My Favourite Arab Singers
I just felt like sharing some of my favourite Arab singers, in no particular order.
Marwan Khoury: This guy is really talented. I love his style of music. He's been writing music for a number of singers for some years now and just recently got into singing himself. He and his music are very classy whether the song is a ballad or a faster catchier tune.
Kathem El Saher: I love how he's taking Arabic poems and turning them into beautiful songs with his great voice and amazing music. It keeps reminding me how beautiful a language Arabic is. Everytime I hear a song of his, I fall in love with our language again and again.
Saber El Rbai: I love his voice and how much feelings he puts into his performances. He's very talented and has great musical taste. Makes all us Tunisians proud.
Julia Botros: I more than love her voice, she's totally amazing. I love her music and the meanings she chooses to pass through it. I could listen to her music forever.
Feirooz: The angelic voice of Arab music. She's a legend and truly deserves to be. Her songs are just so beautiful, you can't help but feel lifted.
Marcel Khalifa: Another legend in Arab music. I can't find enough words to describe him or his music. He's simply great.
Majida El Roumi: If class, beauty and perfection could be embodied in one artist, it would be Majida. Her voice is great, her songs are amazing and she conveys so many feelings through her music.
Fadl Shaker: He's like a bunch of warm feelings with a beautiful voice over a soothing tune. Do I need to say more? I don't think so.
Ilham Madfai: I truly enjoy his music, that's based on Iraqi folklore with an added touch of spanish guitars. Great stuff.
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Qataltini, la3anti sansafeel hayati, ya mo3athibaty...
Kathem dude, get a life. She'll never marry you with this attitude.
I'll never forget few years ago, when Cheb Khaled began having some success in France, we saw many lebanese singers arriving in there, seeking success.
Majida El Roumi was in a TV show at that time, we were very shocked when she didn't stop claiming, even if they didn't ask her, that she was not a muslim but she's a christian. as if to be a muslim was a fatal disease.
But despite what she said, She never had success in France...
Jameed, lol, I know what you mean. But still I think he's one of the best Arab singers of our time.
Blame Nizar Qabbani for the lyrics :P
Mohsan, I never heard of this interview in France. It's weird that Majida did that.
Anyway, as a singer she's one of the best in the Arab world.
Sinan, you have great taste dude ;)
Posted by: MMM at April 4, 2005 10:31 AMWow :) you like listed my favorites, except for Fadl Shaker, I just feel all his songs sound the same and the music is too familiar and unoriginal!
Ilham El-Madfa3i is awesome, his voice and music makes me feel nostalgic for something I don't quite know!!
Saber is also so warm, genuine, and talented... he was on a show on MBC a couple of weeks ago and I was amazed at how down-to-earth he was!
I guess one thing all of these great artists have in common is class... something that's missing in a lot of today's new comers!! I mean honestly I cannot bear to look at channels like Melody and Mazzica because I feel so angry at the lack of art, class, and any sense of beauty and respect in those productions!!
Posted by: Lina at April 4, 2005 10:34 AMI'm horrible with the while music thing, but I think Saber is Really talented. And em.. although I agree with Iyas on the Kathem thing, hes still one of my favorites... I love Nizar Qabani!
Posted by: Roba at April 4, 2005 10:51 AMLina, the thing I like about Fadl is the amount of feelings he puts into his songs.
I also saw the show on MBC with Saber El Rbai, I loved it too.
And I agree with you, all these singers share is class. Something new artists seem to lack.
Roba, even though I haven't really gone through many of Nizar Qabbani's poems, I liked a lot of what I did read or heard.
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The best arabic singer is AMR DIAB and will always be. He is the most succesfull singer of all times.
Posted by: HANNA at November 7, 2005 03:18 PMYou forgot Asalah. Now there is a singer whose songs I can listen to for hours on end. Her voice is just pure magic. Amr Diab is also great. All his songs are amazing, even if more pop than the other singers you refer to. He is, however, a legend in Arabic music.
I do agree, however, that Julia Botros is one of the best out there.
Posted by: nadeem at March 15, 2006 11:34 AMI live in Canada and I want my public library to buy some good Arabic music CDs. Please write to me at davidvickery2003@yahoo.ca and advise me of some excellent compilation CDs, with all the best singers of the Arab World.
Thanks,
David/Daoud
abdel halim is the best musician who ever lived. all of you who think otherwise are wrong.
abdel halim puts every one else in his one back pocket.
if elvis is the king of rock then abdel halim is the "emperor of music"
yo david you should tell your library to get these songs: ay dameit hozn, hawel teftekerni, nebtedi menein el hekaya, fatit ganbina, mawood, resala men taht el maa, and zay el hawa.
they're the best songs ever made and ever will be made. everybody else on this board does not have good taste in music except me.
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thank you.
please i want a help i had composed a song and iwant any body who is interested to adobt my song
thank you
can someone please tell me who sings the song "falesteen il arabiya" pleaseee
i think all these singer you have posted are great singers.. but no one is like kathem al saher now days... he is the best arabic singer out there
Posted by: kahled at May 23, 2008 01:02 PM