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Charmooverz
Sharmoofers (شارموفرز) is an Egyptian band formed in Cairo in 2012 by Ahmed "Bob" Bahaa and Mohamed "Moe" El-Arkan, known for comedic pop blending shaabi, funk, and reggae.
Cheb Abbes
Cheb Abbes is an Algerian raï singer from the Oran scene in western Algeria, documented at the Festival culturel national de la chanson raï in 2023 and 2025.
Cheb Hasni
Cheb Hasni, born Hasni Chakroun in Oran in 1968, was an Algerian raï singer who pioneered romantic raï sentimental and was assassinated in Oran in 1994.
Cheb Jilani
Cheb Jilani, the stage name of Hussein Jilani, is a Libyan singer from Tripoli whose raï-inflected Arabic pop reached a pan-Arab audience in the early 2000s.
Cheb Nasro
Cheb Nasro, stage name of Nasereddine Souïdi, is an Algerian rai singer from Oran, called 'Le prince du Raï sentimental', with a catalog of more than 130 albums.
Cheb Sahraoui
Cheb Sahraoui (شاب صحراوي), born Mohammed Sahraoui in 1961, is an Algerian raï singer from Oran and half of raï's only married duo, with Chaba Fadela.
Damascus Opera House
The Damascus Opera House (دار الأوبرا بدمشق), officially Dar al-Assad for Culture and Arts, is Syria's main opera house and concert hall at Umayyad Square in Damascus, opened in 2004.
Diana Karazon
Diana Karazon (ديانا كرزون) is a Jordanian singer who won the first season of Superstar, the Arabic version of Pop Idol, on Future TV in 2003.
Didi (music)
"Didi" (ديدي) is a 1992 song by the Algerian raï singer Khaled, produced by Don Was, a hit in 49 countries and the first Arabic-language record to reach the French Top 10.
Draganov
Draganov, real name Adnan Mahyou, is a Moroccan rapper and producer from Oujda, active since 2008 and named among the leading figures of the new generation of Moroccan rap.
Egyptian Pop
Egyptian Pop, or Masri pop, is the Cairo-centered mainstream of Arab popular music, sung in Egyptian colloquial Arabic, with stars such as Amr Diab, Sherine, and Mohamed Hamaki.
El Sawy Culture Wheel
El Sawy Culture Wheel (ساقية الصاوي) is a privately owned cultural center on Zamalek island in Cairo, Egypt, the first of its kind, founded in 2003 by Mohamed El Sawy.
ElGrandeToto
ElGrandeToto, born Taha Fahssi in 1996, is a Moroccan rapper from Casablanca who raps in Darija, French, and English, and has topped Morocco's Spotify rankings every year since 2020.
Elyanna
Elyanna (إليانا), born Elian Marjieh in 2002 in Nazareth, is a Palestinian-Chilean singer-songwriter in Los Angeles who performs in Arabic, blending Arabic pop with R&B and Latin sounds.
Faia Younan
Faia Younan (فايا يونان) is an Assyrian-Syrian singer and independent artist, born in 1992 and raised in Sweden, known for Arabic pop rooted in Levantine tarab.
Fnaïre
Fnaïre, also known as Fnaire (Arabic: فناير, "the lanterns"), is a Moroccan rap trio founded in 2001 in Marrakech, known for fusing rap with traditional Moroccan music.
Gana El Hawa
Gana El Hawa (جانا الهوا) is an Egyptian song sung by Abdel Halim Hafez, with lyrics by Mohamed Hamza and music by Baligh Hamdi, a hit from his final film.
Good News 4 Music (record label)
Good News 4 Music is an Egyptian music production company founded in 2004, part of the Good News Group, best known for signing Amr Diab in 2006.
Grace Deeb
Grace Deeb (غريس ديب), also known as Grace Dib, is a Lebanese pop singer born in Beirut who broke through in 2003 with a duet with Assi El Helani.
Hamid El Shaeri
Hamid El Shaeri (حامد الشاعري) is a Libyan-Egyptian singer, arranger, and record producer, born in 1961, widely described as the godfather of the Egyptian pop style Al Jeel.
Hamza Namira
Hamza Namira (حمزة نمرة) is an Egyptian singer-songwriter born in 1980 who debuted in 2008 and became a leading independent voice of Egyptian pop, tied to the 2011 revolution.
Hani Farhat
Hani Farhat (هاني فرحات) is an Egyptian musician, composer, and orchestra conductor born in 1971, known for arranging Amr Diab's album Alem Albi and Angham's records.
Hany Shaker
Hany Shaker (هاني شاكر) was an Egyptian singer and actor, the Prince of Arab Singing, who released 29 albums and led Egypt's Musicians Syndicate from 2015 to 2022.
Hassan El Asmar
Hassan El Asmar (حسن الأسمر) was an Egyptian shaabi singer, born in Cairo in 1959, known for sad, danceable hits like 'كتاب حياتي يا عين'.
Hassan El Shafei
Hassan El Shafei (حسن الشافعي) is an Egyptian record producer, songwriter, and DJ who has produced for Amr Diab, Nancy Ajram, and Sherine and judged Arab Idol.
Hassan Shakosh
Hassan Shakosh (حسن شاكوش), born Hassan Mansour in 1987, is an Egyptian mahraganat singer best known for "Bent El Giran", his 2019 duet with Omar Kamal that became one of the most-streamed Arabic songs of 2020.
Hatim Ammor
Hatim Ammor (حاتم عمور) is a Moroccan pop singer and songwriter, born in Casablanca in 1981, who rose to fame by winning the Studio 2M talent competition.
Hedi Habbouba
Hedi Habbouba (الهادي حبوبة), born 1949, is a Tunisian mezwed singer and composer nicknamed "le roi du mezoued", with more than 300 songs recorded since the 1960s.
Hiba Tawji
Hiba Tawaji (هبة طوجي) is a Lebanese coloratura soprano and pop singer born in Beirut in 1987, known for her four-octave range, her work with Oussama Rahbani, and her 2015 run on The Voice France.
Hoda Ammar
Hoda Ammar (هدى عمار) is an Egyptian singer, born in 1971, known for the 1990 song 'Ma Kadbish Alayk' and her 2020 comeback single 'Ezay Habeit'.