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The 4-hour 5th season finale of Arabology aired on June 13, 2013 and featured music by some of the Arab World's best alternative musicians/artists along with commentary (in English) by DJ Ramzi. Also includes interview with Director Rami Musa Alayan who discussed his film 'Private Sun' as well as with the film's soundtrack composer Frank Gelat. Show features music by Joussour, Michel Sajrawy, Mike...

This episode of 'Arabology' (aired June 6, 2013) features a 90 minute musical interview with Lebanese born singer/songwriter/actress Yasmine Hamdan who has redefined alternative Arabic music as part of Soapkills (with Zeid Hamdan) before working with Mirwais as YAS on the 'Arabology' album and eventually launching a solo career of her own.

The first 90 min of this podcast feature a musical interview with Lebanese born singer/songwriter/actress YASMINE HAMDAN who has redefined alternative Arabic music as part of Soapkills (with Zeid Hamdan) before working with Mirwais as YAS on the 'Arabology' album and eventually launching a solo career of her own. The second part of this podcast (30 min) includes songs by Oumeima El Khalil, The Egy...

May Nasr Interview May 2013 by arabology

Special episode dedicated to 'Arab Women's Voices in Music, Literature, and Culture' including: 1. An interview with May Nasr and the premiere of her new song 'Ouhibbouka" (lyrics by Ghada Samman) 2. Writer Arin Mango who reads excerpts from her article "What's Islam Got to Do with It?' which was published in 'Avicenna: The Stanford Journal of Muslim Affairs' (Vol 3 No. 1 Winter 2013) 3. A convers...

Interview with Eliyahu Sills conducted by telephone in May 2013. Aired during May 16 episode of Arabology. Complete podcast available at https://soundcloud.com/arabology/arabology-s5-episode-6

The May 16, 2013 episode of 'Arabology' features a pre-recorded interview with musician Eliyahu Sills and a live interview with Yassir Chadly who performs live on the show while playing the Oud and the gimbri. Also includes interview with music manager Alex Hughes who promotes 'A Night of Moroccan Gnawa, Sufi & Trance Music with Yassir Chadly, Eliyahu Sills, Tim Abdellah Fuson & Bouchaib Abdelhadi...

This episode aired on May 9, 2013. *Part 1 features Arabic songs with commentary in English by DJ Ramzi. *Part 2 focuses on the Iranian music group Eendo and features commentary by co-host Shervin Emami, Lecturer in Persian/Farsi at Stanford + an interview with Ardalan Payvar of the group Eendo whose music is featured throughout the second part of the show. Playlist at http://zookeeper.stanford.ed...

Dr. Ramzi Salti Interviews Lebanese singer/songwriter/performer Mike Massy. Conducted by phone in March 2013. Aired in 4 parts on the March 21, 2013 'Arabology' show (http://radio4all.net/index.php/program/67181)

The May 2, 2013 episode of 'Arabology' features an interview with Egyptian dancer/teacher Hala Fauzi, co-owner of Halanda Studios in San Jose, as well as amazing music, old and new, from the Arab world along with commentary, in English, by DJ Ramzi. Blog entry at http://author32.blogspot.com/2013/05/may-2-arabology-podcast-ft-interview.html Playlist for Arabology Thurs 2 May 2013 3-5pm DJ: Ramzi (...

The April 25, 2013 episode of 'Arabology' features fresh music from the Arab Spring and new alternative Arabic music plus the 3rd part of DJ Ramzi's interview with DAM and Omar Offendum. Playlist for Arabology Thurs, 25 April 2013 3-5pm DJ: Ramzi S. (Artist/ Track/ Album/ Label) 1. Omeima El Khalil/ Tabaa El Wosta/ Zaman/ Forward Music 2. Egyptian Project/ Ya Sahbi/ Ya Amar/ Six Degrees Records 3....

The April 18, 2013 episode of 'Arabology' features an interview with journalist Ashley Lohmann who discusses her ''Beyond the Bombs' web site. Also includes DJ Ramzi's interview with Palestinian Hip Hop band DAM (Tamer Nafar, Suhell Nafar, Mahmood Jreri) as well as Omar Offendum--recorded at the 'Globalization of Hip Hop' event which took place at Stanford on April 6--plus intro by Farah Weheba. B...

The April 11, 2013 5th season premiere of 'Arabology' features an interview with Syrian American Hip Hop artist Omar Offendum (who performed along with the group DAM at Stanford on April 13, 2013). Show also showcases 'alternative' music from the region by Joussour, Michel Sajrawy, Gene Band, Saffron, Mashrou' Leila, Egyptian Project, JIMH, Elizabeth Ayoub, DAM, Zeid and the Wings, Mike Massy, and...

