Revolutionary Arab Rap: The Index الراب العربي الثوري: الفهرس: April 2014

Tuesday, April 29, 2014

Salome MC - Drunk Shah, Drunk Elder

Salome MC - Drunk Shah, Drunk Elder

شاه سكران، شيخ سكران - آم سي سالومة

سالومه - شاه مست و شیخ مست

Iran

Released on April 4, 2012

Source: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lxEr9OTVJ7g

Click here to download the mp3

All Farsi lyrics and the English translation courtesy of Salome MC and Azadi: Songs of Freedom for Iran by United 4 Iran. My translation of the lyrics into Arabic is based on the English translation.

Learn more about Salome here:

Interview with "I Am Hip-Hop," August 27, 2013
"Iran's thriving rap culture," Al-Monitor, January 6, 2014
Salome at Reverbnation

Part 1 of Aslan Media's interview with Salome, May 27, 2013

Part 2 of Aslan Media's interview with Salome, May 31, 2013

The Guardian's interview with Salome, May 10, 2011

Salome's personal website

Full Farsi/Persian lyrics and their Arabic and English translations after the jump...

Rayess Bek - Seller of a Dream

Rayess Bek - Seller of a Dream

(or "Merchant of a Dream")

بياع منام - ريس بيك - Bayeh Manam / Bya3 Mnam

Lebanon

Originally released in 2002

Source: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sKazTgC49nU

Arabic lyrics and their English translation from the Goethe Institute's excellent "Translating Hip-Hop" initiative

Arabic lyrics and their English translation after the jump...

Shadia Mansour ft. Omar Offendum - Lazem Netghayar ("We Have to Change")

Shadia Mansour ft. Omar Offendum - Lazem Netghayar ("We Have to Change")

لازم تنغير - شادية منصور مع عمر أفندم

Palestine and Syria/U.S.

Released on April 4, 2013

Source: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7LcLqP-GOj0

Arabic lyrics and English translation partially based on Global Faction's in the YouTube video.

Full Arabic Lyrics and their English translation after the jump...

DAM ft. Shadia Mansour - They All Have Tanks

DAM ft. Shadia Mansour - They All Have Tanks

كلن عندن دبابات - دام مع شادية منصور - Kollon 3endon Dababat

Palestine

Originally released in December, 2008

Source: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ld_mW3SuIdw

Click here to download the mp3

Arabic lyrics and English translation adapted from Rap Genius

Full Arabic lyrics and their English translation after the jump...

Touffar - Min Al Awal ("From the Beginning")

Touffar - Min Al Awal (From the Beginning)
من الأوّل - طفّار

Lebanon
Released on March 27, 2012
Re-released as part of the Khat Thaleth ("The Third Rail") album on February 1, 2013
Source: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DrDVhIgCoXg

Click here to download the mp3

"Fight the Power," Esquire, February 2010
"Touffar, 'Habr 'Awaraq'," mepop, September 6, 2010.

"Rebel Raps from the Outlaws of Hermel," Al-Akhbar, November 16, 2011

Review of Khat Thalet, Hot Arabic Music, March 2013

"Looking for a Third Way," Qantara, January 24, 2013

"A third perspective: Stronghold Sound’s new hip hop album, Khat Thalet, reviewed,"

Interview with Dub Snakkr, curator of Khat Thaleth, World Hip Hop Market

Arabic lyrics and their English translation adapted from Khat Thaleth's PDF Lyrics Sheet.
Full Arabic lyrics and their English translation after the jump.