arabology

This Arabology podcast was recorded in Jordan in July 2016 and aired in California on August 11, 2016. It features new indie music from Jordan + interviews with Jordanian musicians as well as a slew of talented filmmakers. Playlist for Arabology 10.4, 11 August 2016 11am - 2pm DJ: Ramzi 1. Tareq Al Nasser (RUM Band)/ Ya Rouh/ Urdun 2. Natalie Saman/ Habbaytik Ana Amman/ Habbaytak Ya Urdun 3. Jadal...

Interview with Kelvin Bown who specializes in antique historical photograph restoration and continues work on a collection of historical images of the Middle East. Mr. Bown has a deep love and appreciation of the region, its peoples, religions, cultures and history, which deepened during the period of ten years spent living in Sinai, Egypt, with three of the Bedouin tribes there. This interview wa...

Recorded on June 13, 2016 New interview w/ Egyptian indie singer Dina El Wedidi who will be performing in concert on June 14 at El Cid in Silverlake and on June 17 at Zellerbach Hall in Berkeley. Interview is conducted in English and Arabic and includes musical excerpt of the kind of folkloric songs that Dina will be singing in concert.

Recorded in July 2015 Dr. Ramzi Salti, Lecturer at Stanford + Radio Host of 'Arabology' on KZSU Stanford 90.1 FM, is interviewed by Suad Asfour (Arab American TV) about his teaching, his publications and his Arabology radio show. Video at https://youtu.be/VMgvU0Kaxqk

Aired on May 24, 2016. This show showcases songs in English by indie Arab musicians coming in from Egypt, Morocco, Tunisia, Kuwait, Bahrain and Jordan. Playlist at http://zookeeper.stanford.edu/index.php?action=viewDJ&seq=selList&playlist=32340

Interview recorded in May 2016. Arabology interviews 2 remarkable singer-songwriters who are considered musical icons and voices for peace in different worlds, oceans apart: May Nasr, from Lebanon; Lourdes Perez, from Puerto Rico. This interview includes excerpts from their new Arabic-Spanish duet CD 'Written in Water.' Download 10-track CD at https://www.cdbaby.com/cd/lourdesperez1 More about May...

Recorded in May 2016. Interview with Rama Chakaki, Executive Director of TechWadi, who brings 23 years of technical and communications experience to her passion: investing in social enterprises, using technology for social development and nurturing future social entrepreneurs in the region. She setup Baraka Ventures in 2006 to invest in social and tech businesses. She established Baraka Advisers,...

Special episode of Arabology (aired May 13, 2016) highlighting various English songs by (indie) Lebanese musicians, from Soapkills to Wanton Bishops. Hosted by Dr. Ramzi Salti (Stanford) and Junior Daou, Founder of Wickerpark Festival in Lebanon. PLAYLIST: 1. Soapkills/ Cheat on Me/ Bater/Soapkills 2. Soapkills/ Coit Me/ Bater/ Soapkills 3. Zeid And The Wings/ General Suleiman/ Radio Beirut/Galile...

Recorded in May 2016. Interview with Jordanian indie singer/songwriter Hana Malhas who discusses her musical career and her Bala Feesh project which she created to give a voice to indie artists in the Arab world. Interview includes the following musical excerpts: 1. Hana Malhas/Olive Tree/ Shapeshift/CD Baby + iTunes 2. Hana Malhas (ft Yazan Alrousan)/ Trooh/ Shapeshift/CD Baby 3. Hana Malhas/ How...

Dr. Nihel Chabrak is a multi lingual Tunisian scholar and Associate Professor of Accounting, UAEU, College of Business & Economics, United Arab Emirates. She is also the Programs Director for UAEU, Science & Innovation Park. In this interview, Dr. Chabrak talks about her visit to Stanford, her projects at the UAEU (including The Science and Innovation Project), her published paper about "Student I...

Recorded in April 2016. Interview with Khader Abu Seif who stars in the award winning documentary "Oriented." Directed by Jake Witzenfeld, "Oriented" follows the lives of three Palestinian friends (Khader, Fadi, Naim) exploring their national and sexual identity in Tel-Aviv. Determined to make a change, these three best friends form a non-violent, cultural resistance group (“Qambuta”) in an attemp...

Recorded in March 2016. Interview with Algerian French singer Souad Massi about her new CD "El-Mutakallimûn" and about her film debut in Najwa Najjar's "Eyes of a Thief" along with Egyptian actor Khaled Abol Naga خالد ابو النجا.

