Past meets present to keep tradition alive

In Grade 5 we have continued to explore Arabic Music.

We listened to some interesting pieces of music that drew their inspiration from artists from the past.

adele-fairuz fayrouz noel-kharman

In this particular case we listened to modern musicians that had created new music using songs by the Lebanese artist Fayrouz. Fayrouz is one of the biggest stars of Arabic music ever.

Listening to this music helped students understand that musical tradition is still very much alive and that modern artists continue to look back to artists from the past and use their musical elements and ideas as a source of inspiration and as a way to define their own identities.

Below you can find the tracks we listened to in class plus an extra one featuring Noel Kharman, the Palestinian teenager that has mashed up Fayrouz and Adele’s music.

I hope you enjoy them. Don’t forget to leave a comment and let me know what you thought of the music.


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