fuel the success of the duo’s latest project, the mixtape/DVD combo “Coke Wave.” All togeather there have been 13 Cocaine City. DVDs as of 2009.WIKIPEDIA

Rah Zemos

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Born in Los Angeles, California and raised in Saudi Arabia, this full blood Lebanese soldier gives it to you RAH and uncut in every form. As an MC/Producer/Composer/Studio and Live sound engineer Rah leaves microphones dismantled and crowds on the hunt for a dictionary. With fierce rhymes engulfing various topics such as: global politics, poverty, sexism, racism, prejudice and oppression, this Arabian MC takes the meaning of conscience HIP HOP to another dimension. Rah has grabbed the attentions of several media sources such as CTV news, T.ONight news Wefunk radio, CJLO Radio, and has had his music featured on a Documentary that has screened all over America called The Aramco Brat Story. Be on the look out for his Solo album coming out in 2010 featuring big name heads like Rod Jackson from Slash and Young Noble of the Outlawz www.nocturnalight.com

Aline Lahoud

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Aline honed her natural talent by studying singing and dramatic art between 1997 and 1999. By 2002, she had graduated from university with a BA in Communication Arts, majoring in Screenplay and Directing Studies. In recent years, she has supplemented her burgeoning singing career by acting in plays, directing short films, and in 2003 moved on to work as assistant director on a full length film, Mes Cousines et Moi.At a time when the idea of Lebanon finally taking up its right to enter the Eurovision Song Contest was being seriously floated, Aline left herself ideally placed to be one of the beneficiaries by winning the international prize at the Megahit festival in Turkey, in collaboration with prolific song-writer Jad Rahbani. The Lebanese selectors quickly looked to the same combination to conjure up some of the same magic on the Eurovision stage in Kiev.Reflecting Lebanon's long-standing place in the international francophone orbit, the lyrics of the country's proposed first Eurovision entry were in French, a language in which Aline is fluent. The song was entitled "Quand tout s'enfuit", and as a debut entry would have begun its quest for victory in the semi-final on 19 May, from which only ten entries will progress to join the pre-qualified countries in the grand final on 21 May. The late decision to withdraw was taken after the Lebanese broadcasters conceded to the European Broadcasting Union that they could not guarantee they would uphold the fairness of the event by transmitting it without selective interruption, an implicit reference to the requirement of screening the performance of Shiri Maymon, the representative of Israel.WIKIPEDIA

El Funoun

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El-Funoun Palestinian Popular Dance Troupe was established in 1979 by a small number of enthusiastic, talented and committed artists. Since then, El-Funoun has been throned as the lead Palestinian dance company. In Palestine, as well as among Palestinians in exile, El-Funoun has achieved an unprecedented popular recognition; in fact, quite a few of the Troupe’s songs and dances have become household tunes.

Amel Bent

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Amel Bent, from its true name Bentbachir, was born on June 21, 1985 with Play-The-Turns (France) from an Algerian father and a Moroccan mother. She is initiated with the music by her cousin and, even if she never has took course of songs or musical theory, Amel manages to compose some melodies. But its principal preocupation remains the studies, in final S, it fails the vat proof. It then decides to try its chance in the emission of New television "Star". Thanks to its voice and its charisma Amel Bent allures the public and arrives until in half finale of this contest of song. The producers decides to give him his chance and it records in 2005 its first album: "One Day Of Summer". Each title is a true happiness of soul and R' B, and first individual "My Philosophy" rises quickly at the head of the sales and obtains a Victoire of the Music. In 2007, Amel Bent leaves its second opus, "A 20 Ans" from which individual "Nouveaux Français is extracted" which makes a paperboard.http://www.stars-celebrites.net

RIM BANNA

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Rim Banna the Palestinian singer, lyricist and composer, born in Nazareth in The Galilee. She has loved music and singing since her childhood and was active in school activities. She has also participated in “The Land’s Day Festivals” and other National and political celebrations.She started her artistic life since she was ten years old.
Rim Banna studied music and singing in the High Institute for Music “GNESINS” in Moscow (USSR), and she specialized in modern singing and conducting singing ensembles, under the tutorship of the famous artist and composer Vladimer Karobka, where she graduated in 1991 with excellent mark, after six years of academic studies.
At that period she produced two albums of her live recorded concerts:
“Jafra” in 1985.
“Your Tears, Mother” in 1986.
In 1991, Rim Banna got married to Leonid Alexeienko from Ukraine who is an artist. He studied music with her in the same institute in Moscow.Both of them are working together in the music field and compose their own music.
Rim Banna and Leonid live in Nazareth, the Capital of The Galilee, and they have a daughter her name is Baylasan. Rim Banna and Leonid participated in different Palestinian, Arabic and International concerts and Festivals, where she presented the Palestinian Voice and the Palestinian song in all her participation which was received with popular success and admiration.http://www.rimbanna.com/biog_e.htm

