Naya "No Regrets"Album البوم نايا - ماندم 2012

If your wife dumps you and moves on, what do you do? Well for one music executive who was fired by his wife and she manged to divorce him (Lebanese church weddings are hard to navigate), you go on a hunt and find a younger version of your wide, same color of hair and similar voice then go on offense. The pathatic husband spoke to many media outlets and declared that Naya is his way to get back at his wife. He even called the young singer "more talented" than the mother of his children.

Not upset yet? How about the title of Naya's album "Ma Andam" a popular hit by the producer's ex! Not classy at all. I think there are two issues here:

Naya is a talented young singer with a great potential to be the next big thing, and the producer who is a jerk with a long track record to proof it. This is an album with 9 tracks, some of the songs are made for the Gulf market to bring in the concerts and the people who buy CDs! Others are lovely Lebanese hits.

I did not see much fanfare for this album not too many spoke about it. Arabica music is in the distribution side and as far as I can tell, they are not on top of their game or connections. On other news, do not the cover picture makes Naya look like another Lebanese pop singer? I won't give any names.

01.Men Eidy, happy song where one dances to a bittersweet song. The music is a mush and so are the lyrics
02.Wakhedny Hawak, pop song meant for Egyptian consumption and young spirits who want to jam.
03.Mandam, mean for the folks in the Gulf, a darker feel with good music, not sure how the Gulf will like it
04.Leih Bahebak, Spanish guitar can make everything sounds better...a girl--not a woman song to her man
05.Bel Zouq, A Nancy Ajram clone, and I like it. Will be a big hit in Egypt and with fans of light happy pop
06.Mama Ya Mama, If you like Lebanese mawal you will like this family friendly song about love and mothers, love the dance beat. This is a good track that allows Naya to show off.
07.Tezkar, the winner on this album and we have heard it months ago with heartache causing by Naya
08.Batmanna, your average gillie pop song sin Arabic, not much to be gleeful about
09.Gheerah, another song we have heard months ago, an instant hit and a delightful song that blends pop with good lyrcis from the Gulf.

Teaser Mandam / 2012 اعلان البوم نايا - ماندم

Naya - Batmana / نايا - بتمنى

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BREAKING NEWS: Zayn Malik Rocks And Debbie Sucks!

As you know now, Zayn Malik is a cool guy from the boy band One Direction. The singer, who has a British Pakistani father and an English mother, according to one crazy and hateful writer with half baked idea Debbie Schlussel now argues that the singer is making Islam look cool. I know Debbie and she can only survive if they insults Muslims and Islam. She is well known anti-Islam commentator that has issues a call to parents to "keep their daughters away" from the band and their music. I guess Debbie feels insulted whenever she sees a young soul with connections to Islam succeed.

Debbie does not make sense here (trust me, she rarely does) and in fact she contradicts herself. She has always asked Muslims to be more like Americans! Enjoy like and do the things we Westerners like to do. When Zayn Malik does all that and becomes a star, she calls him now "pimping Islam" I think the band and Zayn should not make a big deal out those remarks, Debbie does not matter (she never has), she has failed in every single bid she has bee affiliated with her entire career. She lives in Michigan picking fights with the Muslim community there for no reasons. She feeds on incitement and racism.

And this she cannot see a young, bright and handsome young Muslim succeed.... To prove my words, one conservative Muslim commentator Zuhdi Jasser who is well know for his opposition to extremists Muslims have condemns those remark by moronic Debbie. Zudhi Jasser said the claims are absurd. Speaking to the newspaper, he said: "I would say all Speaking to the newspaper, he said:

"I would say all the power to him to be respectful to his faith and be proud of it."

Zayn is not pushing his religions, I did not even know he was Muslim and I write about music and follow one Direction. Good times is the one thing One Direction is promoting. When I look at Zayn, I see a young man who loves life and wants to enjoy with with his friends and fans. Zayn knows religions are complicated and they have no place in pop music.

Whatever happened to each is own Debbie? Why is his religion so important? Never have I asked about the religion of the singer or entertainer, I only want their music, not weather or not they eat pork. This stunt might help Debbie get donations to her very lame website that has nothing of substance and a whole load of a load of unadulterated malarkey

So Debbie and those racist and uneducated /under-educated hateful cave people can go back to their caves and let the rest of us get busy and make this world a better place. Rock on Zayn and take all your fans into One Direction.

One Direction's Zayn Malik on dating Louis Tomlinson, Rebecca Ferguson, and boobs

"Men Rights" By Nicolas El Osta 2012 / حقوق الرجال - نقولا الاسطا 2012

Ladies are up an arms against Lebanese singer Nicola El Osta who is a fixture of Lebanese parties in the United States. They are upset with his new song called "Men Rights"! Let's get the story straight, Nicola has played Jesus once before on stage in 2010 so he has to be Mr. nice guy.

