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Zeyne (singer)
Zein Sajdi (; born 15 December 1997), known as Zeyne, is a Palestinian-Jordanian singer, songwriter, musician and producer. Early life and education Sajdi was born and raised in a Amman, Jordan, the youngest child in a Palestinian-Jordanian family (her grandparents hailing from Nablus) with a passion for music and danceher father is a collector of music records, her mother is an amateur singer who managed a dabke troupe for over twenty years, and her oldest sister Lina is a pianist. She joined a dabke group at the age of five, started taking piano lessons from a Russian teacher at six, and was introduced to classical singing a few years later by a Japanese teacher. She pursued a degree in Media Communications and Sociology at the University of Sussex in Brighton and Hove. Career After graduating in 2020, Sajdi briefly returned to Amman in order to prepare to move to London, where she had accepted a job offer at a public relations firm. Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, howeve ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Amman
Amman ( , ; , ) is the capital and the largest city of Jordan, and the country's economic, political, and cultural center. With a population of four million as of 2021, Amman is Jordan's primate city and is the largest city in the Levant region, the fifth-largest city in the Arab world, and the tenth-largest metropolitan area in the Middle East. The earliest evidence of settlement in Amman dates to the 8th millennium BC in 'Ain Ghazal, home to the world's oldest statues of the human form. During the Iron Age, the city was known as ''Rabat Aman'', the capital of the Ammonite Kingdom. In the 3rd century BC, the city was renamed ''Philadelphia'' and became one of the ten Greco-Roman cities of the Decapolis. Later, in the 7th century AD, the Rashidun Caliphate renamed the city Amman. Throughout most of the Islamic era, the city alternated between periods of devastation and periods of relative prosperity. Amman was largely abandoned during the Ottoman period from the 15 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Issam Alnajjar
Issam Alnajjar (; born 12 May 2003) is a Palestinian-Jordanian musician. He is most notable for his debut single "Hadal Ahbek", which went viral on TikTok. He was the first artist to sign with Universal Arabic Music. His debut studio album, ''Baree?'', released in 2021. His debut extended play, ''Waray'', released in 2023. Early life Issam Alnajjar was born on 12 May 2003 in Amman, Jordan to Palestinian parents. His family has been living in Jordan for more than eighteen years. His father grew up in Kuwait and his mother grew up in Lebanon. Career 2020–2021: TikTok breakthrough, Universal Arabic Music and ''Baree?'' Issam Alnajjar first begin his musical career by posting videos on his Instagram page and YouTube channel of him singing cover songs of popular music. On 29 June 2020, Alnajjar released a single on Spotify titled "On of a Kind". On 23 September 2020, Alnajjar released "Hadal Ahbek". Popular influencers David Dobrik, Addison Rae, and Caroline Carr all used ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hip Hop
Hip-hop or hip hop (originally disco rap) is a popular music genre that emerged in the early 1970s from the African-American community of New York City. The style is characterized by its synthesis of a wide range of musical techniques. Hip-hop includes rapping often enough that the terms can be used synonymously. However, "hip-hop" more properly denotes an entire subculture. Other key markers of the genre are the disc jockey, turntablism, scratching, beatboxing, and instrumental tracks. Cultural interchange has always been central to the hip-hop genre. It simultaneously borrows from its social environment while commenting on it. The hip-hop genre and culture emerged from block parties in ethnic minority neighborhoods of New York City, particularly Bronx. DJs began expanding the instrumental breaks of popular records when they noticed how excited it would make the crowds. The extended instrumental breaks provided a platform for break dancers and rappers. These breakbeats ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
South African Jazz
South Africa has a notable jazz scene. History The jazz scene in South Africa grew much as it did in the United States. Through performances in nightclubs, dances, and other venues, musicians had the opportunity to play music often. Musicians such as singer Sathima Bea Benjamin learned by going to nightclubs and jam sessions and waiting for opportunities to offer their talents. One unique aspect of the South African jazz scene was the appearance of individuals imitating popular artists as closely as possible because the real musician wasn't there to perform in the area. For instance, one could find a "Cape Town Dizzy Gillespie" who would imitate not only the music, but the look and style of Dizzy. This practice created a strong environment to nurture some artists who would eventually leave South Africa and become legitimate contributors to the international jazz scene. One of the first major bebop groups in South Africa in the 1950s was the Jazz Epistles. This group consisted o ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Eclecticism In Music
In music theory and music criticism, the term eclecticism refers to the use of diverse music genres. A musician might be described as eclectic if different parts of their output can be ascribed to different genres such as folk, rock, electronic, classical, or jazz. Eclectic musicians may also use historical references in their work. A song can reference historical forms and methods through its composition, arrangement, or production. Classical theory The term can be used to describe the music of composers who combine multiple styles of composition; an example would be a composer using a whole tone scale variant of a folk song in a pentatonic scale over a chromatic counterpoint, or a tertian arpeggiating melody over quartal or secundal harmonies. Eclecticism can also occur through quotations, whether of a style, direct quotations of folk songs/variations of them—for example, in Mahler's '' Symphony No. 1''—or direct quotations of other composers, for exampl ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Levant
