Arabic pop music
In the 1970s with the rise of Western artists such as ABBA and the death of the early artists such as Umm Kulthum, western sounding Arabic pop began to take shape.
Artists such as Dalida began to produce disco sounding songs with success. By the early 1983s artists such as Samira Said rose to fame with their Western sounding Arab Pop. By the mid to late 1990s a style of Arab Pop Princesses rose to prominence defining the genre as it's now known today. Artists such as Haifa Wehbe,Jannat,Sherine, Nancy Ajram, and Latifa rose to fame using traditional Arab instruments, Western melodies, suggestive dance moves, and skimpy outfits and scandals.
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Arabic Pop Outside the Arab World
Arabic pop has continually charted in Europe in the past few years especially the French Top 20. [6] However it is harder to spread due to most of the popular songs being in various Arabic dialects. However many artists speak several languages and have songs in various languages especially French and Spanish. However it is rare to have more than a few lines in the other languages. Even rarer is a line in English.
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See also
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References
- ^ In the Arab World, Pop Stardom Can Be A Touchy Subject article. Washington Post (2005-06-03).
- ^ In the Arab World, Pop Stardom Can Be A Touchy Subject. Washington Post (2005-06-03).
- ^ In the Arab World, Pop Stardom Can Be A Touchy Subject. Washington Post (2005-06-03).
- ^ In the Arab World, Pop Stardom Can Be A Touchy Subject. Washington Post (2005-06-03).
- ^ Arab youth revel in pop revolution. BBC News (2007-05-21).
- ^ In the Arab World, Pop Stardom Can Be A Touchy Subject. Washington Post (2005-06-03).
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External links
- Music and modernization in the Arab world - Reason Magazine
- A Little War Music - by Robert Christgau for the Village Voice, 1991
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