Ramzi Salti's Arabology

This year-end episode of 'Arabology' (aired Dec 20) showcases and discusses the Top 30 alternative/indie Arabic songs of 2013 along with exclusive shout-outs by some of the artists whose music is featured, including Tania Kassis, Tania Saleh, Hamed Sinno [Mashrou' Leila], Yassir Chadly, Yasmine Hamdan, May Nasr, Eliyahu Sills, Rania Kurdi, DAM, Mike Massy, and Omar Offendum. You can listen to the podcast by clicking on the arrow below or at https://soundcloud.com/arabology/arabology-s6-epsiode-11 Top 30 Songs 2013 for Arabology 20 Dec 2013 DJ: Ramzi S. (Artist/Track/Album/Label) 1.  Massar Egbari/ Iqra2 El Khabar/ Iqra2 El Khabar/ Massar Egbari 2.  Akher Zephir/ Akherto Lahn Hazin/ Counter Culture/ Eka3 3.  Mashrou' Leila/ Abdo/ Raasuk/ Mashrou' Leila Preceded by message from Hamed Sinno 4.  Sadat & Alaa Fifty Cent/ Five Pound Credit/ Generation Bass/ Six Degrees Records  5.  Hello, Psychaleppo!/ Tobayabooya/ Gool L'Ah/ Samer Saem Eldahr 6.  

The Square  is an award winning documentary that follows a group of Egyptian revolutionaries as they battle leaders and regimes, risking their lives to build a new society of conscience. You can watch the trailer below or at   http://bit.ly/1a16PTf Basic Info: Release Date: January 17, 2014 Genre: Documentary Studio: Noujaim Films Awards:  2013 Sundance Film Festival - Audience Award, Toronto Intl Film Festival - People's Choice Award Starring Khalid Abdalla, Magdy Ashour, Ahmed Hassan, Ragia Omran, Ramy Essam, Aida El Kashef Directed By Jehane Noujaim Produced By Karim Amer For more info: http://www.thesquarefilm.com facebook.com/thesquarefilm

The 5th Norient Music Film Festival is taking place from January 9-11, 2014 in Bern, Switzerland.  Norient officially selected eight films for the upcoming festival and invited several filmmakers, musicians and dj's to Bern. Highlights are the first Egyptian Electro-Sha’abi night of Switzerland, and two films For more info see  http://norient.com/en/events/5-norient-musikfilm-festival-2014/ Chaabi and Electro-Sha’abi from Algiers and Cairo El Gusto 89′ (Swiss Premiere. In presence of film-director) Safinez Bousbia, Algeria, 2013 «When talking from Algier, you are automatically also talking of Chaabi-music» explains musician Ahmed Bernaoui: «This is my great passion, that’s what I am living through and for». «El Gusto» is the story of an Algerian Chaabi-orchestra. His Jewish and Muslim companions were separated fifty years ago by the Algerian civil war and live now scattered across France and Algeria. With t «El Gusto»,  filmmaker Safinez invites us to listen to the stor

'Rebel Music' is an MTV world series which includes six 30-minute episodes of “Rebel Music” that examine the lives of young people using art and music to spark change around the world. The series can be viewed at mtvU and RebelMusic.com . Episode about Egypt:  http://rebelmusic.com/egypt/video/memaxj Episode about Palestine/Israel:  http://rebelmusic.com/israel-palestine

The Dec 12 episode of Arabology broaches the issue of tolerance in the Arab world by showcasing music about religious coexistence, social equality, LGBT rights, Arab American identity and more. Show also includes interview with 'Alhurra' TV producer Louis Karim. Listen below or at https://soundcloud.com/arabology/arabology-s6-episode-10 Playlist for Arabology Thursday, 12 Dec 2013 4-6 pm DJ: Ramzi S. (Artist/Track/Album/Label) 1. Tania Kassis/ Islamo-Christian Ave/ Live at l'Olympia/ Tania Kassis 2. Labess/ Bechar El Khir/ Identite/ Needlepoint Records 3. Khaled/ Samira/ C'est La Vie/ Universal Music France 4. Rachid Taha/ Now Or Never/ Zoom/ Naive 5. Jawhar/ Idhalil / Qibla wa Qobla/ NAFF REKORDZ 6. Jowan Safadi & Haya Zaatry/ Ji2tu ila ahli / ghanni 3an al-tareef/ Ghanni.net 7. Jam Tkseer/ Qaseeda shrera/ ghanni 3an al-tareef/ Ghanni.net 8. Khaled Aljaramani,/ Farah/ Athar/ Institut Du Monde Arabe & Harmonia Mundi 9. Massar Egbari/ Wana Kol

You can listen to the interview at https://soundcloud.com/arabology/arabology-s6-episode-10#t=59:17 DJ Ramzi (right) with Louis Karim (left) at KZSU 90.1 FM The Dec 12, 2013 episode of Arabology included an interview with 'Alhurra' TV producer Louis Karim who spoke about the role of TV and the media as well as his own experiences and TV journey to success. Click below to listen to the interview segment which begins at minute 59. You can also listen to the interview at https://soundcloud.com/arabology/arabology-s6-episode-10#t=59:17

Listen below or at  https://soundcloud.com/arabology/arabology-s6-episode-9 arabology · Arabology 6.9 [Arabic Music + Interv w/ Bassam Kassam, Amr Adly] This episode of 'Arabology' aired on Dec 5, 2013 and featured poignant Arabic music, including two exclusive tracks by Lebanese singer/composer Mike Massy. Show also features 5-part interview with Lebanese American writer/film producer/human rights activist Bassam Kassab + interview with Amr Adly, Postdoctoral Fellow at CDDRL (Stanford University) who discusses issues related to the political economy of Egypt and Tunisia. Playlist for Arabology Thurs 5 December 2013  4-6 PM  DJ: Ramzi (Artist/Track/Album/Label) 1.  Khaled/ Laila/ C'est La Vie/Universal Music France 2.  Labess/El Kass Yadour/Identite/Needlepoint Records 3.  Rachid Taha/Wesh (N'amal)/Zoom/Naive 4.  Interview with Bassam Kassab (Lebanese American writer/activist//producer)/Part 1 5.  Fairuz/Addayash Kan Fi Nas/Best of Fairuz/EMI Arabia 7.