Amr Diab is the biggest young name in Egyptian pop music, and has been for several years.
His jeel (or youth) style takes from the raw street pop called sha'bi, although he's cleaned it up and filed away most of the rough edges, as this disc clearly illustrates.
He's also given it a more international flavor, with plenty of contemporary R&B touches and grooves.
That said, the essential Arabic feel remains high throughout.
The quality of writing and production mean that there's a real personality to all this, emphasized by Diab's gritty, emotional voice -- so he avoids the faceless fate of so much Middle Eastern pop music.
He can make a more Western-style ballad like "Te'dar Tetkalem" work well, and also the rich Egyptian taste of "Habiby Ya Omry." Nor is Diab averse to taking chances -- the album's closer, "Khalleeny Ganbak," uses subtle electronic touches and explodes into a fiery rock guitar solo as its crescendo.
The language barrier means Diab will probably never replicate his Egyptian pop star status in the U.S., but maybe he doesn't want to; this seems to position him as a more serious artist, as concerned with the depth of his music as with its impact.
| Title/Composers | Performer | Listen | Time | Size | Size | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Allem AlbyAmr Diab, Khaled Ezz | Amr Diab | Play | 03:32 | 8 MB | 25 MB |
| 2 | Ana AyeshAmr Diab, Amr Mostafa | Amr Diab | Play | 03:46 | 8 MB | 26 MB |
| 3 | Ya Kenzy | Amr Diab | Play | 03:34 | 8 MB | 24 MB |
| 4 | Te'dar Tetkalem | Amr Diab | Play | 04:53 | 11 MB | 31 MB |
| 5 | Law Ash'any | Amr Diab | Play | 04:25 | 10 MB | 31 MB |
| 6 | Allemny Hawak | Amr Diab | Play | 03:20 | 7 MB | 20 MB |
| 7 | Habiby Ya OmryKhaled Ezz | Amr Diab | Play | 05:03 | 11 MB | 31 MB |
| 8 | A'ly El Wad'a | Amr Diab | Play | 03:14 | 7 MB | 21 MB |
| 9 | Hanit | Amr Diab | Play | 04:17 | 9 MB | 29 MB |
| 10 | Inta Ma'oltesh | Amr Diab | Play | 03:37 | 8 MB | 26 MB |
| 11 | Khaliny Ganbak (Instrumental) | Amr Diab | Play | 02:15 | 5 MB | 12 MB |
| 12 | Khaliny Ganbk | Amr Diab | Play | 05:17 | 12 MB | 33 MB |
| 13 | Kollohm | Amr Diab | Play | 03:56 | 9 MB | 26 MB |
| 51 mins | 117 MB | |||||
| 51 mins | 342 MB | |||||
| Artist | Job | |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Yasser Anwar | Engineer, Mixing |
| 2 | Amr Diab | Composer, Primary Artist, Soloist, Vocals |
| 3 | Khaled Ezz | Composer, Soloist |
| 4 | Mohsen Gaber | Producer |
| 5 | Mohsen Gaber | Producer |
| 6 | Farouk Mohammed Hassan | Soloist |
| 7 | Amr Mostafa | Composer |
| 8 | Nader Nour | Composer |
| 9 | Ahmed Ragab | Guitar (Bass) |
| 10 | Maged Serour | Soloist |
| 11 | Amr Shaker | Arranger, Fender Rhodes, Soloist |
| 12 | Fadi Temsah | Engineer |
| Quality | Format | Encoding | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| Standard | MP3 | 320kps 44.1kHz | MP3 is an audio coding format which uses a form of lossy data compression. The highest bitrate of this format is 320kbps (kbit/s). MP3 Digital audio takes less amount of space (up to 90% reduction in size) and the quality is not as good as the original one. |
| CD Quality | FLAC | 16bit 44.1kHz | FLAC is an audio coding format which uses lossless compression. Digital audio in FLAC format has a smaller size and retains the same quality of the original Compact Disc (CD). |