The Brightest Star Among Them All Is Balqees Fathi

Being a Yemeni woman, a gorgeous one too but waiting to sing is not a very conventional path. It's certainly not the path of least resistance. The daughter of a beloved composer did her first singing in her school, then a radio executive asked her to do a radio show Tarab style songs. She did and then things started to come her way when she met contemporary composer Fayez Al Said.

Her voice might be the most colorful among so many stars, she feels authentic, and her emotions seem sincere. You really cannot bluff your way through the songs she chooses to perform  she has the artistic chops to bring complex musical experiences.

She is a refined soul who doe snot fake her personality, if she has something to add, she does it. If not she doesn't try to be something she is really not. Now she she is a beloved star in the Gulf region, she has set sight on Lebanon--where she shoots music videos and has few friends.

Her youth and lean figure do wonders, but her first asset is her voice and her temperament  In few short years, she has organically claimed her spot in the pop scene. I love the poetic songs she gets to perform  And she is engaged and soon to be married Nayef Hazazy to one of the Saudi Arabia' finest soccer stars. She does confess to rotting for the UAE soccer team though.       

Balqees Fathi - Ya Hawa بلقيس احمد فتحي يا هوى

The Cute Song By The Sandy About Her Boy Toy

Sandy knows why she is popular, the way she dresses and the way she sells her ditsy image. From the get go, Sandy went for the people who like sexy, she gave them that. Her songs are fun pop songs no classics. She does have a natural limit and she seems to stick to it.

But when it comes to dressing and being bold Sandy has always pushed the envelop. But she is also smart, she toned it down the moment the Arab Spring arrived. She still shows some skin, but no playboy fantasies. She has never shied away form the competition, she took on the older pop divas and challenged them. Sandy has also entered the Lebanese pop domain where the image is as important as the performance.

Her album was released in the summer, and it has few good songs--simple songs with a catchy tune. but one of the underrated songs on the album is the one below. Sand has now been doing pop albums since late 2007 and she has consistently gotten better. She has transformed herself from a one note-one style wonder into more serious songs.

In the song below Sandy shared her trouble with the boy she is sing, she cannot seem to keep up his word

Sandy - Malosh Kilma / ساندي - مالوش كلمة

WATCH: Haifa Wehbe New Hot Music Video MJK \ هيفا وهبي ملكة جمال الكون ريمكس فيديو كليب 2013

Call her an old lady, but this older lady (compared to her peers) knows how to look fresh, rock the scene and get news stories out. She is the diva made for this age and her army of followers do the distance to make her number one each time. She give them her A game and they give her their hearts, tweets and likes.

MJK as filmed in a studio in New York days after she broke the news of her divorce. She moved beyond her divorce and now back to making waves being a single lady that has ruled the pop scenes and made few enemies. She is doing her thin on camera, wearing dazzling outfits and showing off her bud.

Hearing the song over and over again, time after time, I find it never grows over-familiar. It plays like a favorite album; the more I know it, the more I like it. Haifa has that kind of appeal, while she is grownup her fan base has the young and the old, the energized and the tried. She offers something interesting for everyone and she has done so for the past decade.

She does not age she just looks good. Astounding makeup, captivating shoots and not a dull moment. They have done wonders to use some affects with colors and motion caption techniques. I think the mirror dress is something new. I like how comfortable Haifa with the camera bring up in her face.

Haifa Wehbe - MJK (Heartbeats Remix) By Lenz Garcia & Noor Q هيفاء وهبي - ملكة جمال الكون

Listen: Rouwayda Attieh Searching For Syrian Peace رويدا عطية - ابواب السلام 2013

Artists hate war, they have always been like that, and for one Syrian diva Rouwayda Attieh is out with a new song about peace. I cannot make out the politics of the song, but I know it feels human. I know pro president Assad would find it good and the same goes for the revolutionaries.

There is one true bit in it, we have not attacked anyone, they attacked us, occupied our land and then turned around and told us we are the problem. Maybe the Golan heights is on her mind at the moment. I like the reference to the churches and schools where the people are praying for peace.