Nicola is on hot water not for anything religious, but rather something social. He is complaining that women have too much rights now, and he sees that men need an association to defend their rights. In his song he calls ladies the sweet ones calm down please!" I am sure feminists won't be too happy. Some went as far as calling the song a feminist parody.

Nicola argues that women now dominate TV screens, and all sorts of jobs and that yet to date women have to be satisfied. It's a Lebanese beat made for Debka dance. To his credit, Nicola calls women the man's other half and shies away from being chauvinistic like these songs can often become. It's what it's, so you either love or or hate it. I know the song does not interest me too much.

H2ou2 El Rejjal - Nicolas El Osta 2012 / حقوق الرجال - نقولا الاسطا 2012

72ou2 El Rejjal 2012 - A Feminist Parody

Controversy Breaks In Lebanon Over "Tanoura Maxi" Movie

The dream of each capable music video director is to make a full feature film. Joe Abou Eid directed many successful and sometimes fascinating music videos, but in 2012 he is pushing his debut film, a Lebanese story inspired by his parents. The film has been going around town and being screened in a number of film festivals. A love story in times of war.

The director is answering his critics. The attacks on the film have been coming from all sides as some see the movie anti-christian. The film shows a scene when a fire is set in a church. Some did not like that, so Joe is answering his critics and telling them this is one scene that has a message. "If the movie disrespects Christianity, I would be the first one to stop it" I like artists to have the freedom they need, but sometimes this is hard when you try to do something edgy. Lebanese TV personality Tony Abou Khalifah is leading the pack of critics.

Tony is charging the censors with neglectfulness as they allow such a picture to be released. Prostitution, sex all at a church is something that should not be green lit. Churches should not be a place where people have sex argues Tony. I am choosing to side with Tony on this one who is making a compelling case, anyone who wants to win an award in Europe, either insults prophet Mohammad or insults Christianity. You cannot just re-enforce the stereotype that Lebanese women are whores, which is another cheap way to get the attention of a punish of older white males who vote for their movies.

 طوني خليفة يفتح النار على جو بوعيد بسبب تنورة ماكسي TANNOURA MAXI تنوره ماكسي Official Trailer (HD)

Shando, Egypt's Jamaican Looking Son

Shando pulls one of the hardest and most exclusive looks so well. The Reggie personalities are popular among the world, but when it comes to our Arab world, the look does not fly so well. But Shando, a singer from Egypt manged to make that look mainstream. Shando is the kind of celebrity that the educated and the uneducated appreciate.

Shando has also starred in a number of movies where his hair gave the movie some cool factor. But in the song below Shando changed all that by doing a slow song that differs from what he has done in the past. A song for fishermen, but the songs is about life and how people look forward for better days.

It's a grownup song, Shando has had no trouble being the cool and hip kid onscreen, but now he is reaching a new territory. Saddly, Shando thinks he got shafted by Mohamed Mounir who promised him a duet, but when the song came out, Shando had less than 10 seconds on a song that was originally his.

  Sayad - Shando صياد - شاندو

Mena Fadaly Haters Won't Go Out of Business!

Few celebrities can boast about the many hate groups that have dedicated for them. Tamer Hosny is a legend in this department. The female version of Tamer is also Egyptian and her name is Mena Fadaly. Up to 2010 she was one of the hottest actresses in the business. She is the cute and home girl spunky chick that all guys wanted to see in movies and tv shows.

Then she had an idea, why not do a birthday party for herself. Something usually would be cool and fun. But then the party has turned into a bash where Mena wore half a dozen of outfits in the evening and danced rather suggestively with a number of guests. It was men who caused the trouble for the actress and then other men took the pictures and leaked them to the press.  

If there's anything Egyptians hate is a girl trying to have fun at some dudes present and then some older guy will appear on TV and talk about the corrupt society. Mena had a nervous breakdown, appeared on many TV shoes deafening herself and then she said she will quit. She blamed the sleazy people whom she used to call friends for the scandal. Things went back to normal few months later and the whole country got busy with the Arab Spring thing.

And then few weeks ago, Mena said one more outrageous thing that opened an old wound. There are not a single man in Egypt who she likes, she said no man could impress her enough. She said she has a crush on some Turkish soap opera actor. That was something stupid to say, but Mena is releasing a song about how proud she is of being Egyptian. If you can call this is a song, you might be too drunk to tell the difference. Mena does not have any vocal talents, she can only be a cute face.

I did though enjoy the soccer clips she has incorporated in the music video.

منه فضالى مصريه انا اغنيه جديده لمصر

BREAKING NEWS: Algerian Diva Warda Dead In Egypt

The well know Algerian legendary singer Warda (Warda Al Jazairia) has just passed away in a Cairo hospital as a result of a heart attack. She was at home when that happened, then she was transported to a nearby hospital. She is 72 years old.  Born on the 17th of June 1940. She was born in France for an Algerian father and a Lebanese mother. Her first songs were cover of other Arabic legends such as Asmahan and Oum Kalthom.

