Arabology 5.9 [Yasmine Hamdan Interview + Music]

The first 90 min of this podcast feature a musical interview with Lebanese born singer/songwriter/actress YASMINE HAMDAN who has redefined alternative Arabic music as part of Soapkills (with Zeid Hamdan) before working with Mirwais as YAS on the 'Arabology' album and eventually launching a solo career of her own. The second part of this podcast (30 min) includes songs by Oumeima El Khalil, The Egyptian Project, Pangia, Rima Khcheich, El Far3i, El Ras. Blog entry at http://author32.blogspot.com/2013/06/66-arabology-podcast-spotlights-yasmine.html 'Arabology' is a weekly radio program hosted by Dr. Ramzi Salti, Lecturer at Stanford University, which aims at showcasing various cultural productions from the Arab world including (mostly alternative) Arabic music, along with commentary in English. The show also features interviews (in English) with individuals whose work is related to the region. 'Arabology' airs on KZSU Stanford 90.1 FM and streams at kzsulive.stanford.edu * Arabology Blog: http://author32.blogspot.com * Arabology on Facebook: facebook.com/arabology * Arabology on YouTube: www.youtube.com/user/author30 * Arabology on Soundcloud: @arabology * Arabology Contact: author30@gmail.com