The song starts strong, my land is seeing a lot of tragedy, enough with the disasters and promises. Enough is enough. Rouwayda Attieh had to be courageous to get involved in this topic, but once a Syrian always one. Her fans are all over the world would agree on this track specially about the dreams of her grandfather. It shows tradition and faith.

Rouwaida Attieh - Abwab El Salam 2013 / رويدا عطية - أبواب السلام


رويدا عطية - ابواب السلام 2013

WATCH: Melissa Brings Sexy Back In Nanana كليب ميليسا - نانا

She is Lebanses but she has what it takes to be a pop sensation around the globe. She has the voice, the looks and the teams who want to work with her. After doing three songs duets with the likes of Akon, she is now ready to step on her own for the world to meet her.

This time she is not doing Arabic, but rather a song that Arab youth can appreciate along with the global audience--say the club around Europe and Russia. I dig the new look and to be frank, had this song been released in Europe first, it will be all over their radio stations. She worked with a London based team that took their work and the star seriously. There is also a foreign director who seem to know his way around the pop style music videos.

This is how it works, you just need to have connection with the producers and the radio people who can bring your song to play around. "Nanana" is the title and it's catchy song that locusts on the beat and the motions. There are too many cool looks, and I must admit, this is a good choice and hope the song travels. I do not think her new single lacks one thing.

It seems the song has been picked and well-received by the fans out there, it seems now she has more friends than enemies. People like successful artists and like to pick winners. Also this is a good exercise song, it gets your engine running. You cannot match the energy, if you had any more, things will start exploding.

Melissa Nanana - ميليسا نانا


Melissa Nanana - ميليسا نانا

Hear The Latest From Egypt's Two Biggest Divas

Two of the three big divas in Egypt (the third one is Angham) have just released samples or teasers promos for their upcoming songs--those songs will be released in their soon to be released albums or might make it as singles based on the market watch.

Amal Maher has found a golden song allowing her to show how much in love a person can be, and the other lady is Sherine and she is beautifully showing how much hurt one person can take in a relationship.

Really good songs and I love how those songs or the few seconds one hears are on the mark....they are just right! Amal had a great album two years ago and she did well in concerts Sherine is moving into the darker territory in the wake of her divorce.  Either way, those are two big hits from two ladies who are never short on hit-making.

سيمبل اغنية امال ماهر - خلينى معاك | جديد


شيرين عبدالوهاب - متاخدة من الايام | من الالبوم القادم

Models Washing Dirty Bikes On A Lebanese Beach

If freedom and democracy means getting young women to wash bikes for men as they stand by watching, I want no part of that. In Lebanon over the summer, some modeling agency and a bike shop held an event on the beach--a family friendly beach. Where dozens of bikini wearing skinny foreign girls danced to a loud beat as they pretended to wash already clean bikes.

The stupid marketing people, do not have to think anymore. Sex is their answer to any challenge they have. So when they wanted to amuse their demographic, overweight men with small private parts, they brought them the models to dance wearing next to nothing. Motorcycle agencies are trying to make a run for the Middle East. I hope those women showed up to their work and looked like they were having fun on the beach. I am certain their parents are proud of their child being objectified 

The good news the modeling agency is run by a well-spoken woman who is taking about her girls. The even organizer says, his event is creative. I disagree. Anyhow watch this lame video form Lebanon, a country that learns all the wrong lessons from the Western and Eastern Civilizations.

في لبنان: الدراجة النارية تُغسَل بيدّ أُنثوية

@Shamma_Hamdan The UAE Lady That Rocks

Some people might not be ready Shamma Hamdan, the jeans wearing and guitar playing lady. Taking part of Arabs Got Talent and rocking the airwaves with her style and her confidence. Not to forget her t-shirts have also been a subject of debate by some. At just 18, the schoolgirl from Dubai founds herself in the full glare of the celebrity spotlight after becoming the first Emirati woman to make it through to the finals of the hit reality TV show.

During her stint on Arabs Got Talent, the pigs dressed like men came to attack her, her clothes and her look, they really got to her and according to one interview--she cried at night. This is just because she is trying to do something different, she is not posing or copying anyone, this is her style. So back off people, those are the same people who go on pleasure trips to places like Thailand and Eastern Europe.

