Najwa Karam - Rouh Rouhi

Rouh Rouhi is one of the songs that instantly come to mind when thinking of Najwa Karam's lengthy repertoire. The album opens with Atshaneh, which in the vein of Pascale Machaalani's Albi and Samira Said's Al Bal, has the distinct Indian flavor which was popular at the time. The remainder of the album is made up of more Lebanese-style dabke songs and ballads. Imad Shamseddine dominates most of the album, and composed the hit title song too. Wissam El Amir composed In Raddayt Alayk and Joseph Joha composed El Wafiyeh and Areftou Albi La Min, another heartfelt and unforgettable song. Like most of Najwa's late-1990s albums, Tarek Aakef arranged all of the songs.

1. Atshaneh

2. Areftou Albi La Min

3. Rouh Rouhi

4. Kif Bdawik

5. Ma Berda Ghairak

6. El Wafiyeh

7. In Raddayt Alayk

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Najwa Karam - Ya Habayeb

Ya Habayeb is Najwa's debut studio album. It was released in 1989, but this rip is from the second edition from 1995. This album is a great example of Najwa Karam's beginnings with composers she has not worked with in a long time now, such as Samir Sfair and Suhail Fares. Samir's style has changed considerably, and Najwa works primarily with Imad Chamseddine and Wissam El Amir nowadays. The album is very "Arabic", with tarab-style songs as well as dabke and mawals. It is definitely worth a listen.


1. Ya Habayeb
2. We Ygoulou Rjou'ou Garib
3. Khalli Ketfak A Ketfi
4. Ma Baddi Eyounak
5. De'i Ya Tboul
6. El Haq Alayeh
7. Baladiyat

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Najwa Karam - Ma Hada La Hada

After the upbeat Hazzi Helou (I'm Lucky), Ma Hada La Hada (No One Belongs to Anyone) was a marked change of tone for Najwa Karam. The first single, El Tahaddi (The Dare) and the title song are defiant songs, rejecting love. The album was the beginning of a long creative relationship with Egyptian musician Tarek Aakef, who arranged the entire album. As always, he is diverse, using dabke, Khaliji, classic tarab, and modern beats and effects. The talented Wissam El Amir composed tracks 2, 4, and 6, while tracks 1, 3, and 7 are by Salim Salameh. Imad Shamseddine wrote and composed Baddi Mnajem (I Need an Astrologer). Despite being a sales failure, Ma Hada La Hada is without a doubt one of Najwa's most solid (and significant) albums.



1. El Tahaddi
2. Habib El Zein
3. El Helou
4. Ma Hada La Hada
5. Baddi Mnajem
6. Btousaq Fiyeh
7. Bjarreb Ensa

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Najwa Karam - Kibir El Hob

With the Cedar Revolution, 2005 had been a trying a year for Lebanon, and with the exception of a few, most of Lebanon's A-list singers did not release albums. Najwa Karam pushed the release of her album from June, to July, and then even further. In November, as the famous "puzzle" billboard finally was finally completed and revealed Najwa's face, Kibir El Hob was released. While Najwa had not been gone from the music scene for long, the uplifting Bhebbak Wala', her first collaboration with Hadi Sharara, had already garnered a lot of anticipation for her new album. It's safe to say that that the album did not disappoint!

From the first listen, the difference in production is apparent. While Shou Mghayara..! is a great album, Kibir El Hob ups the ante in terms of arrangement, and the sound is much more organic, with more instruments and less digital substitutes. After venturing into pop with varying results, in Tahamouni, Najwa's second shot at it is much more sweet. The dabke beats are not absent from Kibir El Hob, Bhebbak Wala', Hamseh Hamseh, or the smash hit Shou Hal Hala, but Hadi Sharara injects just right amount of pop to innovate but still keep Najwa's faithful fans listening. Imad Shamseddine, who was at work with Rouwaida Attieh in 2004, returned with a much bigger contribution to Najwa's team in 2006. All three of the album's hit singles, Bkhaf Men El May, Bhebbak Wala', and Shou Hal Hala, were written and composed by Imad. While Hadi innovates, Tony Anka's traditionalist approach on Bkhaf Men El May, Ma Byensheba', Baddak Terja', and Talet Marra is all but dated. With big beats, ney, bouzouk, mizmar, sharp strings, and the nostalgic synth here and there, it's hard to keep still when listening to his work!



