Poor Man's Sha'abi Music Gets A Girl Star!

Whoever said that females cannot compete with almost excessively all male Sh'abi music? Well, these guys are in for a treat, because Heidi Al Baroudy is about to give them a good for their money. With her all girl music video where there's dance, a balady beat and rough around the edges lyrics.

I have one bone to pick, the outfits are not at all stylish, but this might be fitting for those who listen to this kind of music as they are almost never accused of being stylish. None of the dance moves are award winning of course. So if you do not like Egyptian pop, you will not start now with this song.

I think Heidi knows her market very well, and realizes that she is one of girl in an almost all dudes business, so she has to thread carefully. I like the fact that she exists and stands in tall and proud. I may not like this style, but it's not her fault--it's the game.

كليب هايدي البارودي - وبعدين وياك

Egypt's Taxi Driver Will Love Mohammed Abd Elmonim 2012 Album

 Mohammed Abd Elmonim is a homeboy and he is the guy you would want to appear in your movie if your movie has a block party and belly dancer. This young composer and charming singer knows how to kick off a street party. In his title song he swears by the name of the Lord about how excited he is about this girl.

Mohammed might be the next best thing to happen to this Sha'abi music or as it has now been called festivals. Saad Al Soghyar is getting too old for this and Mohammed seems to be a protegee of that singer as he has appeared along his side in a recent movie. So if you are tourist in Egypt, you might want to get familiar with such taste of music because I know your cabbies will be playing it on your ride.

God and women is how poor people live, Mohammed brings the best of both worlds and put it all on a nice soundtrack for everyone to see and hear. The good news is as follows, Abd Elmonim is a decent looking guy--unlike most of singers in the Sh'abi circles. So, here is his new album, I dub it as the party album where we now have a physical proof how poor people like to party it up.

So if you are a guy you would love the songs, and if your a women whose sole concern is men interest and looking good, you will also like this song. But if you want more out of life, this song might not be meant for you.

 النسخة الأصلية لألبوم محمد عبد المنعم وربنا المعبود 01.

01. Kol Ma Aghamad Einaya
02.Wrabena Elmaboud
03.Amlt Elly Alya
04.Ana Mo'gab Beek
05.Taiheen Dai'een
06.Keed El Nessa
07.Men Youm Ma Sebtk
08.Elly Ma Shafsh El Dounya


 09.Foash محمد عبد المنعم - وربنا المعبود


محمد عبد المنعم - وربنا المعبود

Some Pop Songs Are Nothing But Audio Porn

While pop songs are meant to be happy and catchy, some singers mistake pop songs for something else. Singers singing and using that seducing voice and making all those noises associated with sexual acts. I have first heard those songs here in the States. But such have been crossing over to other parts of the world including Arabia.

It starts when a untalented singer (a lazy artist with no ideas also) and a horny consumer. Such songs exist in both Lebanon and Egypt and both males and females have used them. But in general, female Lebanese singers and Egyptian male singers have song such songs. I do not care to name names, but those songs are all around us. I have a dozen names of artists who have dabbled into songs of this nature, where there are sexually suggestive language.

I find Lebanese pop filled with such songs, and Egyptian Sha'abi music as well. The artist is not the only one to blame, listeners should also get the blame. But ultimately, it's the fault of the company and the network that promotes such flits that can only comes form lazy and people who have expired artistically.

enta ba2a (dance crew) "master team"
  

Dina & Saad | دلع يا دلع - دينا و سعد الصغير



Haaya- Shway Sexy | هايا - شوي سكسي

The Song Homeless Kids In Egypt Won't Be Hearing

For a number of known and unknown reasons, there are kids living in the streets of Egypt under bridges and wherever they can catch some sleep. It's a problem in many parts of the world too, but it should not be happening in Egypt. There are many broken homes in Egypt and there are too many places to look if god forbids you were to lose a child.

A kid of those in the streets just made a song about the homeless kids sleeping the streets. Vocally the song disappoints, but he is a kid, he might have been rive by a noble cause. He is too young to be this sad. The lyrics of the song are really hard to take in from a young boy. The song is about the dreams of such kids and the simple things they seek in life.

It's a sha'abi style song, it does tell real stories of how the problem gets started. Like when someone marries a gains and there's a step parent.  
 كليب أحمد بلال أطفال الشوارع

فيلم الالماني All Songs From Thug Life "El Almany"

Egyptian cinema is raving about a movie with the title El-Almany which means the German. A movie that chronicles the life of a street thug in Egypt. If you have not noticed, there are many street thugs in Egypt at the moment. And those people all have stories, they steal things, intimidate people, hurt people and sometimes kill them. Chaos brings out the worst in humanity.