The March 21 Finale of 'Arabology' features a 4-part interview with Lebanese singer/musician Mike Massy (who is performing at the Merkin Concert Hall in NY on April 25) including his bio and songs. The second part showcases alternative Arabic music from the region. Playlist for Arabology Thurs, 21 March 2013 3- 5pm DJ: Ramzi S. (Artist/Track/Album/Label) 1. Mike Massy/Ya Zaman/Ya Zaman/Falak Produ...

The March 14 episode of 'Arabology' features an interview with Israeli Arab writer Sayed Kashua (who writes the popular 'Arab Labor' TV series) and a conversation with Syrian activist Tareq Samman who discussed the state of the Syrian revolution today. In addition, show includes an array of new alternative/revolutionary songs from the region. Playlist for Arabology Thurs 14 March 2013 3-5pm DJ: Ra...

The March 7, 2013 episode of 'Arabology' features an interview with Alexander Key, Assistant Professor of Arabic and Comparative Literature at Stanford, who discusses Arabic poetry (in English) while eloquently reciting poems by Al-Mutanabi and Amal Donkol in Arabic. Also includes interview with Weyam Ghadbian, the Cultural Program Director at the Arab Cultural and Community Center in San Francisc...

The Feb 28, 2013 episode of 'Arabology' features an interview with Safa Samiezadé-Yazd who is the Arts, Culture, Music and Film Editor at AslanMedia.com and whose work focuses on contemporary art/performance and the Middle East. In this interview, she discusses issues related to Iranian American identity as well as her involvement in curating the first festival of Iranian theater to be presented i...

The Feb 14, 2013 edition of 'Arabology' features a multi-lingual interview (in English, French, Spanish, Arabic) with Dr. Touria Boumehdi Tomasi, Lecturer in Arabic at Stanford, who discusses her new book and gives us fascinating facts about Andalusian Spain. Playlist for Arabology Thur, 14 Feb 2013 3-5pm DJ: Ramzi S. (Artist/ Track/ Album/ Label) 1. Magida El Roumi/ Bas Ellak Habibi/ Ghazal/ V. P...

The Feb 7, 2013 edition of 'Arabology' features a 3-part interview (in English) with Lebanese alternative singer Tania Saleh and a special message by artist Rachid Koraichi who received the Jameel Prize in 2011 for his works that were inspired by traditions of Islamic craft and design. The show also features great alternative Arabic music (along with commentary in English) by Ahmed Rock (Revolutio...

On this week's episode of 'Arabology'--a weekly radio show hosted by Dr. Ramzi Salti, Lecturer at Stanford University--we continue our commemoration of the 2nd anniversary of the Egyptian Revolution with an exclusive interview with Egyptian Fulbright scholar to Stanford Samar Mostafa Ahmed who recounts her experiences during the initial uprising and beyond. This show also showcases revolutionary A...

The 2nd episode of the 4th Season of 'Arabology is dedicated to the second anniversary of the Egyptian Revolution and includes an exclusive interview with Khaled Sayed, the Egyptian-American Director of the award winning documentary "Egypt: The Story behind the Revolution.' The music on this show is by various Arab artists who provided the soundtrack to the Arab Spring. Notes: Playlist for Arabolo...

The 4th Season Premiere episode of 'Arabology'--a weekly radio show hosted by Dr. Ramzi Salti, Lecturer at Stanford University--brings you the latest Arabic tunes from the alternative music scene in the Arab world, along with commentary, in English, about the featured artists and their music. Playlist for Arabology Thur 17 January 2013 3pm - 4:30pm DJ: Ramzi S. Artist/ Track/ Album/ Label 1. Rim B...

The 3rd Season Finale of 'Arabology'--a weekly radio show hosted by Dr. Ramzi Salti, Lecturer at Stanford University--COUNTS DOWN the Top 20 Alternative Arabic Artists of 2012 (see Playlist below). This episode is hosted by DJ Ramzi and guest host Mohammed El Jurf and aired on December 6, 2012 on KZSU 90.1 FM (Stanford University) from 3-5:30 PM PLAYLIST: (Artist/ Track/ Album/Label) (countdown nu...

The 9th episode of the 3rd Season of Arabology (aired Nov 29, 2012) was hosted by DJ Ramzi who played a variety of Arabic songs while commenting about them in English. Playlist for Arabology Thursday, 29 Nov 2012 3pm - 5pm DJ: Ramzi S. Artist/ Track/ Album/ Label 1. Samsa/ Qalbi Ma Kayelli Khir/ Alem Jdid (New World)/ Skander Guetari 2. Maraka, Aziz/ Amman/ Master Copy/ Cd Baby 3. Aburedwan, Ramzi...

This Thanksgiving edition of Arabology (aired Nov 22) was co-hosted by Ramzi, Eric and Ahmad and included beautiful Arabic songs about counting one's blessing and not forgetting others. The show also featured two special songs for Fairuz's 77th birthday, two new songs by Mashrou' Leila, and a special interview with male belly dancer/screenwriter Saleem who wrote the controversial stage play 'Salam...