Danny Hajjar is a contributor for GRAMMY.com.
To say that Saint Levant has helped propel Arabic music to new audiences over the last few years would be an understatement. With over 30 million views on YouTube, over 150 million streams on Spotify, and global virality on TikTok, the 24-year-old Palestinian-Algerian artist has already become a household name in the emerging wave of Arabic music. Known for his…
The new generation of artists in the Arabic music scene continues to burst onto the global scene at a rapid pace. Whether artists are creating music in the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) or are part of the Arab diaspora, Arabic songs and albums are having a moment. Sounds from the region and its diaspora are expanding beyond listeners…
"HABEEBY LEH" may be TUL8TE's global breakthrough single, but it's also a very important part of who he is. Both the song and its music video pay tribute to the viral masked artist's home country of Egypt, from several sonic nods to Egyptian pop icon Amr Diab to a visual filmed on the streets of Cairo. But the popularity of…