Assi Al-Hellani

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Assi was born in Baalbeck, Lebanon and was the third youngest among his 13 brothers and sisters. Assi's musical talent became evident very early, when as a child he was performing Lebanese songs in circle of his friends and family. Assi studied for approximately five years (1985-1990) at the Higher Institute of Music in Lebanon concentrating on the Oud performance and Arab vocal techniques.WIKIPEDIA

Ehab Tawfik

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Ehab Tawfik is an outstanding Egyptian singer, who is endowed with a wonderful and unique voice, as well as refined artistic taste. Since the early beginnings of his career in 1990, he has captivated the different streams of Arab and international audiences with the remarkable beauty of his singing technique and picturesque songs, which portray the authentic Egyptian culture. Ehab Tawfik sings poems about love, personal relationships and human experiences in the Egyptian dialect, which is understood everywhere in the Middle-East. Those who watch the Arabic music scene do not only consider Ehab Tawfik to be an icon and exceptionally talented singer, but also an accomplished artist who has reconciled the Arab youth and the more composed audience to their heritage of songs – which had become mummified in rigid forms and burdened with badly integrated foreign elements. It is actually Ehab Tawfik´s choice of original themes of lyrics, as well as the introduction of exquisite additions to the arrangement of music compositions which has enriched the contemporary Arabic song. Furthermore, it is the merit of this outstanding artist, that the traditional classic music styles of Tarab – and even Egyptian folklore – have been enabled to break-out of the captivity of their regional boundaries and been made available to Non-Arabs, while preserving their cultural authenticity. Rest on http://www.ehab-tawfik.net/en/biography.htm

Bad Brya

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Biography Bad Brya saw the light of life Aug. 31st 1982 in Amsterdam. Bad Brya began writing at the age of 14 after hearing all sorts of Hip hop which her older brother listened to. She got intrigued by the way rappers were putting their message out there in the world. Inspired by several artists such as Tupac Shakur, Bob Marley,BoneThugs ans Harmony. Besides Hip hop she also got influenced by other styles like Moroccan traditional music, Reggae, Arabic and loads more. You'll find Bad Brya scribbling at any giving time and place, inseparable from her pen and pad. Through the years she kept flowing and evolving into the Bad Brya we know today. She started her career appearing on the Most Wanted project and also performed many nights at the famous Winston's Kingdom in Amsterdam. Here she quickly got noticed and became known in the Dutch Hip Hop scene. This Moroccan female Mc Bad Brya left a great impression wherever she performed due to her unique style, sublime charisma and uplifting way of taking you over before you know it. She shares in her music her life story, her positive energy and her love for music. After a few years of intensive performing on Europe's bigger stages as Paradiso,Melkweg, Rich Mix and many more, the Dutch network NCRV made a special documentary about Bad Brya called: R-E-S-P-E-C-T. The documentary shows her musical accomplishments as well as her personal struggles which made her into the person she is today, always looking for ways to switch the negative things into something positive. Rest on http://www.myspace.com/badbrya

Mohamed Bash

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Mohammed Yousef Al-Bash was born on November 6th, 1982 in Syria, and he’s currently 26 years old. Since he was a young child, Moh’d’s love for music was obvious. His musical talent flourished by playing the guitar at an early age, which he instantly got attached to. Soon, Bash started composing his own songs, from melody as well as lyrics. Flamingo is the favorite genre of music for him, his father said in an interview that his son used to lock himself in his room practicing for countless hours almost every day. Mohamed Bash has a unique musical taste, his favorite singers are Marwan Khoury, Wael Kfoury, Ragheb Alama and Shereen Abdel Wahab.Bash is a family loving son, as described by his father. He is the kind of a person who could be described as a “Home Boy”. Mohamed’s favorite cuisine is the Italian; he is addicted to Pizza and Chicken pastas.

