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Ya Baba
"Sidi Mansour" (in Tunisian dialect "سيدي منصور" ) is a popular folkloric song from Tunisia. Over the past few decades, various renditions of the song have been created. The song was made famous in 2000 when the Tunisian artist Saber Rebaï (in Tunisian صابر الرباعي) released his version. Since then, "Sidi Mansour" has been subject to many covers in Arabic and many other languages. In 2021, Enisa Nikaj, a Brooklyn-born American singer of Albanian descent, released the song "Count My Blessings", inspired by the song. Boney M.'s "Ma Baker" was also inspired by the folk song. Rebaï's "Sidi Mansour" song should not, however, be confused with the unrelated "Sidi Mansour" by Algerian raï artist Cheikha Rimitti. History Numerous variants of the song exist with similar lyrics dating back hundreds of years. The song is dedicated to the Tunisian Sufi saint Sidi Mansour, whose name was Mansour Ghulam, and lived prior to the 15th century. He was a native of the cit ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Folk Song
Folk music is a music genre that includes #Traditional folk music, traditional folk music and the Contemporary folk music, contemporary genre that evolved from the former during the 20th-century folk revival. Some types of folk music may be called world music. Traditional folk music has been defined in several ways: as music transmitted orally, music with unknown composers, music that is played on traditional instruments, music about cultural or national identity, music that changes between generations (folk process), music associated with a people's folklore, or music performed by Convention (norm), custom over a long period of time. It has been contrasted with popular music, commercial and art music, classical styles. The term originated in the 19th century, but folk music extends beyond that. Starting in the mid-20th century, a new form of popular folk music evolved from traditional folk music. This process and period is called the (second) folk revival and reached a zenith ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Maronite Cypriots
Maronite Cypriots are an ethnoreligious group and are members of the Maronite Catholic Archeparchy of Cyprus whose ancestors migrated from the Levant during the Middle Ages. A percentage of them traditionally speak a variety of Arabic known as Cypriot Arabic, in addition to Greek. People speaking this Arabic dialect originate from one village, specifically Kormakitis. As Eastern Catholics of the West Syriac Rite, they are in full communion with the Catholic Church of Rome. the Archbishop of Cyprus was Youssef Soueif, born in Chekka, Lebanon on 14 July 1962. He was ordained Archbishop on 6 December 2008 at the Basilica of Our Lady of Lebanon-Harissa by the Patriarch Cardinal Nasrallah Boutros Sfeir. The Mass of Enthronement was held at the Maronite Cathedral of Our Lady of Graces in Nicosia, Cyprus on 21 December 2008. He succeeded the Emeritus Archbishop of Cyprus Boutros Gemayel, who lived in Lebanon until his death in 2021. Legal status Legally defined in the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Serbian Language
Serbian (, ) is the standard language, standardized Variety (linguistics)#Standard varieties, variety of the Serbo-Croatian language mainly used by Serbs. It is the official and national language of Serbia, one of the three official languages of Bosnia and Herzegovina and co-official in Montenegro and Kosovo. It is a recognized minority language in Croatia, North Macedonia, Romania, Hungary, Slovakia, and the Czech Republic. Standard Serbian is based on the most widespread dialect of Serbo-Croatian, Shtokavian (more specifically on the dialects of Šumadija–Vojvodina dialect, Šumadija-Vojvodina and Eastern Herzegovinian dialect, Eastern Herzegovina), which is also the basis of Croatian language, standard Croatian, Bosnian language, Bosnian, and Montenegrin language, Montenegrin varieties and therefore the Declaration on the Common Language of Croats, Bosniaks, Serbs, and Montenegrins was issued in 2017. The other dialect spoken by Serbs is Torlakian dialect, Torlakian in south ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Abu Dhabi
