music

  • “Warda’s influence transcends beyond the Arab diaspora by overcoming language barriers with the melodic tunes of her songs and her sultry voice.”   Read my tribute piece to Warda in Ahlan, the newsletter of the Arabic Society in the Australian National University, Canberra.

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  • A slight abberation to what I usually post, but this is such a MUST post! Shila Amzah from Malaysia wins the Asian Wave 2012 in China with her amazing voice, stage presence and lovely choice of songs from three languages – English, Mandarin and Malay. Not only is Shila a testament that language is no

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  • Three things need to be shared worldwide: clean and green living, good soulful music and lots of love. While much of the work on this blog has highlighted the former, Junoon – the U2 of Pakistan – has been one of my main inspirations for the latter two. This article has been written in commemoration

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