Arabology 10.5 [Arabic Ballads, Folk/Shaabi, Reggae, Hip Hop, Electronica, More]

Aired on August 18, 2016 Features indie Arabic music by groundbreaking musicians from Tunisia, Algeria, Egypt, Syria, Kuwait, Sudan (Nubia), Morocco, Lebanon, Palestine/Israel and 2 tracks by Zebda the Spy from Cairo, including a special Fairuz remix. Also includes interview with Arab American author Frank Gelat, author of the bilingual Arabic/English book of proverbs "The Forbidden Heights" (order your copy at http://www.forbiddenheights.com/main/book-buy) Features interview (with musical excerpts) with Egyptian American Opera singer Ashraf Sewailam who speaks about Opera in the Arab world and beyond. Playlist at http://zookeeper.stanford.edu/index.php?action=viewDJ&seq=selList&playlist=32849