Abu Dhabi is the capital city of the United Arab Emirates. The city is the seat of the Abu Dhabi Central Capital District, the capital city of the Emirate of Abu Dhabi, and the UAE's List of cities in the United Arab Emirates, second-most populous city, after Dubai. The city is situated on a T-shaped island, extending into the Persian Gulf from the central-western coast of the UAE. Abu Dhabi is located on an island in the Persian Gulf, off the Central West Coast. Most of the city and the Emirate reside on the mainland connected to the rest of the country. , Abu Dhabi's urban area had an estimated population of 2.5 million, out of 3.8 million in the emirate of Abu Dhabi. The Abu Dhabi Investment Authority is headquartered in the city, and was the Sovereign wealth fund#Largest sovereign wealth funds, world's 3rd largest sovereign wealth fund in 2022. Abu Dhabi itself has over a trillion US dollars worth of assets under management in a combination of various List of coun ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
World Of Music, Arts And Dance
WOMAD ( ; World of Music, Arts and Dance) is an international arts festival. The central aim of WOMAD is to celebrate the world's many forms of music, arts and dance. History WOMAD was founded in 1980 by English rock musician Peter Gabriel, with Thomas Brooman, Bob Hooton, Mark Kidel, Stephen Pritchard, Martin Elbourne and Jonathan Arthur. Original designers were Steve Byrne and Valerie Hawthorn. The first WOMAD festival was in Shepton Mallet, UK in 1982. The audience saw Peter Gabriel, Don Cherry (trumpeter), Don Cherry, The Beat (British band), The Beat, Drummers of Burundi, Echo & The Bunnymen, Imrat Khan, Prince Nico Mbarga, Peter Hammill, Simple Minds, Suns of Arqa, The Chieftains and Ekome National Dance Company, founded by Barrington, Angie, Pauline and Lorna Anderson, the pioneering African arts company in the UK amongst others performing. Peter Gabriel's performance included a dynamic inclusion of the Ekome National Dance Company, fusing live African Drums on Gabriel's ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Robert Plant
Robert Anthony Plant (born 20 August 1948) is an English singer and songwriter. He was the lead singer and lyricist of the rock band Led Zeppelin from its founding in 1968 until their breakup in 1980. Since then, he has had a successful solo career, sometimes collaborating with other artists such as Alison Krauss. Regarded by many as one of the greatest singers in rock music, he is known for his flamboyant persona, raw stage performances and his powerful, wide-ranging voice. Plant was born and raised in the West Midlands (region), West Midlands area of England, where, after leaving grammar school, he briefly trained as a chartered accountant before leaving home at 16 years old to concentrate on singing with a series of local blues bands, including Band of Joy with John Bonham. In 1968, he was invited by Peter Grant (music manager), Peter Grant and Jimmy Page to join the Yardbirds, which Grant and Page were attempting to keep going after it had broken up (a breakup that became pu ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Omar Khorshid
Omar Khorshid (; April 9, 1945 – May 29, 1981) was an Egyptian guitarist, musician, composer, Accompaniment, accompanist and actor. Born in Cairo, he was a well-known guitarist who accompanied many singers, including Farid al-Atrash, Farid Al Atrash, Umm Kulthum, Mohammed Abdel Wahab, Mohamed Abdel Wahab and Abdel Halim Hafez. Biography As a child, Khorshid taught himself the violin, guitar and piano which eventually led him to a private music institute in downtown Cairo for further education. In 1966, he formed a band with friends called ''Les Petits Chats'' (The Small Cats), a band that played music influenced by Western sounds. The group played in small venues and eventually worked its way up in terms of fame in Egypt. Following Egyptian political turmoil and from 1973 to 1977, Khorshid was forced to leave and move to Lebanon where he began recording albums under his own name for Lebanese record labels such as Voice of the Orient and Voice of Lebanon. Working with the audio ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Official Charts
The Official UK Charts Company Limited (formerly Music Industry Chart Services Limited), trading as the Official Charts Company (OCC) or the Official Charts (formerly the Chart Information Network), is a British inter-professional organisation that compiles various official record charts in the United Kingdom, Ireland and France. In the United Kingdom, its charts include ones for singles, albums and films, with the data compiled from a mixture of downloads, purchases (of physical media) and streaming. The OCC produces its charts by gathering and combining sales data from retailers through market researchers Kantar, and claims to cover 99% of the singles market and 95% of the album market, and aims to collect data from any retailer who sells more than 100 chart items per week. The OCC is operated jointly by the British Phonographic Industry and the Entertainment Retailers Association (ERA) (formerly the British Association of Record Dealers (BARD)) and is incorporated as a priva ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Rami Beatz