Amal Murkus

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Murkus was born and raised in the Arab town of Kafr Yasif in the Galilee, and has devoted her career to promoting Palestinian music and culture in Israel and abroad. Murkus has been performing since she was five years old. In 1979, she won first prize in the national Arab children's song festival, and went on to graduate from the Institute for Stage Art in Tel Aviv in 1990.Wikipedia

Les Boukakes

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Les Boukakes stand for music created in exile – for the perfect symbiosis of orient and occident. “Rock ‘n’ raï”, that’s how the six musicians from Algeria, Tunisia and France call their music style, a speedy mix of rock, raï, gnawa and châabi, which they catapulted within a few years from the streets and clubs of Montpellier onto the big festival stages and into the French radio charts.The success story of Les Boukakes starts in 2004 when they participated in the well known music competiton Printemps de Bourges. Celebrated as the new discovery of the festival, the European TV channel ARTE produces a documentary on the band touring throughout Europe and sharing the stages with famous musicians such as Manu Chao, Natacha Atlas, Rachid Taha or Femi Kuti.The exciting year 2005 was rounded up by the release of their second album Bledi which promptly resulted in an invitation to the biggest international World Music fair Womex in Newcastle, UK. With their fantastic concert – which the British magazine fRoots called the “Womex Hit” – Les Boukakes did not only convince numerous festival organisers but also made the rock legend Robert Plant dance and headbang to their music. A USA tour and many concerts at the biggest European World Music festivals followed. Finally the year 2006 culminated in a nomination for the BBC World Music Award 2007. After two successful years of touring Les Boukakes went back to the studio to work on their new album. On August 15th 2008 their third album "Marra" was released.Sourse http://www.atlasmusicpro.com

Ilham Al Madfai

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Born in Baghdad early 40’s. Picked up his Guitar when he was 12. Created one of the first bands in Iraq known as Twisters. Later on moved to England to study Architecture. Played with a group and performed at Bayt Al Baghdadi in London. Returned to Baghdad in 1967. In Baghdad he formed his band, 13 ½ where he introduced the Andalusic style to the Iraqi folklore song. Left iraq in 1979 from there he toured the world with his musical style. Returned back to Iraq in 1991 and later on started his own band known as (Elham Band).Left Iraq in 1994 after 4 Challenging years, where his music reached millions of Iraqis in exile , as well as millions of Arabs especially in Lebanon and Amman.After Great success of His CD Khuttar, Elham Left the US to live in Amman where he would be close to his fans .

Siavash

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Siavash is a famous Persian pop icon, singer-songwriter and record producer who has released six successful albums. His career spans more than two decades. As a songwriter, he composed many Persian hits, including "Boro Dige Dooset Nadaram", "Yavash Yavash", "Dokhtar Irouni", "Sahneh" and many more. His album Hamsayehaa to date is the best selling Persian album of all time. His distinctive style, looks, dance moves, and vocals have influenced a whole generation of Iranian Pop, and R&B artists. He has brought an electricity and style to stage playing sold-out venues around the world including: Caesars Palace Las Vegas, Hollywood Palladium and El Rey Theatre in Los Angeles, the Hippodrome and Le Palace in London, and Aughenhausen Coliseum in Germany, Dubai Tennis Stadium and numerous other venues in the world. Siavash's songs are considered ageless hits and his albums are still bestsellers and are popular. Being one of the first young male Persian pop stars, his distinctive style, looks, dance moves, and vocals have influenced a whole generation of Iranian pop, and R&B artists. According to Tapesh TV and Caltex Records his Hamsayehaa album is the best selling Persian album of all time. Siavash has expanded his career to include owning and producing artists from his own studio, Valley Center Studios, a well known and respected recording and rehearsal facility in Los Angeles. Check out valleycenterstudios.com for more information.

EMAD BATAYEH

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Emad was bor on October 3rd 1982, to a loving Jordanian family. Emad is the youngest of six wonderful sisters. It was not long after Emad was born, that he grew a remarkable passion for his music. Emad watched his father, who was also a musician, play the keyboard and followed in his footsteps. At the age of 5, he was know as the "kid genius". trouhht tv and parties he attended. Soon after he became a keyboard player for most of the local singers.

