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Alternative rock is a term that gets thrown around easily. But hey, if you’re a fan of rock music in general, then I’m sure you’ll be interested in a few of the bands and artists from the Levant (Syria, Jordan, Palestine & Lebanon) that I have compiled and listed down below.
The obvious ones in the list are Mashrou’ Leila from Lebanon and Jadal from Jordan. But there are more bands and artists to check out apart from those two.
Some of them may not be producing music anymore but it’s still worth checking their awesome music out. Folk, ska, reggae, psychedelic rock and even rap…I’m sure there’s at least a band that’s of your liking -read on to discover all of them 😀
Welcome to another post on Hikayat Sim Sim! Here’s a slightly longer video than the previous one. I hope you’ll get to learn new words and practice listening 🙂
Be Positive خليك ايجابي
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Ready? Let’s go!
A few months ago, the Human Rights Watch released short snippets featuring video potraits of people from the LQBT community in the Middle East on their FaceBook page. I have specifically chosen those from the Levant (Jordan and Lebanon) and I will be providing the transcriptions in this post.
The topic may be controversial for some but my intention is to learn spoken Arabic. So reserve your judgements and let’s learn Levantine Arabic!
Ready? Yalla!
Yippee, another song post!
Mike Massy is one of my favourite Lebanese artists – so presenting to you a catchy and upbeat song of his for this post!
Mike Massy - Khalasna Ba'a - English Subtitles
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The title says it all!
Read on to find out the 6 phrases to tell someone to get lost!
I’ve personally never said any of them although I’m probably guilty of muttering some under my breath 😉
Jadal is a famous Jordanian rock band. Like crazy famous so there’s really no need for any further description..
And I decided to choose this song called “Wahde Bteshbahek” because of the simplicity of the lyrics. In this post, you can learn 13 simple verbs and an expression.
So..ch ch ch check it out!
Wahde Bteshbahek, وحده بتشبهك – JadaL, جدل, Coke Studio بالعربي S03E03
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Do you have years of MSA classes under your belt but felt discouraged and frustrated when you arrived in a Middle Eastern country and realised that you cannot understand most of the conversations?
Or are you already aware that practically nobody speaks MSA in their daily lives and desperately hope to avoid being caught in the above-mentioned situation?
Ever wish for a book that you can invest in and refer to it constantly as a guide?
But have yet to find a suitable book?
Luckily for all of us Levantine Arabic learners, that book does exist!
And that book is…..
Ahla w Sahla to my first post on a Syrian mosalsal!
This post is especially interesting since I have taken a clip from a Syrian mini-drama series that is unlike any others. The series is an interactive drama series where you can choose which character to follow in the beginning.
بدون قيد - كريم الحلقة 1 : على غفلة
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I came across the series via an article published by the Middle East Eye. The whole series contains short clips under 5 minutes -which is great cause they are not that long. You can check out the article here
Presenting to you, in this post, a song by ZAMAN Band…
According to their Facebook page, they describe themselves as “a Palestinian Band which combines beautifully Arabic music with Gypsy music.”
From that description itself, you could probably tell that they create awesome music. And they do 🙂
So I will be using their song, Batalte Elli بطلّتي إلي
There is so much to learn from the lyrics of this song alone. But for now, just sit back and enjoy the song.
ZAMAN Band - Batalte Elli فرقة زمن - بطلتي الي
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