To market the movie, the producers have hired a drove of popular folksy singer to sing for the movie. Those songs are in the Sha'abi style. The music of the poor people and the places where the call home. The same places are also the home of many of those thugs.

All commentators are not too happy about thugs, but most are not too pleased with this kind of music either. To be frank, the movie needs to sell and make money. I think this will be establishing the lead actor in the film, Mohammed Ramadan as a box officer sensation.

Enjoy the street festivals, and the music.

شحتة كاريكا حارة عجيبة | من فيلم الالماني " توزيع فيجو "

اغنية سمسم شهاب - تاعب روحى | من فيلم الالمانى

اغنيه بوسي اه يا دنيا - من فيلم الالماني

Like Father, Like Son! The Hamouda Duet

Every father wishes his song would pick his trade, that's assuming the father likes his won trade. But father will also entertain the idea of the song doing something better than the father. Not popular Sha'abi singer Abdel Basset Hamouda. He wanted his son to sing with him a duet.

The father is well known among the Egyptian folks for his blues songs about the misery of life and the pain of being wronged by others. The song is dialogue between a guy and his heart. He thinks he is not good enough to make a move on the girl he likes. The father wants to comfort his son who has been failed in the ways of love. I am guessing these tow guys would appear together in weddings around Egypt.

I do like the sad melody, the production value could have been better. The son now knows to love people who are withing his league.

كليب عبد الباسط ورامى هو انت مين

If You Are High, You Will LOVE This Zombie Song

Belly dancers are a dime a dozen in Egypt, good looking ones do not come cheap. That's whay C list singer Mohamed Abdal Mone'm just realized when he hired one to dance in his music video and entertain you as he tried to make the case that he is a legit singer.

Filmed in a small studio and a green room with a thousand t-shirt. Abd El Monaem brough his big role model Sad El Soghayar to guest in the music video. The dancer's name is Sofinar and she seems to be auditioning for a movie role playing cute, naked and awkward sexy. And what's up with those zombie/mummy worthy dance moves?

This is not a horrible video, I have seen much worse, but it;s no classic either. It serves one purpose tell us that the singer is worth a lot of money now--think rappers with bling and fancy cars. Thus if you plan on booking this singer for your wedding party, he might ask for some change.

Mohamed Abdal Mon'em - We Rabena / محمد عبد المنعم - وربنا المعبود

Shafica, Egypt's Poor Man Diva الفنانه شفيقه

When you get millions of YouTube hits you are no longer anonymous. This is my answer to critics of Shafica, the Egyptian diva that appeals to the forgotten people around Egypt. She is one of the leading lady of folklore sh'abi style music. That entails singing in broken Arabic and telling sad tales about love and betrayal.

Shafica has released three albums throughout her career, they are all below with covers and track lists. I have also included two videos from popular songs of hers. She is the daughter of the sea city of Alexandria where people have their own style of pretty much every and anything. There is also that Greek Egyptian fusion that you see all around this historic city.

 01.Garrabt El Hob Marra 02.El Mashrabeyya 03.Kan Zaman 04.Ma'oula Di 05.Gably El E'nab 06.Daq El  Hawa


 

01.Mouch Rah Ansa 02.Wehyat El Qalb 03.Ya Metdalaa' 04.Ma'oula Di 05.Gably El E'nab 06.Daq El Hawa


 

01.Ghaltet Meen 02.Hatedfa' El Taman 03.Ahl El Hawa 04.A'lemouni Einek 05.Salemly A'al Habayeb 06.Lessa El Zamman Zammani

غلطة مين؟ من أروع أغانى الفنانه شفيقه

شفيقه متشوقه

Menaem Sings For The Egyptian Quarter

One Egyptian pound is not a lot of money, and they often fly from my hand when I visit that country. But for one singer, and one resident in that country's pockets a quarter of one Egyptian pound can make all the difference. It's an OK tipping amount! But one guy is fed up of it as he travels the streets and plays music.

Apparently it's no longer enough. So Menaem wrote a song about it where he dances in the streets dressed like a million dollar. His like, Can somebody tells me why did they put a hole in the quarter? Funny really, and the beat is a 100 percent Egyptian. It's the song to which the dudes dance and be all cool and manly.

The Egyptian quarter used to be paper money, now no more. If you want a random song that reminds you of all the bizarre Egyptian humor, play this one.

Roba Gneih - Menaem ربع جنيه - منعم

With Game Over Shitty Egyptian Movies Are Not Over

Every time I like to give Egyptian cinema some credit for making good movies and to their credit they have done better movies, I get cold feet. Here's why these shitty movies keep coming, they are cheap to make and they do not have to have a decent plot, just big names and three jokes and song. And that's what it takes to bring down an entire culture.