Shamma had to face many delusional critics:

"It was like fire, rumours spread about my origin, that I am not 'originally' Emirati, that I am from Iran, Iraq, Pakistan, India, even Afghanistan, cause, hey, I don't look like the typical Emirati," she said. In fact the family is from Al Raisi tribe. "I am not a tomboy, not a boyat, not anything. I am just a musician who is a bit sporty," she says. "I like to surf when I am not playing music." "Imagine I performed in an abaya and shayla while playing on a guitar? What would they say? I would be called the biggest sinner in the world." 

Shamma, is from the UAE, a place known for many contradiction and global appeal. Her sister singed her up for the show's audition and she only fond out two days prior to the day of audition. She worked hard to persuade her family who have eventually given her their approval. Not only does Shamma have a great and lovely voice, she writes some of her songs and composes music as well. This talent alone puts Shamma light years ahead of your favorite pop star. Not just that, she can also compose songs in Spanish, giving her guitar an extra flavor.

I have enjoyed her most recent single (Wish Aby Aqool) where the artists heart and pride collide and give us a great performance by this dazzling young voice from the Gulf who have manged to thrive despite all the hate. Talents like Shamma should be supported not buried  because she is putting the attention back on music and good lyrics not on all other distractions.

 شمه حمدان - ويش كنت باقول | Shamma Hamdan


#ArabsGotTalent - S2 - Final - شما حمدان

WATCH: The Continental Lara Scandar Stikes Again | لارا اسكندر - تعالوا غنوا معايا

Lara flew to Beirut to release this music video, but it did not generate the attention Lara had hoped for. She is the official party girl of Arabia who likes to look good, shop and kick it with her other goo looking and well dressed lady friends. This is the dance song that deserves to be aired. An Arabic song fashioned like the western pop songs the world loves so much. This would be like making a hit song from America and turning into Arabic. Lara is most qualified to do that since she is an all around California girl whose roots come from four continents.

The song is about good times, and being free to make one's choices--from where hope comes. Dance and have a pillow fight, kick around those balloons and look glamorous  Lara shows a lot of her showmanship and her friends seem to play along. The show "Girls" have nothing on those ladies of the music video.

Lara borrows a page from American music videos and make's a music video with all ladies living it up, this is a cool concept that makes a lot of young boys want to be girls--because changing clothes is so much fun. The song is about love, I love the Arabic lyrics--this is the only song on the album "About A Girl" Lars is once again the life of the party and her new song is the right song to play on the Arabic radios and TVs, we all need a break from the grim reality.

Lara Scandar - Taalou Ghannou Maaya | لارا اسكندر - تعالوا غنوا معايا

Colorful Egyptian Star Sandy At A Cairo Parks

Sandy Color Festival At Al Oroba Parks Cairo — with Housam Badran, Islam Mostafa and Sandy Singer at El Oroba Park. This is a festival that goes on every year and Sandy is a repeat offender, she is demanded by the concert goers who like a little bit of candy with their music.

She really knows how to work up an audience, little girls and grownup men line up to hear and see her perform her act. If you ever doubted the size of her stardom  then look again, see the size of this audience who risk much to be in attendance.

Aside from this huge engagement, Sandy has been celebrating with Yahoo their 18th birthday. Other than the chaotic stage and too many important young people, the concert was HOT

@Fox Eyes Photography - Sandy - Collection From Hakuna Matata 5 Colour Festival

Eighties Pop With Egyptain Mona Abd El Ghany

Arabic pop was born on the late eighties of the last century. Unlike the more class songs that ruled up to that point, pop music was not trying to impress listeners with fancy lyrics and creative poetry. At its start, the rule was use everyday words, simple and direct to describe a moment in time.

And the music will carry your song where people will dance and move along with your music. Among those pop pioneers is none other than the now retried Mona Abd el Ghany. She was making early songs with the help of Ammar El Sharei. And she made a solo or two albums under this lable. Her music videos might be silly now but they were hot then. I know my sisters were dazzled by those and the outfits Mona sported.

Also listen to 03 track and tell me that you are not hearing Fayros Karawya--the lead female voice of Egyptian music at this moment. It's scary how similar those two voices are as revealed by this song.


