Playlist #31: Songs for Mothers

[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text] Click here for the full playlist on YouTube and Spotify. Continuing this month’s female focus, this playlist is  celebrating women as mothers and creators. As the Arabic-speaking world celebrates Mother’s Day this coming Sunday 21st March, we dedicate this playlist to all women and mothers who...

Playlist #30: Female Instrumentalists from SWANA

[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text] Click here for the full playlist on YouTube and Spotify. To mark International Women's Day this year, we are showcasing women from South West Asia and North Africa as composers, performers and instrumentalists. Diverging from the mainstream, we delve into the less seen and less heard...

Playlist #29: Keyboard and Synth Sensations

[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text] Click here for the full playlist on YouTube and Spotify. The last decade has seen synths taken to another dimension. This exhilarating and pulsating playlist plays through a wide array of electronic sounds from sensational synths, to cutting edge keyboard, exploring the evolution of the sound...

Playlist #28: Arabic Love Songs

[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text] Click here for the full playlist on YouTube and Spotify. Whether you’re looking for ballads of devoted love, amorous yearning or melancholic tenderness, tune in to our latest playlist for the Arabic-speaking world’s most iconic, unique and heart wrenching love songs. It’s no secret that the...

Playlist #27: Libyan Tunes | Curated by Alham Libiyya

[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text] Click here for the full playlist on YouTube. What images does Libya conjure in your mind and what sounds do you associate with this veiled land? Following a unique project that aimed to highlight the musical riches of this country still shrouded in war and civil...

Playlist #26: Elias Rahbani Tribute

[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text] Click here for the full playlist on YouTube. Elias Rahbani was arguably one of the most influential lyricists, composers, orchestral arrangers and conductors in the Arabic-speaking world. As the youngest brother of the famed Rahbani brothers Assi and Mansour, he would soon outgrow their footsteps with...

Playlist #25: Arabic Christmas Songs

[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text] Click here for the full playlist on YouTube. Click here for the full playlist on Spotify. As the festive season is approaching, here’s a MARSM gift to you, showcasing Christmas carols and songs from the Arabic-speaking world. The musical genres reflected within are wildly varied, from liturgical...

Playlist #24: 2020 Releases

[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text] Click here for the full playlist on YouTube. Click here for the full playlist on Spotify. How can we sum up 2020 in music? Our last playlist of the year spotlights some of the most evocative songs released in 2020 from the Arabic-speaking world. This was not...