1. Bkhaf Men El May
2. Ma Byensheba'
3. Kibir El Hob
4. Baddak Terja'
5. Hamseh Hamseh
6. Shou Hal Hala
7. Talet Marra
8. Bhebbak Wala'

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Various Artists - Dance H1ts

As simply as the title states, this album is a collection of some of the top Arabic hits released between 2006 and 2008, remixed into dance songs by Aytekin Kurt. The album opens with Tigi Mennak, originally a typical Madkour maksoum song, now remixed into a great dance song. Aytekin successfully transforms Ensa Elli Rah, Ayami Bik, Hayda Haki, Nwakel Aleik Rabbi, Aini Alaik, and Bihen, making you listen to them as if they were new again. The majority of the songs are great dance songs, what Aytekin does best, while Saber's is turned into a hip-hop song, and Amal and Wael's are turned into mellower, chillout songs. Aytekin keeps the original strings in many of the songs, keeping the oriental origins of the music intact. The less interesting songs, Eini Aal Gharam and Ana Wel Lail, were not remixed as smoothly, and Aletli Oul drowns the vocals out too much for this listener. Nasser El As'ad and Cem Erman collaborate on Nour El Sahar, taking Erman's Gümüş theme and turning it into a full-blown dance song, with Assi Al Hillani's expressive voice taking it to new places. Definitely one of the best compilations this year, Dance H1ts is for fans of dance and club music as well as those simply looking to rediscover the songs they love already.



1. Nawal Al Zoghbi - Tigi Mennak
2. Amr Diab - Aletli Oul
3. Najwa Karam - Hayda Haki
4. Elissa - Ayami Bik
5. Fadl Shaker - Ensa Elli Rah
6. Marwan Khoury - Ana Wel Lail
7. Ramy Ayach - Eini Aal Gharam
8. Saber Rebai - Nwakel Aleik Rabbi
9. Amal Hijazi - Aini Alaik
10. Wael Kfoury - Bihen
11. Assi Al Hillani - Nour El Sahar (feat. Melissa)
12. Sanawat Al Daya' (Music Remix)

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Najwa Karam - Shou Mghayara..!

In 2004, Najwa was still riding on the immense success of Saherni, her 2003 album, which had pulled her up from her slightly lackluster 2002 album, Tahamouni. Like its predecessor, Shou Mghayara..! also saw a much less significant presence of Imad Shamseddine, who at the time was producing Rouwaida Attieh's debut album, Men Nazra. Although Wissam El Amir dominated this album as well, Najwa worked with Marwan Khoury and Mahmoud Khayami, adding to the album's diversity. She sang in the Khaliji dialect extensively here too, albeit not in the Khaliji style. Laish Mgharrab is also one of the rare instances in which Najwa sings about a political subject. The video clip, which visualizes a apocalyptic Beirut in 2020, also had scenes which portrayed citizens protesting against the government. The video was initially banned, but was later released after the protest scenes were almost completely edited out. The song, written by Roger Feghali, describes the feelings of a Lebanese emigrant. You can view the edited version here with English subtitles.



1. Bi Hawak
2. Shou Kent T'elli
3. Ya Dounya
4. Areft Akhtar
5. Shou Mghayara
6. Akher Dawa
7. Lailek Ma Kan Mashi
8. Laish Mgharrab

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Najwa Karam - Am Bemzah Ma'ak

Najwa Karam's seventeenth album furthers the reputation of both excellence and musical evolution that she has upheld for the past two decades. This album, perhaps more than any of its predecessors, shows the many faces of Najwa and her music. Am Bemzah Ma'ak's star-studded list of lyricists and musicians includes Nizar Francis, Saoud El Sharbatli, Melhem Barakat, Wissam El Amir, Imad Shamseddine, Hadi Charara, Mohamed Mostafa, and Tamim, whom Najwa works with for the first time. Najwa's past two albums focused primarily on more traditional Lebanese songs, with a few exceptions. However, this album's music ranges from dabke and sha'bi to more jazz and pop-influenced songs that still maintain an Arabic feel. Though not an instant crowd-pleaser like her Kibir El Hob album, this album's style is mature and something you will want listen to over and over.



1. Inta El Shams
2. Am Bemzah Ma'ak
3. Gatalna El Khouf
4. Ammant Galbi
5. El Helm El Abyad
6. Kammel Ala Rouhi
7. Ta'a Khabbik
8. Ma Bkhabbi Alaik

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Najwa Karam - Naghmet Hob

After the disappointing sales of her third album, Ana Ma'kon, Naghmet Hob was a welcome addition to Najwa's budding repertoire in 1994. The album's biggest hits, Law Habbaytak and Naghmet Hob, were composed by Imad Chamseddine, who is one of Najwa's permanent team today. The rest of the songs are composed by the equally talented George Marderosian. The album was an instant hit, and started Najwa's journey with Rotana, which grew with her over the past fourteen years.


1. Law Habbaytak
2. La La
3. Law Ma Kenna
5. El Ers
6. Helm El Nar
7. Woroud El Dar
8. Naghmet Hob

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