02 2alby Ydo2 - Mona Abd el Ghany / قلبي بيدق - منى عبدالغنى


08 E7na Meen - Mona Abd el Ghany / احنا مين - منى عبدالغنى


03 Been Delo3ak - Mona Abd el Ghany / بين ضلوعك - منى عبدالغنى

Vidoe Najla & Nourlen Gay For Pay نجلا و نورلين - الليلة ليلتي

The head of the Melody Entertainment network used the old formula to sell records and films. He pushed twin sisters and placed them in sexually suggestive films and promotions. Now they twins get a music video, and they have one pig to thank him for it. It's more of two girls who like to dance and shake it music video where they also provide the boom. They have already been on film where there was a scene for the twins sleeping with one guy at the time time--very racy by all standards.

These two ladies Najla and Nourlen already have the name recognition. They have been commonly known as the melody twins, and they do not mind it, they play the sexy part so well in the hopes it will change things around for them. It's not a bad song, I know we both saw much worse things. So while serious people get serious, those two girls will make a living being not that serious.

I am not sure what the extend of their talent is, but singing might be the natural order for them and now they have a party song where they are talking about that special night. This is one long catwalk for ladies who like black outfits with shiny things. There a number of looks made to keep the boys interested. Urban look and stuff like you buy from the Icing Store. And yes, there's some dances that make you feel you have watching too many Beyonce Music videos.

Najla & Nourlen - El Leila Leilty / نجلا و نورلين - الليلة ليلتي



Najla & Nourlen - El Leila Leilty / نجلا و نورلين - الليلة ليلتي

WATCH: منى أمرشا - رفع ضغطي | Mona Amarsha - Rafaa Daghti

She is Morocco's most known pop star in the Gulf region, had you not known this fact, you would think she is a local girl from some country in the Khalij region. The former contestant on Star Academy  made a bold decision early one. She walked away from the program and moved to Dubai for work. It all worked out for her and she opened Pandora's box.

Concert gigs, record deals, music videos, and celebrity status of a Goddess. And her latest songs takes the gold a love song about a husband who drives his wife insane. The song's titled you made my blood pressure shot up....how about that? This song was being hyped for sometime and now it comes at this minute.

This is the story of a casting director who has to pick a leading female to play a role. His wife tries to get the gig by elimination other ladies to win her over--as well as the part. The song and the videos are made for teens, I am guessing. How come is everyone looks so perfect, dressed so well and seems to be clean cut?  I do like the rap lines by Mona.

I do not like the stalking part and showing women as fighting over a man--he will win. Again, this is mixing business with personal. I have appreciated the retro looks of the sixties. Then again, this is a fun music video with many amazing looks for everyone involved. Some of those dresses are just stunning.

منى أمرشا - رفع ضغطي | Mona Amarsha - Rafaa Daghti

@FragrancePost My Best Smelling Blog To Date

The Fragrance Post  

If you like perfumes, then chances are you like to be informed about the latest news, updates and quirks of this 5 billion dollar industry. Also, you know that your favorite celebrity have endorsed perfumes, and beauty products. Some Arab stars even have their own lines of fragrances.

I happen to be one of those Arabs who like perfumes, and colognes--there are so many of us indeed.  I am Arab and from what I read, we have contributed a great deal to the science and popularizing of perfume since the 6th century. The crusades and Muslim traders took this scents around the globe.

To keep short, I have started a blog to keep up with the trends in perfume, if this interests  you please visit my new blog which I have called The Fragrance Post

The blog will cater to both men and women--pets will also find things of interest. There will be reviews, lists, celebrity news in relation to launch of new scents-- Kim Kardashian will keep us busy. I hope you would join me.

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The Orientalist Wet Dream Bulgarian Song

Being in some kind of desert, wearing some loose and bright clothes, dancing like a pro with Arabic alphabet creeping on the stage, tells me you know nothing of Arabs. But that should not stop you form making a good song. Dancing for this music video got all the right elements. I had no idea that people of Bulgaria cared for Arabic culture, but this music videos gives me hope.