And yes, of course producers now worry about not making their money back as Egypt shifts shapes every minute. But my beef is with two leading females who accept to be in such silly movies...Game Over is the name of the movie where Yosra and Mai Ezdeen would star along one another and duke it out.

While those are two super stars from two different eras, I am baffled by their role...did they really need that paycheck this bad? Worse, their song to promote the movie is auto-tune for insane people. All that aside, the movie is one long stereotypes about women jealousy and getting in the gutter to bring back one gigantic ghetto movie. No wonder Yosra has been on the attacks in defense of Freedom of Expression, that's her way of wanting to make lame movies.


Haqi Baraqabti - Mai Ez El Din ft.Yosra حقى برقبتى - مى عز الدين ويسرا

All Egyptian Presidential Candidates Songs

Elections in Egypt are drawn closer and things are getting interesting as the campaigns are at full swing, this should be exciting to watch, the results might be scary. But in all honest, this is politics, there are no conspiracies just business as usual. Now, music has its part as well. When the candidate searches for a simple way to connect with simple voters, they look for music. I have worked hard to curate those pictures from all campaigns, weel, the ones who have an online presence anyway. 

Most songs are recorded in Sh'abi style, but there are many pop-ish songs and at least one rap songs. However, Islamist candidates tend to play down the music in favor of better lyrics. Morsi's song is performed by children to avoid getting in argument of weather music is Halal or not.  Another observation, those songs are not going to win any artistic awards, they are often done in a rush. Last thing, these songs all mention the name of the candidate, they do not imply it, they just spell is out and tell you up front.

Mohamed Morsi, The Muslim Brotherhood's presidential candidate, he was supposed to be a winner but now it seems that the Muslim votes have been broken into segments, so good luck. نهضتنا | اغنيه رووعه لدعم الدكتور محمد مرسي Abdel Moneim Aboul Fotouh, you either love this guy or hate him. Used to be part of the Brotherhood camp, but seems to scare off some people as they think this is a ploy. He had received some heat lately. أبو الفتوح موال صعيدي | #أبوالفتوح #Abolfotoh اغنيه ابو الفتوح شعبى أغنية حملة أبو الفتوح "أبو الفتوح مشروع وطن" راب أبوالفتوح Amr Moussa, too bad nobody seems to want to sing for this guy. Hamdeen Sabahi, the most popular with the youth and independent voters. Intellectuals also fall in his camp as well. He sounds like a man of reason and has a nice smile, not much ill has been written about him. If songs can vote, Hamdeen will be the president of Egypt. Ahmed Saad - Wahed Menena / أحمد سعد- واحد مننا أغنية صوتي لـ حمدين صباحي لفنان الثورة أحمد إسماعيل التراس حمدين صباحي بالمنصور اغنية لـ حمدين صباحى مهداة من سامح عيسى



  Ahmed Shafik, the most youth and activists love to hate. He has some support among the communities who have done well during the Mubarak years and few in the army establishment. احلي اغنية شعبي في حب الفريق احمد شفيق

This Guy--Rushdie Make Folklore Classier

Egyptian or any other Folksy --sha'abi music often lacks class because it tend to tell random stories, and break rules that the elite have put to make themselves feel better about their lives. In Lebanon, Fayrouz broke the rules and made folksy music mainstream and popular with just about everyone.

But in Egypt, they had a guy who did just that. The guy's name is Mohammad Rushidi. His fame started on the radio and then followed up by a number of films. He keep making music till his last breath. The thing I like about Mohammed Rushdie is her persona on stage, he knows how to get people excited and he did it throughout the Arab world.

In a sense he made the it cool to listen to sh'abi music and all the stories that goes with it. I like millions happen to enjoy his ballads, they remind one of the countryside, but his music is nothing short of sophistication, something only a live orchestra has produce.

محمد رشدى ميتى اشوفك.mp4


محمد رشدى عدوية.

Mohamed Rushdie, Now Cool, But Then Not So

When first now folks singer Mohamed Rushdie started his career over the Egyptian radio, they mocked him. They are the mainstream singers, and the elite voices that had everything. They thought he was doing art a de-service by bringing in new audience to tune in. The lower class folks loved Mohamed Rushdie.

He was the kind who would sing in the street with dancers and people from all walks of life surround him. Now the call him a legend, but then they media was not too kind to him and to his folksy style--Sha'abi.

He got role sin movies and did well for himself. He passed away in 2005. Starting his early life by memorizing the entire Koran in his little village which he has left to come to Cairo and go to music school. Rushdie left a legacy of music that lives on through us...check out two songs of his.


محمد رشدي -- متى أشوفك يا غايب عن عيني (1)


محمد رشدى - عرباوى