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i show of the same name. It is a program that brings together established Arab and international artists to collaborate and record an original fusion song meshing two or more unique genres of music.

Season 1 (2012)

Scheduled episode line-up

* Episode 1 ** Episode Airing Date: 11 April 2012 ** Episode Theme: Oriental Music - Pop meets

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music ** Artists Profile:

Nancy Ajram Nancy Nabil Ajram ( ar, نانسي نبيل عجرم, born May 16, 1983) is a Lebanese singer, television personality and businesswoman. Dubbed by Spotify as the " Queen of Arab Pop". With the support of her father, she began performing as ...

, an Arab pop music icon meets José Gálvez who comes from a pure Gypsy Spanish tradition. * Episode 2 ** Episode Airing Date: 18 April 2012 ** Episode Theme: Oriental Tarab music meets Yugoslavian Gypsy Music ** Artists Profile: Syrian artist, Rouwaida Attieh and

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who hails from the “Nawar” Gypsy clan in Lebanon are paired with The Yugoslavian Gypsy Brass Band from the Balkan. * Episode 3 ** Episode Airing Date: 25 April 2012 ** Episode Theme: Oriental music meets

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with her soulful and soft vocals meets Tino Favazza, a Sicilian tenor. They come together to create a fusion where the Oriental music meets Opera. * Episode 4 ** Episode Airing Date: 2 May 2012 ** Episode Theme: Oriental music meets

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** Artists Profile: Jannat from

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with her tender voice along with

The Chehade Brothers Farid and Rami Chehade, who perform professionally as the Chehade Brothers, are Palestinian–Lebanese musicians and singers. Natives of the Old City of Jerusalem, Farid (born in 1975) and Rami (born in 1976) Chehade started studying music at a ...

(Farid and Rami Chehade) with their traditional music meet the avant-garde DJ Jerry Ropero. The three artists meet to create a fusion of Oriental and House music to “Niyal Albou”. * Episode 5 ** Episode Airing Date: 9 May 2012 ** Episode Theme: Oriental Music meets Hip Hop music ** Artists Profile: Mohamed Hamaki a star of the Arabic music meets

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the international hip hop artist with more than 8 million copies sold for his first 2 singles. The come together to create a fusion rendition of “ Mustafa ya Mustafa”. * Episode 6 ** Episode Airing Date: 16 May 2012 ** Episode Theme: Oriental Music meets

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music ** Artists Profile:

Mohamed Mounir Mohamed Mounir ( ar, محمد منير; born October 10, 1954) is an Egyptian singer and actor, with a musical career spanning more than four decades. He incorporates various genres into his music, including classical Egyptian music, Nubian mu ...

, the King, the most renowned Egyptian artist meets

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, who along with

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defined Reggae Music. They come together to create a fusion where Egyptian music meets Reggae music. * Episode 7 ** Episode Airing: 23 May 2012 ** Episode Theme: Oriental Music meets R&B music ** Artists Profile:

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a star of the Arabic and a distinctive voice along Cairokee, the first rock band meet with

Shontelle Shontelle Layne (born 4 October 1985), known mononymously as Shontelle, is a Barbadian singer and songwriter. She released her debut album '' Shontelligence'' in 2008. Her second album, '' No Gravity'', was released in 2010. Her singles "T-Shir ...

the gifted as both a writer and a singer, that carved a reputation in the Caribbean music world over the last several years. They all come together to create a fusion where the Oriental music meets R&B music. * Episode 8 ** Episode airing: 30 May 2012 ** Episode Theme: Oriental music meets Tango ** Artists Profile:

Wadih El Safi Wadih El Safi ( ar, وديع الصافي, born Wadih Francis; November 1, 1921 – October 11, 2013) was a Lebanese singer, songwriter, composer and actor. He was a Lebanese icon and the forefather of the country's musical culture. He was the ...

, the famous Lebanese cultural icon, also known as the “Voice of Lebanon”, meets Fabien Bertero, a young Argentinean musician, violinist, arranger, and composer. The artists combine their voices and talents to come up with a one-of-a-kind fusion song. * Episode 9 ** Episode airing: 6 June 2012 ** Episode Theme: Best of Coke Studio Middle East

Season 2 (2013)

Hosts: Abdel Fattah Grini & Bruna Tameih Sound Director: Hadi Sharara

Scheduled episode line-up

* Episode 1 ** Episode Airing Date: 25 April 2013 ** Artists Profile:

Sherine Abdel Wahab Sherine Sayed Mohamed Abdel-Wahab ( ar, شيرين سيد محمد عبد الوهاب; born October 8, 1980), known professionally by the mononym Sherine ( ar, شيرين), is an Egyptian singer, actress, TV host and personality, and a former j ...

from Egypt &

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from USA ** Fusion Song: Just A Dream * Episode 2 ** Episode Airing Date: 2 May 2013 ** Artists Profile: Karol Saqr from Lebanon &

Mika Mika is a given name, a nickname and a surname. Notable people and fictional characters with the name include: People known just as Mika * Mika (singer) (born 1983), Lebanese-born British singer-songwriter Michael Penniman, Jr. * Mika (footbal ...

from UK ** Fusion Song: Relax, Take It Easy * Episode 3 ** Episode Airing Date: 9 May 2013 ** Artists Profile: Cairokee from Egypt &

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from Nigeria - Germany ** Fusion Song: Fire/Ethbat Makanak * Episode 4 ** Episode Airing Date: 16 May 2013 ** Artists Profile:

Kadim Al Sahir Kadim Jabbar Al Samarai (born September 12, 1957), better known by his stage name Kadim Al Sahir ( ar, كاظم الساهر}), is an Iraqi singer and composer. He typically performs with an orchestra of twenty to thirty musicians on Arabic ...

from Iraq & Dimitri from France ** Fusion Song: Fakihat Al Hob * Episode 5 ** Episode Airing Date: 23 May 2013 ** Artists Profile: Shamma Hamdan from UAE &

from UK ** Fusion Song: Down * Episode 6 ** Episode Airing Date: 30 May 2013 ** Artists Profile:

Myriam Fares Myriam Fares ( ar, ميريام فارس , ; born 3 May 1983) is a Lebanese singer, actress, and entertainer. Personal life Fares, born in Kfar Chellal, Sidon District to a Maronite Christian family, married a Lebanese-American busine ...

from Lebanon &

Flo Rida Tramar Lacel Dillard (born September 16, 1979), better known by his stage name Flo Rida (, ), is an American rapper and singer. His 2007 breakout single "Low" was number one for 10 weeks in the United States and broke the record for digital down ...

from USA ** Fusion Song: Wild Ones * Episode 7 ** Episode Airing: 6 June 2013 ** Artists Profile: Waed from KSA & Yves Larock from Switzerland ** Fusion Song: Rise Up * Episode 8 ** Episode airing: 13 June 2013 ** Artists Profile:

Naya Naya may refer to: People Given name * Naya (singer), (born 1992), Lebanese singer * Naya Rivera (1987–2020), American actress and singer * Naya Tapper (born 1994), American rugby union player Surname * Beverly Naya (born 1989), British-Nige ...

from Lebanon &

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from Romania ** Fusion Song: Men Idi * Episode 9 ** Episode airing: 20 June 2013 ** Artists Profile: Mohamed Hamaki from Egypt &

Mustafa Sandal Mustafa Sandal (born 11 January 1970) is a Turkish singer-songwriter. At the beginning of the 1990s, he wrote and composed a number of songs for other singers and made a reputation for himself in the music industry. In 1994, with the release of h ...

from Turkey ** Fusion Song: En Büyük Hikaye/We Eftakart * Episode 10 ** Episode airing: 28 June 2013 ** Episode Theme: Best of Coke Studio Bel 3arabi - Season Two ** Promo Song: Abdel Fattah Grini - Oyouno El Kahla

Season 3 (2014)

* Episode 1 ** Episode airing: 12 Sep 2014 ** Artist Profile:

Assala Nasri Assala Mostafa Hatem Nasri ( ar, أصالة مصطفى حاتم نصري; born 15 May 1969), commonly known as Assala ( ar, أصالة), is a Syrian musical artist. She is one of the most popular and famous Arab singers. Early life and career ...

from Syria &

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from USA ** Fusion Song: She's Fresh * Episode 2 ** Episode airing: 19 Sep 2014 ** Artist Profile:

Shatha Hassoun Shatha Amjad Al-Hassoun ( ar, شذى أمجد الحسون; born 3 March 1981 in Casablanca, Morocco), better known as Shatha Hassoun ( ar, شذى حسون), is a Moroccan-Iraqi singer who rose to fame as the winner of the 4th season of the pan ...

from Iraq & Tom Novy from Germany ** Fusion Song: Al Ein Molayatin * Episode 3 ** Episode airing: 19 Sep 2014 ** Artist Profile:

JadaL JadaL ( en , Controversy) ( ar, جدل) is a Jordanian Arabic Rock band and music project from Amman, Jordan, formed in 2003 by Composer/Music Producer/Guitarist Mahmoud Radaideh, which has held various members over the years. Biography Ja ...

from Jordan &

Diana Yukawa is a Japanese-born British solo violinist and composer. She has released four solo albums and one digital EP. Personal life Yukawa was born in Tokyo, Japan, to English ballet dancer Susanne Bayly and Japanese banker Akihisa Yukawa one month af ...

from Japan ** Fusion Song: Jaddele * Episode 4 ** Episode airing: 10 Oct 2014 ** Artist Profile: Maya Diab from Lebanon &

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from USA ** Fusion Song: Talk To Me * Episode 5 ** Episode airing: 17 Oct 2014 ** Artist Profile: Mashrou' Leila from Lebanon &

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from USA ** Fusion Song: Get Lucky * Episode 6 ** Episode airing: 24 Oct 2014 ** Artist Profile: BLAK R from KSA &

Sandy Mölling Sandy Mölling (born 27 April 1981) is a German singer and television personality. She rose to fame as one of the members of the girl group No Angels, which were formed in 2000 on the German television talent show '' Popstars'', becoming one o ...

from Germany ** Fusion Song: Derailed * Episode 7 ** Episode airing: 31 Oct 2014 ** Artist Profile: Balqees Ahmed Fathi from Yemen & David Penn from Spain ** Fusion Song: Ya Hezzaly

References

External links

* *{{YouTube, u=CokeStudioBel3arabi Bel 3arabi 2012 television series debuts 2014 television series endings

Arabi Arabi may refer to: *Ibn Arabi (1165–1240), early medieval Muslim mystic and philosopher *Arabi (sheep) *Arabi, Iran (disambiguation), villages in Iran *Arabi, Ethiopia * Arabi, Georgia, United States *Ahmed ‘Urabi, a 19th-century Egyptian rebe ...