This is a duet by two young and gorgeous Bulgarian songstresses. This is a song that sounds like the ones they came in places like Beirut and Dubai, the Bulgarian language does also feel a bit like the Arabic language for the untrained eye. The lyrics have a lot in common with Arabic songs lyrics  they might as well have been written by some lyricists from Egypt.

This is a music video by Petya Koleva Ivanova, best known by her stage name Preslava who is a Bulgarian pop-folk singer. She was born in Dobrich, Bulgaria. Preslava completed her musical education with the specialty ‘folk singing. She is the crown of Payner Music BG Stars. She was found for pop-folk music from Svilengrad's playboy - Milko Kalaidjiev. Preslava is from Dobrich and have studied singing there. Preslava had 4 albums created for Payner Music. Almost every songs from this snger becomes a hit. They made this singer a star from her debut. Some of her songs are: "Final words", "Bitter remembers".

As for Galena She was born in Smyadovo. She enrolled in music school in Shumen with folk singing. After 2 years she moved to a music school in Dimitrovgrad. 18 years old Galena made her debut video for the song "Can". On the fifth annual TV awards "Planet", in February 2007, Galena was awarded the prize "Miss Sexy 2006".

So, there you have it two great and talented ladies from the land of wonders take a shot at Arabic tradition and deliver a song to my surprise, Arabs would love. This is an ward winning young talents who seems to value other cultures, and for that she chose the Arabic culture  At first I thought this is some Hebrew attempt to claim another Arabic thing, but then I was wrong.

Preslava i Galena - Haide Otkaji Me.HDTVRip (Official Video)_-_by kibo_-_.mpg





Galena:
I'm walking on broken glasses
did i say that i would give up?!
I will prove u that i'm the woman
who deserves the most to be with u!

Preslava:
And i lived through your women
when u were losing,i was with u
When you were making mistakes,i didn't fear
did i say that i would stop?!

Do i have to stop?!I tasted you just one time
and the other tastes bitter,come on,make me give up
I tried to want some other (men),
but i want only you,make me give up
I tasted you just one time
and i don't wanna see nothing else,come on,make me give up
Try,but you won't make out
and no one could,no one didn't manage

Galena:
I've heard a curses for me
that i've swore your ex-es
And i was lying because of you and i was killing my soul

Preslava:
And i lived through your women
When you were losing,i was with you
When you were making mistakes,i didn't fear
Did i say that i would stop?!

WATCH: Official Nawal El Zoghbi - Gharibi Hal Denyi / نوال الزغبي - غريبة هالدنيي

The party is on and Nawal El Zoghbi has turned up the sizzle just a bit. She is celebrating the incredible event and hype for her new music video. The teaser for the music video got everyone talking about this youthful pop hit-maker whose career is going strong on two decades and the public seems to grow fond of her each time she releases something new.

There are amazing affects, and a big budget production, thanks to the talented director whose level of creativity dazzles even the most skeptics. Jad Shewey has done it once again. Nawal must be celebrating and breaking the bubbly for this moment, I would too. She made a good investment on a song that will stick around. The dance beat combined with the catchy lyrics move the song along in a pleasing fashion.

Let's begin, the dancers are doing an incredible dance movies, courtesy of the professional choreographer, they have mixed Lebanese, Indian and Asian dance moves to create something hip and original. Then there are the outfits and the legs of Nawal El Zoghbi, they put those 20 something pop divas into shame, as they have nothing on her.  Nawal El Zoghbi is doing a lot of work here, she is dancing--we have not seen her do that in some time.

Again, the dancers keep the song energized and the shots from feeling empty. I like this music video, while the music video is a real treat that marks the comeback of one of the finest pop ladies to her throne, the skills of Jad Shwery who has just given yet another pop diva a fresh look, he did it last year when he gave Diana Haddad a makeover.


Nawal El Zoghbi - Gharibi Hal Denyi / نوال الزغبي - غريبة هالدنيي

Fun With Miss Egypt Sara Khouly سارة الخولي ملكة جمال مصر

In case you haven't noticed, the people of Egypt have finally got some religion and people with religious agendas. That means some worry for the entertainment industry, others weep beauty contests. Those things were never too popular with the masses, they are a creative way for business people to promote their products. Government can also help boost tourism. And yes dirty old men get to hang out with flaming hot young women.