Joe Ashkar

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joe ashkar
est un chanteur libanais .avoir dépassé la vague typique et traditionnelle de la chanson arabe joe achkar est beaucoup son propre homme. quelqu’un, qui doit toujours vers le bas le mettre à la terre environ à quelle distance est venu dans une période courte. et un artiste qui jette toujours une partie comme si le soir est la dernière nuit à la partie. source - http://www.musiqueray.org/joe-ashkar-biographie.html

Ala`a Zalzali

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Alaa was born in Sour, a city in South lebanon (18.10.1969), his real name is Ali Ahmad Zalzali, and we know him as Alaa Zalzali, he liked music since he was a child and he always dreamed to be a famous person and to let the whole world sing with him. Alaa has one brother Nader and two sisters Joumana and Chat El Rym, her nick name Chato. His brother Nader married Layal and they had two children: a boy Abada and a girl. Nader is the music group leader, his sister Joumana, also married, has one boy Houssein, his nick name (Sonna), and a girl mariam like her mother's name, his young sister Chat El Rym is still single.

Rowaida El Mahrouki

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Rowaida El Mahrouki also known as Rowaida El Mahrouky is a famous Emarati female singer.Is one of the many singers who work under the management and production of Rotana.Has shot one sexy video clip in which she was taking a bath with chocolate water.The videoclip was banned and was not shown on television due to its explicit content.

Hisham Abbas

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Mohammad Hisham Mahmoud Mohammad Abbas (Arabic: محمد هشام محمود محمد عباس‎) was born on September 13, 1963 in Cairo, Egypt. He is commonly known as just Hisham Abbas (Arabic: هشام عباس). He is an Egyptian pop singer best known for his hit song Nari Narain.He had his primary education in Dar El Tefl school. He was home-schooled for his secondary education & GCE. Later on he enrolled in American University in Cairo as he graduated with a major in Mechanical Engineering. He decided to pursue art as his profession rather than Engineering.Abbas took his first step as a professional singer being a member of Pats Band band with his partner in the band Aliaa Saleh and other friends. They covered a number of Egyptian and Arabic classing songs, such as "Halawet Shamsena", "Ala Remesh Oyonha", "El Wala Dah" and more. Then he met up with widely-known producer and singer Hameed El Shaery. They collaborated to produce successful songs that highlighted Abbas' position in the music scene. Songs like "Halal Aleik", "Allah Yesalem Halak", "Habetah", and "Saea Albak".Abbas' career bloomed later on to release several songs. He rose in the early 1990s with successful hits like "Wana Wana Wana", "Eineha El Sood", "Ta'ala", "Ya Leila", "Shoofi" and his most successful hit, "Habibi Dah (Nari Narain)". Up to this day, he has 10 solo studio albums in his account. He received a number of awards, the most notable one was Orbit's Arabic Song Award in 1997.
He collaborated later on with Hamid El Shaery several times. As Hamid featured him in the hit "Einy" which featured Lebanese model, now singer, Nicole Saba. The song became a huge success, and it was extremely popular in the mid 1990's.A few years later Abbas got married and had two children Ali and Yasmina in 2007 he had another baby called Tamara. WIKIPEDIA

Malika Zarra

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Malika was born in Southern Morocco, in a little village called Ouled Teima. Her father's family was originally from M'Hamid, an oasis just off the Sahara, while her mother was a Berber from the High Atlas. During her early childhood, there was always music and dancing in the house and Malika sang almost from babyhood. After her family emigrated to a suburb of Paris, she found herself straddling two very different societies. “I had to be French at school yet retain my Moroccan cultural heritage at home, she recalls, Like many immigrant children, I learned to switch quickly between the two. It was hard but brought me a lot of good things too”. http://www.moroccousa.com

Shadi Aswad

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Shadi Aswad is originally from Edlib region , but he is currently living with his parents in Damascus
Shadi`s horoscope is Leo and born in 8/8/1979. He was studying Accounting & commerce in Aleppo University , beside his study for music to develop his talent which started since childhood. Shady's father held a party upon shady succeeded in primary school to discover that shady has a great voice and love to sing. Shady didnt sing until he was 18 when he enrolled in Syrian Song Festival with his own song Gabteni).www.shadiaswad.com

Amal Maher

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Amal Maher is one of the rising, talented Egyptian young singers.Amal Maher grew up with only one sound Oum Kalthoum’s. Seduced by “Essit” art, she dreamed of a heady singing career. It was her husband, Mohamed Diae” who gave her the opportunity to achieve her childhood dream by proposing her a song and a music video. “Ely Binak W Binha” was a great success and was aired on all music TV Channels earning Amal Maher the recognition she sought and huge sales on her album.