With a career spanning over four decades, Abdul Majeed Abdullah has become a cornerstone of Arabic music ... iteration of Egyptian shaabi (popular folk) music, and Shelat, an evolving genre ...

The approach, heard in songs Amor and Business ... with her silky soprano vocals gliding easily over an Arabic folk arrangement before becoming more percussive when the track transitions to ...

This created a unique genre known as Shaabi music, also electro-Shaabi or Mahraganat, which was particularly popular among the working class. Adaweyah’s rise to prominence began with his hit songs, ...