''Coke Studio Bel 3arabi'' (''Coke Studio بالعربي'') is a music television programme in the Middle East and North Africa featuring performances by various Arabic and international music artists. It is inspired by the

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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 (, ; born May 16, 1983) is a Lebanese singer, television personality, and businesswoman, dubbed by Spotify as the "Honorific nicknames in popular music, Queen of Arab Pop". With the support of her father, she began performing ...

, 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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** Artists Profile: Yara 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) 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 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- ...

music ** Artists Profile:

Mohamed Hamaki Mohamed Ibrahim Mohamed El Hamaki ( ; born 4 November 1975) is an Egyptian singer. In 2010, he won the "Best Arabia Act" award from 2010 MTV Europe Music Awards, MTV Europe Music Awards and the Music Award in 2006, for ''"Ahla Haga Fiki"''. He wa ...

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

Reggae Reggae () is a music genre that originated in Jamaica during the late 1960s. The term also denotes the modern popular music of Jamaica and its Jamaican diaspora, diaspora. A 1968 single by Toots and the Maytals, "Do the Reggay", was the first ...

music ** Artists Profile:

Mohamed Mounir Mohamed Mounir (; 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 music, Blues, Jazz and ...

, the King, the most renowned Egyptian artist meets

The Wailers Bob Marley and the Wailers (previously known as the Wailers and prior to that the Wailing Rudeboys, the Wailing Wailers and the Teenagers) were a Jamaican ska, rocksteady and reggae band. The founding members, in 1963, were Bob Marley (Rober ...

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

Shontelle Shontelle Delia 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 " ...

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, 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 from Egypt &

Nelly Cornell Iral Haynes Jr. (born November 2, 1974), better known by his stage name Nelly, is an American rapper, singer, and actor. He grew up in St. Louis, Missouri, and embarked on his musical career in 1993 as a member of the Midwest hip hop g ...

from USA ** Fusion Song: Just A Dream * Episode 2 ** Episode Airing Date: 2 May 2013 ** Artists Profile: Karol Saqr from Lebanon & Mika from UK ** Fusion Song: Relax, Take It Easy * Episode 3 ** Episode Airing Date: 9 May 2013 ** Artists Profile: Cairokee from Egypt & Ayo from Nigeria - Germany ** Fusion Song: Fire/Ethbat Makanak * Episode 4 ** Episode Airing Date: 16 May 2013 ** Artists Profile: Kadim Al Sahir from Iraq &

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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 (, ; born 3 May 1983) is a Lebanese singer, actress, and entertainer. She began her career in 2003, and released her debut single "Ana Wel Shoq". Following the success of that single, she released her self-titled debut studio alb ...

from Lebanon &

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from USA ** Fusion Song: Wild Ones * Episode 7 ** Episode Airing: 6 June 2013 ** Artists Profile: Waed from KSA &

Yves Larock Yves Cheminade (; born 18 July 1977 in Neuchâtel), better known by the stage name Yves Larock (), is a Swiss DJ and record producer. He is a member of Africanism All Stars. Biography His single " Rise Up", featuring vocals by Jaba, was a popu ...

from Switzerland ** Fusion Song: Rise Up * Episode 8 ** Episode airing: 13 June 2013 ** Artists Profile: Naya from Lebanon &

Edward Maya Eduard Marian Ilie (; born 29 June 1986), better known by his stage name Edward Maya, is a Romanian musician, record producer, DJ, singer and songwriter. He is known for his 2009 smash hit single "Stereo Love". Career In and around 2006, Maya w ...

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

from Egypt &

Mustafa Sandal Mustafa Sandal (born 11 January 1970) is a Turkish singer-songwriter and actor. 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. He had leading role ...

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 (; born 15 May 1969), commonly known as Assala (), is a Syrian singer. Early life and career Assala was born in Damascus, Syria to a middle class Arab family. Mostafa Nasri, Assala's father, was a revered composer a ...

from Syria &

Kool & the Gang Kool & the Gang is an American Rhythm and blues, R&B, soul music, soul, and funk band formed in Jersey City, New Jersey, in 1964. Its founding members include brothers Robert "Kool" Bell and Ronald Bell (musician), Ronald Bell (also known as " ...

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

Shatha Hassoun Shatha Amjad Al-Hassoun (; born 3 March 1981 in Casablanca, Morocco), better known as Shatha Hassoun (), is a Moroccan-Iraqi singer, who rose to fame as the winner of the 4th season of the pan-Arab television talent show '' Star Academy Arab Wo ...

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

JadaL JadaL () () 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 Jadal has four studio albums rel ...

from Jordan &

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

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

Jason Derulo Jason Joel Desrouleaux (born September 21, 1989), known professionally as Jason Derulo (; formerly stylized as Derülo), is an American singer, songwriter and dancer. Since the start of his solo recording career in 2009, he has sold over 250 m ...

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

Nile Rodgers Nile Gregory Rodgers Jr. (born September 19, 1952) is an American musician, songwriter, guitarist and record producer. The co-founder of Chic, he has written, produced, and performed on records that have sold more than 750 million albums and 1 ...

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