Since I "discovered" the Arabic pop music industry about three years, there have been many albums that I have become attached to. Each of the following albums are full of talent and entirely merit your purchase of an original copy.
If you are an enthusiast of Arab culture, or any culture for that matter, please help propagate the GOOD aspects..as the media and poilitcs have polluted the Western mind through depicting the Middle East as a fanatic and backward region of the world. Unfortunately, beauties such as Elissa and Nancy Ajram are never seen/heard in the West...but every channel is just aching to replay the next bin Laden video. What a pity!
Enjoy the music:
Artist: Elissa
Album: Bastanak (2006)
Nationality: Lebanese
Label: Rotana
Artist: Najwa Karam
Album: Hayda Haki (2007)
Nationality: Lebanese
Label: Rotana
Artist: Asala Nasri
Album: Sawaha Galbi (2007) - Khaleeji
Nationality: Syrian
Label: Rotana
Artist: Ramy Ayach
Album: Habaytak Ana (2006)
Nationality: Lebanese
Label: Rotana
Artist: Nancy Ajram
Album: Ya Tabtab W Dalla (2006)
Nationality: Lebanese
Label: Art Line Music
This extremely short list is by no means definitive. Rather I hope it serves the needs of newbies to the genre of current popular Arabic music. These were the albums with which I started my obsession/journey into the intricate Middle Eastern pop industry. These albums are catchy, pleasant to the Western ear, and diverse in their styles of music ranging from Dabke to Western pop ballads.
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