Playlist for Arabology 23 March 2016 DJ: Ramzi S. Artist/Track/Album/Label 1. Soapkills (Rawi Mossa)/Galbi/Rawi Mossa Remix/Zeid Hamdan 2. Fairuz/ Akher Ayyam (Weela Remix/ Weela Rahbani/Weela 3. Zebda The Spy from Cairo/ Taksim Square/ Arabadub/ Wonderwheel Recordings 4. Apo and the Apostles/ Lina/ Under the Zeitun Tree/ Chimichanga Records 5. Janan/ La7za/ Single/ Janan 6. Zaid Bawab ft Jeena Ha...

Recorded in February 2016 at KZSU Stanford 90.1 FM Interview with Turkish Opera singer Mete Tasin who discusses his background, training and experience as an internationally known Opera singer. Includes live performance in Turkish. For more info about Mete Tasin: http://www.metetasin.com/ Interview includes mysical experts from: 1. In Questa Vita ("In This Life") [Mete Tasin + Jennifer Muhawi] 2....

Recorded on March 12, 2016 Interview with Saleem Haddad whose provocative new novel "Guapa" offers a unique look at gay life in an unnamed Arab country amidst a wave of political and religious upheaval. Saleem Haddad was born in Kuwait City in 1983 to a Lebanese-Palestinian father and an Iraqi-German mother, and educated in Jordan, Canada, and the United Kingdom. He has worked as an aid worker wit...

Bonus segment (in Arabic) from Arabology's interview with El Morabba3. Full interview (in English) available at https://soundcloud.com/arabology/elmorabba3 Photo by Ali Saadi (c)

Interview with Mark Gonzales and Soraya Hosni, co-founders of 'The New Medina' project in Tunisia. The New Medina is a plan for kickstarting hope, possibility, and well-being by launching an 8000 square foot center for youth, creatives, and entrepreneurs to cultivate a solution driven culture. Support/Learn about 'The New Medina' at https://www.launchgood.com/project/the_new_medina Interview featu...

Recorded on March 9, 2016; aired on KZSU 90.1 FM (San Francisco Bay Area). Interview with the Jordanian post-rock indie group El Morabba3 (Muhammad Abdullah, Odai Shawagfeh, Dirar Shawagfeh) in anticipation of the release of their second album "Taraf El Khayt" on April 2, 2016. تتألف فرقة المربّع من محمّد عبد الله، بصوته و كلماته الناقدة، و عدي شواقفة، الذي يخلق الأصوات البعيدة و القريبة التي تملأ...

Interview with internationally acclaimed Israeli singer Noa (Achinoam Nini) about her Yemeni background, her new CD, her political views, and her musical collaborations with such Palestinian singers as Mira Awad and Nabil Salameh, as well as Algerian singing legend Cheb Khaled. Interview was recorded at KZSU 90.1 FM on Feb 9, 2016 during Noa's visit to Stanford University where she gave a talk (mo...

Recorded in Feb 2016 Interview with Stanford student Ari Marcus who, among other things, has founded the Stanford Middle East Ensemble, a group that invites community members to learn and play Arabic Music (facebook.com/StanfordMEE). During this interview, Ari speaks about his musical background, plays the Nay live on the air, and invites people to a FREE concert of Jewish Music from the Middle Ea...

Interview with Tunisian Fulbright scholar Noura Belalli who speaks about her background, her research, and the beginning of the Arab Spring which she witnessed first hand while in Tunisia back in 2010-11.

Interview with Mona Damluji, Associate Dean and Director of The Markaz: Resource Center at Stanford University. She is a liberal arts educator, cultural activist and scholar with expertise in the Arab Middle East and broader Muslim World. Mona received her PhD from the University of California, Berkeley and was the Mellon Postdoctoral Fellow in Asian & Islamic Visual Culture at Wheaton College in...

Countdown of Top 20 (alternative) Arabic Songs of 2015. Presented by Dr. Ramzi Salti, Lecturer at Stanford University and Radio Host of 'Arabology' on KZSU 90.1 FM Aired on Januray 29, 2016 أفضل 20 أغنية عربية بديلة لعام 2015

Interview with Lebanese-American painter and award winning writer Rabih Alameddine who has authored four novels and a collection of short stories. Interview is mainly conducted by Nadia Barhoum along with Dr. Ramzi Salti. Interview was conducted in December 2015.

Recorded at Stanford on Jan 19, 2016. Interview with Tunisian French musician Kerredine Soltani including 2 live songs in French. مقابلة باللهجة التونسية مع الفنان التونسي الفرنسي خير الدين سلطاني الذي يتكلم عن المهاجرين إلى فرنسا وعن ألبومه الجديد، كما يغني اغنتين بالفرنسية في بث حي ومباشر من الأستوديو