The Levant ( ) is the subregion that borders the Eastern Mediterranean, Eastern Mediterranean sea to the west, and forms the core of West Asia and the political term, Middle East, ''Middle East''. In its narrowest sense, which is in use today in archaeology and other cultural contexts, it is equivalent to Cyprus and a stretch of land bordering the Mediterranean Sea in Western AsiaGasiorowski, Mark (2016). ''The Government and Politics of the Middle East and North Africa''. p. 5: "... today the term ''Levantine'' can describe shared cultural products, such as Levantine cuisine or Levantine archaeology". .Steiner & Killebrew, p9: "The general limits ..., as defined here, begin at the Plain of 'Amuq in the north and extend south until the Wâdī al-Arish, along the northern coast of Sinai. ... The western coastline and the eastern deserts set the boundaries for the Levant ... The Euphrates and the area around Jebel el-Bishrī mark the eastern boundary of the northern Levant, as d ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gaza Humanitarian Crisis (2023–present)
The Gaza Strip is experiencing a humanitarian crisis as a result of the Gaza war. The crisis includes both an impending Gaza Strip famine, famine and a Timeline of the Gaza Strip healthcare collapse, healthcare collapse. At the start of the war, Israel tightened its Israeli blockade of the Gaza Strip (2023–present), blockade on the Gaza Strip, which has resulted in significant shortages of fuel, food, medication, water, and essential medical supplies. This siege resulted in a 90% drop in electricity availability, impacting hospital power supplies, sewage plants, and shutting down the desalination plants that provide drinking water. Doctors warned of disease outbreaks spreading due to overcrowded hospitals. Heavy bombardment by Israeli airstrikes caused catastrophic damage to Gaza’s infrastructure, further deepening the crisis. The Gaza Health Ministry reported over 4,000 children killed in the war's first month. UN Secretary General António Guterres stated Gaza had "beco ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
GQ Middle East
''GQ'' (short for ''Gentlemen's Quarterly'' and previously known as ''Apparel Arts'') is an international monthly men's magazine based in New York City and founded in 1931. The publication focuses on fashion, style, and culture for men, though articles on food, movies, fitness, sex, music, travel, celebrities' sports, technology, and books are also featured. History The magazine ''Apparel Arts'' was launched in 1931 in the United States as a men's fashion magazine for the clothing trade, aimed primarily at wholesale buyers and retail sellers. Initially it had a very limited print run and was aimed solely at industry insiders to enable them to advise their customers. The popularity of the magazine among retail customers, who often took the magazine from the retailers, spurred the creation of ''Esquire'' magazine in 1933. ''Apparel Arts'' continued until 1957 when it was transformed into a quarterly magazine for men, which was published for many years by Esquire Inc. Apparel ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Rajieen
"Rajieen" (, ) is a 2023 charity single by 25 different artists from 11 Middle Eastern and North African countries. The song was released on 31 October 2023 to raise awareness of the suffering of the Palestinian population amid the Gaza war. All of the revenue generated by the song was donated to the Palestine Children's Relief Fund. Featured artists The song features 25 artists, namely Saif Safadi, Dana Salah, Ghaliaa Chaker, Afroto, Nordo, Shroof, A5rass, Issam Alnajjar, Amir Eid, Balti, Wessam Qutob, Dina El Wedidi, Bataineh, Omar Rammal, Alyoung, Randar, Vortex, Small X, A.L.A, Fuad Gritli, Donia Wael, Zeyne, Marwan Moussa, Dafencii and Marwan Pablo. Themes The song addresses a range of themes related to the broader Israeli–Palestinian conflict, such as the displacement of Palestinians, the West's support for Israel and the desire of Palestinians to return to their land. Furthermore, specific incidents are mentioned, such as the killing of Muhammad al-Durrah d ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Middle East And North Africa
The Middle East and North Africa (MENA), also referred to as West Asia and North Africa (WANA) or South West Asia and North Africa (SWANA), is a geographic region which comprises the Middle East (also called West Asia) and North Africa together. However, it is widely considered to be a more defined and apolitical alternative to the concept of the Greater Middle East, which comprises the bulk of the Muslim world. The region has no standardized definition and groupings may vary, but the term typically includes countries like Algeria, Bahrain, Egypt, Iraq, Jordan, Kuwait, Lebanon, Libya, Morocco, Oman, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, Syria, Tunisia, the United Arab Emirates, and Yemen. As a regional identifier, the term "MENA" is often used in academia, military planning, disaster relief, media planning (as a broadcast region), and business writing. Moreover, it shares a number of cultural, economic, and environmental similarities across the countries that it spans; for example, some of the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gaza War
The Gaza war is an armed conflict in the Gaza Strip and southern Israel fought since 7 October 2023. A part of the unresolved Israeli–Palestinian conflict, Israeli–Palestinian and Gaza–Israel conflict, Gaza–Israel conflicts dating back to the 20th century, it follows the wars of Gaza War (2008–2009), 2008–2009, 2012 Gaza War, 2012, 2014 Gaza War, 2014, and 2021 Israel–Palestine crisis, 2021. The war has resulted in the deaths of more than one thousand Israelis and tens of thousands of Palestinians, along with widespread destruction and a Gaza humanitarian crisis (2023–present), humanitarian crisis in Gaza. A growing number of human rights organizations and experts—such as lawyers and academics genocide studies, studying genocide and international law—say that Gaza genocide, a genocide is occurring in Gaza, though this is debated. Meanwhile, the surrounding region has seen Middle Eastern crisis (2023–present), heightened instability and fighting. The fi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gaza Genocide
According to a United Nations Special Committee, Amnesty International, and other experts, Israel is committing genocide in Gaza against the Palestinian people during its ongoing invasion and bombing of the Gaza Strip as part of the Gaza war.: "This report focuses on the Israeli authorities' policies and actions in Gaza as part of the military offensive they launched in the wake of the Hamas-led attacks on 7 October 2023 while situating them within the broader context of Israel's unlawful occupation, and system of apartheid against Palestinians in Gaza, the West Bank, including East Jerusalem, and Israel. It assesses allegations of violations and crimes under international law by Israel in Gaza within the framework of genocide under international law, concluding that there is sufficient evidence to believe that Israel's conduct in Gaza following 7 October 2023 amounts to genocide." The acts of genocide described by experts and human rights organisations include large-scale k ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
