I'm looking for a song. Heard it once about 10years ago... I think the song is Egyptian and it's sung by a female. It's very upbeat and goes 'willy willy.... willy willy, willy willy halaaaaaaaaaa with lots of female arabic tongue rolling sounds. Those are the only clues I can provide, unfortunately. -thanks
I know you said that those are the "only clues," but can you possibly place the era of the piece? Egyptian and female: first person who comes to my mind is, of course, Oum Khoultoum; but that ("willy willy.... willy willy, willy willy halaaaaaaaaaa") sure as hell doesn't sound like Khoultoum.
Waleeeeeih- Shu Biddak? Wuleeeeeah? Ha'la? Please Register or Log in to view the hidden image! If it had been Fairouz ya9neh, I might have recognized it. Try surfing around Rotana a while and you might happen on it. Unfortunately, the first "wave" of Arab-pop is obliterating the era you're interested in, in most current promotion and programming. Listen to internet radio streams from the mideast, and rays of bright sunlight will peek out occasionally (do I sound musically disgruntled?). That may be your best bet, if nobody here recognizes it. Maybe if you will record something and post a link so we can hear you (!) When I try to replay what I listened to, or was captivated by in Beirut in the 80s (filtering out the normal world-pop and world-retro music background that everyone hears everywhere) the most amazing and beautiful things I had ever heard keep getting harder for me to find- just like some states of mind when you've lived places. Part of getting out of touch on many levels. If you rewind just a few years, Arab kids and their parents adored the same music. Consequently they shared a lot of mutual fun and understanding. If you have ever been so lucky as to live in such a place for one hour, cherish it forever along with the music. Sometimes, I'm afraid something's dying. :bawl:
this is the only song I know that might be considered Arab pop, but I don't think it is. Please Register or Log in to view the hidden image!
Lawdy Mercy Please Register or Log in to view the hidden image!uke: :facepalm: I'm sorry, I'm not a normally violent person, but I must kill you now.
hey, its about the only exposure to middle eastern music most Americans have had. If it has Allah in it, it must be arabic. sad but true :shrug:
I can't hear or read you. I have torn off my ears and gouged out my eyes. I can still post though. Shukran, Mavis Beacon. I'll try to stay on topic.
Is it Noor Shimal's weli weli? http://www.maqam.com/store/p/979-Where-Africa-Meets-the-Orient.html#Samples Click on "Preview" to hear a sample/
Gouging out the eyes was a mistake. I bet Sam's posting something good right about now, like a light through the storm.
Here's a Syrian one for Norse Please Register or Log in to view the hidden image! http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0-c99f76qbc Then you have the ones which the Indians like so much they make covers for Bollywood movies Ya Ghali [Oh Precious] -original, hindi cover Tamally Ma'ak {Always with You] original, hindi cover Of course no one does Smooth Criminal quite like the Saudis http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=n0SseN-b6UY Except for the Indians doing Billy Jean *cough*
Fairuz is Lebanese--and far too syrupy (what's with all the strings?) to even come close to the god-like status of Khoulthoum! Please Register or Log in to view the hidden image! A friend of mine covers Khoulthoum's Enta Omri (composed by Mohammed Abdel Wahab) on his new album: http://www.myspace.com/sirrichardbishop
Jeez, how old are you????:bugeye:Please Register or Log in to view the hidden image! Enta Omri remix http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iUMMLdAHIvI
Hey, what do you mean by that? Just because I was amongst the mob of 100 million people Please Register or Log in to view the hidden image! at Khoulthoum's funeral doesn't mean I'm old! Actually though, I'm "only" 39.
Thats a relief, so am I! [39, not one of the 100 million people at Umm Kulsum's funeral Please Register or Log in to view the hidden image!] Here's a lubnani one for the pilot http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dPG4AME6e0c How do you like Nancy Ajram? Here is one of the same one with strange English translation for the non-Arab speakers http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0pffVXL7qiA&feature=fvw
