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Music for the Masses: Arabia Rocks! #2 (Audio)
How does Arabia rock? Let us count the ways. In Part 2 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:
- Planet Egypt / Hossam Ramzy
- Ana Mesh Bitaat El Kalam Dah (Remix) / Shireen Abdul Wahab
- Bendir Done That / Club d'Elf
- Sout El Horeya / Cairokee
- Bayati Blues / TootArd
- Hawelt Nensa Ghalaak / Najib Alhoush, The Free Music
- AmmA / Bab L' Bluz
- Saba Rock / Akram Abdulfattah
- Atay / Groupe Mazagan
- Tarhanine Tegla / Afous d'Afous
- Mijwiz / Arabic Rock Orchestra
- Souk National / B Line Brothers
- Hayati Inta Reprise (Hayatak Ana) / Natacha Atlas
- Tarweej (ترويج) / El Morabba3
- La Azon / Mohammed Fouad
- Arabian Nights (Cesar Del Rio & Juan Magan Remix) / Eric Entrena
- Droub Al Lil (Morocco feat. USA) / Bill Laswell
- Lela / Hakim
- Soul Brother / Dalton
- Nah'Seb / Rachid Taha
- Con Tacto / Nick & Danny Chatelain
- Tabla Sahrawi / Hamdi Al Khayyat