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Music for the Masses: Arabia Rocks! (Audio)
How does Arabia rock? Let us count the ways. In Part 1 of a new series we cook up a stew of rock fusion from the Levant, the Maghreb, the Arabian Peninsula, and more. The recipe? Start with a base of natural funk, stir in some pop with a little heavy metal, a pinch of house and a splash of reggae – and we've got ourselves a Sunday afternoon hafla (party) to rival the heat of the desert at mid-day.
"Music for the Masses" invites you on an excursion of sound and rhythm. Discover the music of established and emerging artists, both signed and unsigned, on the international music scene. For the avid globe-hopper and armchair traveler alike. You might want to pack a map and a sandwich. Catskill resident "DJ Neva" is an ethnomusicologist, producer, and long-time cultural activist, specializing in music from the entire African continent, as well as the Caribbean and Latin America, the Maghreb and Middle East, and the Roma (Gypsy) diaspora. Formerly the producer of "Continental Drift" on WBAI-FM and New York International on Haitian community station Radio Soleil in NYC. The show is broadcast live from Catskill, NY.
Playlist:
- Trigger Cut feat. Wounded-Kite At :17 / Pavement
- Music de Carnaval / Magdy Al Hussainy
- Kobana / Ali Hassan Kuban
- El Ndjoum / Sofiane Saidi
- Free Blow (Dub Version) / Tony Benn Feghaly
- Free Music I / Najib Alhoush, The Free Music
- Sunshine of Your Love / Club d'Elf
- Anta Ana / Egyptian Project
- Watany Al Kabir / Ibrahim Hesnawi
- Red Planet / Bahia El Idrissi
- El Fen / Ait Meslayene
- Saidi Rara / Al-Ahram Orchestra
- Safsari / Nawel Ben Kraiem
- Khayyala mayyala / Emad Sayyah
- Moulayitein / Fares Karam
- Ya Aen Daly (Habibi Funk 015) / Najib Alhoush
- Win Terram / Majid Soula
- Yarait / Ahmed Ben Ali
- Heik ha Nishtghil / Munir Khauli
- Khebez Dawle / Khebez Dawle
- Deep Musique / Pastaboys
- El Youm El Helw Dah / Ahmed Saad
- Fe Aáhd El Zalem / Ramy Essam
- Galbi / Ofra Haza
- Sahra / TootArd
- Tumast / Imarhan
- Badala Zamana (Extended Version) / Zohra
- Ayli Ayli (Solo) / Groupe Mazagan