Music of the Arab world is something that seems to embarrass some people and define others. The contemporary style music isn't what the older generation likes and the older style of music seems to appeal to everybody. The older style of music was (in its time) unique, new, appeals to a large audience, made sense, and just flat out amazing. During the 60s and the 70s and maybe the 80s, the Middle East was for sure on the map regarding the music industry around the world.
Famous older musicians include Mohammed Abdel Wahhab, Abdel Halim Hafez, and Um Kalthoum. These artists here were actually talented in a sense that threw everybody off when they'd first hear them sing. Their voices embodied something along the lines of extreme professionals with talent that wasn't available anywhere else in the world. The topics of their songs were too very unique and complex. Since most of them were around the 50s and 60s, they all seemed to sing about Egypt and wars and stuff that appealed to everybody. Love and romantic songs were also present, however the way these artists went about exhibiting their talent through topics like these only made these topics listenable.
Modern musicians and artists are embarrassing to the older generation and "amazing" to the youth. I personally don't seem to understand what their talent is. It seems that these artists have become so dependent upon the west and India for examples, whereas the older generation was purely theirs and it wasn't copied.
The topics (or should I say topic) that all of these musicians sing about it love and romance. A scenario that seems to talk about someone being cheated on, they cheated on someone, etc. I don't seem to like their music videos either. They're boring, unoriginal, and sometimes useless. For example, they'll be geographically off. Like when's there going to be very hard rain in the middle of the Middle East? Or a better question- why do you even sing?? Modern musicians include Tamer Hosny, Amr Diab (who is somewhat respected only because he's been around for so long and his music actually kind of sounds good), Nancy Ajram and more.
The music industry in the Arab world needs a few things. First and foremost, it needs massive reforms to filter out the unnecessary music videos that practically don't coincide with anyone in the Middle East. Now, if they insist on keeping it (I'm not going to lie, I like the music) then they need to change the topics up a little bit, make it more clever, actually talk about something.
They need to make the industry more like what it was before. I guess I'll reluctantly put out there that many new songs these days have to do with the revolutions that took place. Oh look, some variety! That's a nice move, they should elaborate on that for a little bit.
Famous older musicians include Mohammed Abdel Wahhab, Abdel Halim Hafez, and Um Kalthoum. These artists here were actually talented in a sense that threw everybody off when they'd first hear them sing. Their voices embodied something along the lines of extreme professionals with talent that wasn't available anywhere else in the world. The topics of their songs were too very unique and complex. Since most of them were around the 50s and 60s, they all seemed to sing about Egypt and wars and stuff that appealed to everybody. Love and romantic songs were also present, however the way these artists went about exhibiting their talent through topics like these only made these topics listenable.
Modern musicians and artists are embarrassing to the older generation and "amazing" to the youth. I personally don't seem to understand what their talent is. It seems that these artists have become so dependent upon the west and India for examples, whereas the older generation was purely theirs and it wasn't copied.
The topics (or should I say topic) that all of these musicians sing about it love and romance. A scenario that seems to talk about someone being cheated on, they cheated on someone, etc. I don't seem to like their music videos either. They're boring, unoriginal, and sometimes useless. For example, they'll be geographically off. Like when's there going to be very hard rain in the middle of the Middle East? Or a better question- why do you even sing?? Modern musicians include Tamer Hosny, Amr Diab (who is somewhat respected only because he's been around for so long and his music actually kind of sounds good), Nancy Ajram and more.
The music industry in the Arab world needs a few things. First and foremost, it needs massive reforms to filter out the unnecessary music videos that practically don't coincide with anyone in the Middle East. Now, if they insist on keeping it (I'm not going to lie, I like the music) then they need to change the topics up a little bit, make it more clever, actually talk about something.
They need to make the industry more like what it was before. I guess I'll reluctantly put out there that many new songs these days have to do with the revolutions that took place. Oh look, some variety! That's a nice move, they should elaborate on that for a little bit.
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