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Whether you grew up with Y2K icons or you're discovering the new wave of Arab music today, this video is for you. From belly-dancing beats and hyper-feminized visuals to political anthems and hybrid identities, this video explores how Arab pop music has transformed over the past two decades. I compare early 2000s Arab pop—think Nancy Ajram and Ruby—with the sounds of today's generation: artists who are reimagining what it means to be Arab in a globalized, post-revolutionary, and increasingly diasporic world. This video unpacks todays rising Arab artists, such Elyanna, Saint Levant, and many more, are centering emotional complexity, the female gaze, and political resistance in their lyrics, visuals, and sound. It also reflects on how the music of the Arab diaspora is reshaping the mainstream

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Arabic Classics Playlist (Youtube):    • Arabic Music Classics  


Video Chapters 🎬
Introduction (00:00)
Shifting the Gaze: Y2K Arabic Pop vs. Arabic Music Today (1:25)
The Rise of Socio-political Issues in 2020's Arabic Music (8:26)
A Multicultural & Multilingual Music Scene (13:40)
Why is Arab Music Changing in this Direction? (17:00)
Outro (19:52)