An opening mix from the Arab songbook that lingers in the memory. Umm Kulthum, Fairuz, Asmahan, Sabah, Warda, Majida El Roumi—voices that have outlasted their decades and still hold a room. Ziad and Elias Rahbani alongside Marcel Khalife and Kadim Al Sahir, drifting between tarab, ballad and quieter melodic moments. A slow listen, best heard end to end.

Tracklist

1. Kadim Al Sahir – Ha Habibi
2. Ziad Rahbani – Bala Wala Chi
3. Umm Kulthum – Fen Ya Layaly Al Hana
4. Asmahan – Emta Hataraf
5. Fairuz – Katabna We Ma Katabna
6. Asmahan & Farid al-Atrash – Ya Reitni Teir
7. Majida El Roumi – Matrahak Bi Albi
8. Sabah – Yana Yana
9. Julia Boutros – Ya Ossas
10. Warda – Ah Law Abeltak Men Zaman
11. Fairuz – Saalouny El Nas
12. Marcel Khalife – Call of the Rooster (El Helwa Di)
13. Elias Rahbani – Dance of Maria
14. Hamid Al Shaeri – Maktoub Aleina

Credits

Music curation: Mohammed Abood 

Music sequencing: Youssef Nasser 

Mixing and mastering: Sourodeep Guha 

Technical QC and delivery: Mark Alvarez