This song comes from a trendy Egyptian artist called MohamedRamadan. I found this song from listening to the tops charts from Egypt, and this one caught my attention. I chose this example because I speak a bit of French; I found it very interesting when I actually heard French in this piece as I wasn’t expecting it. It then switches to another language I don’t recognize but later found out is Arabic. I think it’s very neat that this song has two different languages in it and yet is still very popular in Egypt. This made me realize how this whole song is a mashup between older traditions from Egypt and newer ones. The music itself shows this, having more modern sounds such as the bass and rhythm, but you can hear a more traditional drum in the back that meshes with this. The music video is shot like a more modern and western video with high-quality cameras and fancy cars, yet they wear clothes that remind you that they are not typical western signers. I think this is where the language comes into play because they have verses in Arabic, which is more traditional, and French, which became a more utilized language in many parts of Africa due to colonization. I ultimately chose this song because it seemed to have mixed traditional roots with other influences in so many aspects that made me relate to this piece more yet realize the unique qualities.
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