Later Warda would come to Cairo at a young age to be discovered. Her fame has exploded in movies and songs. Warda's latest album came late last year and manged to offer fresh material and something of classical hits. She married to famed Egyptian composer Baligh Hamdi. Her stage birth was in 1979 when she performed Awqaty bit'hlau, a said Makawy song which Oum Kalthom had wanted to perform but passed away in 1975 before she could.

In the past few months, many singers have called on her to quit. But she would not. She had something to give and we are happy to have her, may her soul finds peace. Her body will be transported to Algeria for funeral arrangement. A special airline will be dispatched by the government of Algeria to bring the body home.

The last music video of hers--two months old reveals Warda being bothered by such critics and luckily she had one other singer there to celebrate her and honor her memory. The song speaks of Warda not finding herself in this time.

 Zaman Maho Zamany - Warda ft.
Abady زمن ماهو زمانى - ورده وعبادى

Nelly Makdessi Tells You What She Really Think Of Other Singers

"Sorry" is a show airing on Otv where they bring in celebrities to talk about their work and bout others in the business. This time they had Lebanese pop singer Nelly Mekdsi. Nelly had a lot of things to say about other entertainers, mostly Lebanese ones, here's a sample:

1. Elissa does romantic songs like no other, but she is arrogant and thinks she is better than everyone. This conclusion is based on personal experience.
2. Haifa Wahbe is a one gorgeous lady, she is phenomenal entertainers, she is different and deserves her fame and stardom.
3. Myriam Faris flaunts her jewelry and bling in the media, not cool, all other stars have a collection yet they do not do that  
4. Nancy Ajram is awesome, she should never stop from singing to children--Nancy is making a second album for children.
5. Assi Hallani is perfect for doing Bedouin songs as his vocals are best suited for that. Any other thing, is a waste of this talent.
6. Ragheb Alamah is a how all super stars should be, he is a perfect example. 
7. Yara should be the number one singer in Lebanon, as she is number one selling artist in the Gulf since she has focused on that dialect.   
8. Diana Haddad is one of the most sincere voices that release genuine arts. Diana was one of the voices that urged Nelly to pursue a career in music.

for more bits in Arabic, please visit this link 

Some singers pay money to appear in concerts and on TV, Nelly does not do that and she does not work the gossip mill to get attention. 

Nelly Makdessi - Ya Arab / نيلي مقدسي - يا عرب

Adel Imam Won't Be Going To Jail Any Time Soon

Adel Imam has always found someone to mock the holy cows of Egypt. He mocked, the people first, then what they hols scared. That in itself is not a crime,  until you offend someone who claims to be religious. Now, they are going after him in a court of law. I do not think Adel Imam will be going to jail anytime soon, if anything this whole ordeal might help him make a comeback with his new TV show.

This funnyman knows a thing or two about controversial, he took on issues like terrorism in Egypt, then religious extremists, and Israel as well. He made a movie or two that criticize the government and certain policies. But his funniest roles where when he mocked the else of society and business tycoons. He did so well criticizing politicians and government types.
 
I think such lawsuits come form that fact that Adel Imam was so close to the Mubarak regime and he had nothing but kind words to the dictator.
عادل إمام لـ"إيلاف": سأطعن بالحكم الصادر

Mohammed Mounir Screws Over Shando

Shando is a popular singer in Egypt, I liked couple of his songs and I have seen movie where he appeared. He is cool, hip and trendy. Shando wanted to sing with the master of Egyptian songs, Mohammed Mounir whom he considers to be his teacher. They both come from the same region and have much in common. Mounir is a big name, and tends to work alone.

But few months ago, Shando had a delightful song, he has the rights for it. "Ya Roman", Mounir really liked this song that Shando brought it to him. Now Shando tells his side of the story. Mounir first wanted the songs for himself, and he offered to buy it. Shando wasn't selling the song, and wanted instead to perform it as a duet with Mounir. Shando says that he has turned down offered from other artists to do the song with him, he named Tamer Hosny.

Then Mounir recorded the song with him, and things looked well. When the track came in Mounir's latest album--a good album by the way, Shando was in shock. The Song was introduced as by Mounir, and he has only given Shando 6 seconds of air time toward the end of the song. So in essence, those who mixed the song, made Shando look like a backup singer. Needless to say Shando feels he was mislead and that he was wronged. I would be too. This is not strange in the business, it happens many times when you work with egos.

Cannot wait to hear Mounir's side of the story if he chooses to respond to the press release by Shando. This is a really good song, too bad the drama has to surround it.
محمد منير - يا رمان | النسخة الاصلية | 2012


Shando - Abd El Hady / شاندو - عبد الهادي