MMusic: Abir - ‘Yallah’

About this episode

The episode features a discussion about the song 'Yallah' by ABIR, highlighting its themes of love and hospitality in the Arab world.

“Music is a force that brings us all together, wherever you’re from.” For this ENTIRE holy month of Ramadan, we wanted to hear some music by MUSLIM artists (beyond Dua Lipa, Cat Stevens, AR Rahman, and Zane Mallick) — so we’re bringing back MMusic with longtime FrieMMd of the Pod + our favorite Egyptian American from Cleveland, Seif Hamid, aka the musical artist Soof. This week we’re listening to "Yallah" by ABIR - a big, pure voice that we don’t hear as often anymore. This track is a catchy pop that blends worlds that you can’t help but listen to and dance (challenge accepted). The headline of the song is about a love, devotion, and hospitality unique to the Arab world - for Arabs and beyond. It’s a proud song that announces that they are here in a big way, and we should be listening. LEARN ABOUT SEIF / SOOF: Soof.studio // soofworld.bandcamp.com/music This is a replay of a past episode from April 2022

People in this episode

Host: W!ZARD Studios

Guest: Seif Hamid

Topics covered

• music
• Ramadan
• Arab culture
• pop music
• Muslim artists

Keywords

• Yallah
• ABIR
• Seif Hamid
• pop music
• Arab culture
• Ramadan
• Muslim artists

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