One of those women is none other than Sara Khouly, the young women that won the Miss Egypt title two years ago. She was placed on the throne in 2010 and has taken part of the Miss Universe of that year. But this year and in 2011, the competition won't be held. Blame politics and instability in Egypt. Sara is Croatian in one part and spend most of her life in the obsessive city of Dubai

Sara was crowned Miss Egypt World 2010 on July 7, 2010 in Cairo. A student at the American University of Sharjah at the time. Eventually, on October 20, 2010 she represented her nation at the Miss World 2010 beauty pageant, held in Sanya, China. But Sara did mange to win when she represented Egypt at the 2011 Miss Mediterranean pageant held in Nicosia, Cyprus. She beat out 14 other contestants and took home the crown and title.

In fairness, none of the Islamic parties has issues a call to cancel the competition, but it seems that none of the business people offered funds needed to hold this event. We have to remember that most Egyptian publications chose not to publish the images of the bikini shots for the competition out of respect for local tradition and customs.

سارة الخولي ملكة جمال مصر

The Lebanses Bombshell Nelly Makdessi

Nelly Mekdessi has always told us she knows she is hot. She has shown a lot of sex appeal throughout her 12 years career. Nelly is popular with the dudes, but if you do not appeal to the ladies too, things won't translate into commercial success.

This is a Lebanese pop star who has never looked less than stunning, she is the one bringing sexy back. She does not do many public concerts, even though she has so many singles and hits that many are familiar with. I do not know if she holds private parties too--but it's hard not to when one can make a lot of cash from such parties.

Nelly has done a lot of advertisements and commercial ventures, she seems like a fun person to talk to--she has no trouble getting interviews. As for her songs, she has stuck to pop ever since she emerged in the spotlight  most of her songs are in the old desert dialect. In face some of her music videos are about the desert,  horses, and Arabia knights and princess.


Nelly Makdessi - Ya Arab

LISTEN: Lebanese Melissa Steamy Single "Nanana"

In a world with one half talented Korean pop star can become a global sensation, why not have a Lebanese pop songstress branch out to English pop. Melissa has always wanted the global fame, she made duets with Dr. Alban and then with Akon.

Her most recent attempt at appealing to mass marked outside Arabia is a new single written by Jenny B.  This is the first full song from Melissa where she sings in English, the song will also be turned into a music video under the supervision of French Director Fabien Dufils. The DOP will be under the helms of Johanne Debas (the creative force behind fashion ads for L’Oreal Paris، Maybelline، Dove)

The fashion will be designer by hot French designer Louis Azzaro, as for the song it has an unconventional lable, Microsoft Xbox. The production is that for John Saliba.

I think this is your dance pop song that are very hip nowadays, I think such songs have an appeal that goes beyond language and culture. Hope, other Lebanese pop stars try to make similar songs their own instead of copying Melissa's experiment 

Melissa - nanana




Don’t look for my heart Music is my love

Looking up tonigt  DJ make it louder

Do not move your hips  Only move your lips

Baby take my breath away

Nananananananananana He Nananananananananana Ha

Show me what you got   Do it now or never

Daddy play it right   We can Be together

Fix up the floor

Baby give me more

Baby take my breath away

Behind The Scenes With Firecracker Haifa Wehbe

There's a time when Haifa Wehbe made a music video where they have used an airplane, she was scratched  a little bit in the filming and the media were first to send the pop hit-maker their well wishes. Haifa's career is based on her love for the spotlight, her clever ways of managing her business and knowing how to get attention.

There was an action sequence that felt fresh, see how Haifa got some glass on her face and she felt shaken as she filmed that big budget music video. Even if she has to faint, she does it in style and makes it look like a poor acting job.

She did a great job advertising the incident and some of her fans felt like wow this lady works so hard for to bring us her music videos. See the report on the accident and the actual music video.

   Hasa Ma Bina - making - Haifa Wehbe كواليس حاسه مابنا - هيفاء وهبى


Haifa Wehbe Hassa Ma Benna