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Cashmere Guest Mixes yalla listen #4, Beirut w/ Demiana

03 October 2024
  • Folk
  • Funk/Soul
  • Middle East & North African
  • Cinematic
  • Flowing
  • Funky

This edition of yalla listen! has a special emphasis on musical portraiture of the city of Beirut over the last 50 years. From Fairuz to Charif Megarbane, I share with you some musical stewards of Lebanon who have been describing the capital city to us for decades. I additionally share some English translated lyrics of the famous "Le Beirut" and "Beirut Sett el Donya"

For those of us from or whose lineage is in the SWANA region, we are all too familiar with grief, dehumanization, and continual mourning. for these 90 minutes, we can relax into the creativity, power, talent, and playfulness SWANA musicians have led in from the 20th century icons to modern hip-hop and electronic artists.

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Playlist

Le Beirut - Fairuz
Saalouny el Nas - Fairuz
Ana Am Behlam - Majida El Roumi
Beirut Sett El Dounia - Majida El Roumi
Tayyara Warak - Charif Megarbane
Flat Foot - Charif megarbane
Souk el Ahad - Charif Megarbane
Yara - Charif Megarbane
Sumac - Charif Megarbane
Fargooni (They Left Us) - Abu Obaida Hassan
La…La (Don’t Say I am Betraying You) - Abu Obaida Hassan
Aadi - Husa & Zeyada
Fakr - Husa & Zeyada, Hot Oasis
Siwa (Diass Version) - Hot Oasis, Diass
Ighre Massina - Ethan de L’Aïr
The Joy of Lina (Farha) - Ihsan al Munzer