Rami or Ramy may refer to: People Given name In music *Rami (singer), Japanese singer * Rami El-Kaleh (born 1983), Libyan-Irish musician *Rami Jaffee (born 1969), American keyboardist *Rami Kleinstein (born 1962), Israeli singer and composer *Rami Yacoub (born 1975), Swedish music producer and songwriter known professionally as ''Rami'' * Rami Yosifov, Israeli guitarist In sports *Rami Hakanpää (born 1978), Finnish footballer * Rami Koivisto (born 1968), Finnish ice hockey player *Rami Miron (born 1957), Olympic wrestler * Rami Nieminen (born 1966), Finnish footballer * Rami Sebei (born 1984), Canadian professional wrestler *Rami Shaaban (born 1975), Swedish footballer *Rami Zur (born 1977), American Olympic sprint canoeist In law and politics * Rami Jarrah (born 1984), British-Syrian award-winning journalist, a.k.a. Alexander Page * Rami Aman (born 1981/82), Palestinian journalist and peace activist in the Gaza Strip *Rami Hamdallah (born 1958), Palestinian prime minister Oth ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Zack Knight
Zack Knight (born 22 November 1991) is a British-Pakistani singer and songwriter. Initially known by the stage name Zeekay (before 2011), Knight is recognized for songs such as " Bom Diggy", " Ya Baba", "Galtiyan", "Nakhre", " Rula Diya" and "Enemy". Life and career Knight was born in Grimsby, Lincolnshire, England, to a Pakistani Punjabi Mother and a Father of African descent. He moved to Haywards Heath in 1999, studying at Oathall Community College, and was present during the visit to the school by the then-Prince Charles. He describes his music as R&B infused style with a crossover sound, with Bollywood and Middle-Eastern influences. Knight cites Michael Jackson, Boyz II Men and Usher as the main inspirations behind his music. He also produces, composes and engineers his own music. Knight is a multilingual artist, chaining together lyrics in English, Urdu and Punjabi, and Hindi, as well as elements of Arabic and Bengali. 2007–10: The Zeekay Years Operating under the s ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
IFPI Greece
International Federation of the Phonographic Industry Greece, or simply IFPI Greece, is the Greek branch of the International Federation of the Phonographic Industry (IFPI) and is the official charts provider and recording sales certification body for Greece. The association compiles and publishes a Top 75 album sales chart. The domestic trade name of IFPI Greece is "Ένωση Ελλήνων Παραγωγών Ηχογραφημάτων" (ΕΕΠΗ) ( English: Association of Greek Producers of Phonograms GPP. Despite that, 'IFPI Greece' is the name used to refer to the association and the name it is branded under. IFPI Greece charts History IFPI Greece founded the first official music charts in Greece in 1989. There were two top 20 albums charts, one for domestic and the other for foreign repertoire. The broadcast rights of the charts were acquired by ANT1 radio, and the printing rights by the '' Pop & Rock magazine''. Prior to the introduction of industry charts by IFPI Gre ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Irini Merkouri
Chrysovalanto Chalilopoulou (; born 26 May 1981), known professionally as Irini Merkouri (, ), is a Greek pop and laïko singer. Career Early life Merkouri was born and raised in Ilion, Greece, Ilion, Athens to Hellenization, Hellenized-Romani people, Romani parents. She began showing interest in being a singer at a very young age and at the age of seven she would mimic all the singers she would see on television. SONY BMG. Retrieved on February 16, 2008. 2001–2003: Debut album and ''Meine Mazi Mou Apopse'' Irini Merkouri signed a contract with Sony Music Entertainment, Sony Music Greece and recorded her first solo album ''Na Fysai I Anixi'' in November 2001. As part of this album she sang a duet with Antonis Remos titled "Dio Mas" and a Greek version of the French song "Si Tu Ouvres Tes Bras" titled "Iparhi Kai Theos". The album included a total of twelve songs including the hits "Syntelia" and "Foties Anapste". In June 2003, Merkouri released her second studio album, titled ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
