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It's been a long time since I've written a post sharing Arabic music (apart from Weekly Music Videos). The last one was Turkish and Arabic Songs back in 2017! So today I'm sharing some newer Arabic songs, from the past couple of years.  :) I've actually had this in mind for several months but taken a while to get round to it, lol. I went to my belly dance's group hafl a (dance party) last month which partly inspired me to start it, but it still took me a while to finish the post!   Jhoome Jo Pathan Arabic Version (Pathaan) I shared this last year, in my New Music for 2023- Various post. It's an Arabic version of the original Hindi song Jhoome Jo Pathaan from the Bollywood film Pathaan , which was released in January 2023.  For more on the movie and to watch the music video for the original song, visit my New Music for 2023- Bollywood post: https://starsparklex.blogspot.com/2023/01/new-music-for-2023-bollywoodasian.html The Arabic version is sung by Moroccan sin...

This week's music video is Wallah Habibi from the recent Bollywood film Bade Miyan Chote Miyan . The title translates as "Big Master Little Master" in English.  It's an action and sci-fi thriller about ex-soldiers Captain Firoz/Freddy (played by star actor Akshay Kumar ) and Captain Rakesh/Rocky (played by Tiger Shroff , son of veteran actor Jackie Shroff and film producer and former model and actress Ayesha Dutt ), aka Bade Miyan and Chote Miyan, who are called back to duty.  They were previously court martialled and have been labelled "psychos", but they must now team up to recover a stolen weapon and defeat a mysterious masked enemy, who wants to destroy India. The idea is that when dealing with a psychopath, even bigger psychos are needed! Freddy and Rocky are aided in their mission by Captain Misha ( Manushi Chhillar ) and IT specialist Pam ( Alaya F ). Interesting info: Both Akshay and Tiger have studied martial arts. Bade Miyan Chote Miyan was relea...

This week's video is AL SHAM by Palestinian-Chilean singer Elyanna . It's her latest single and is a tribute to her Levantine heritage. Elyanna describes it as an ode to the late singers Sabah Fakhri (Syrian) and Cheika Rimitti (Algerian rai singer). Al Sham is an Arabic language song (with a couple of English lines) which is influenced by Dabke (an Arabic folk dance) and rai (Algerian music). It also has modern electronic elements. The video was directed by Elyanna's brother Fairdose and came out in January. See the description box on YouTube for an English translation of the lyrics. :)   Want more Arabic music?   Check out these posts : Turkish and Arabic Songs:  https://starsparklex.blogspot.com/2017/09/turkish-and-arabic-songs.html Elyanna's 2020 single Ana Lahale feat. Massari: https://starsparklex.blogspot.com/2020/12/weekly-music-video.html NEJ'- Inta Habibi (Arabic/French):  https://starsparklex.blogspot.com/2023/05/weekly-music-video_17.html   P....

We're almost to the end of the year (November again already!), so today I'm sharing a round-up of dance videos featured on the blog during 2023. Plus a couple of new videos :)   Dance in Public- XG (features covers of  the Japanese girl group's singles up to SHOOTING STAR/LEFT RIGHT): https://starsparklex.blogspot.com/2023/03/dance-in-public-xg.html T-pop (Thai pop) in Public:  https://starsparklex.blogspot.com/2023/04/t-pop-thai-pop-in-public.html Dance Videos (features K-pop, African dance and a cover of XG's SHOOTING STAR): https://starsparklex.blogspot.com/2023/06/dance-videos.html J-pop in Public Dances (2023): https://starsparklex.blogspot.com/2023/07/j-pop-in-public-2023.html 2 Min Hula on the Beach Video:  https://starsparklex.blogspot.com/2023/08/2-min-hula-on-beach-video.html Dance Videos (features Telugu, V-pop and dance covers of XG's LEFT RIGHT and GIRL GVNG): https://starsparklex.blogspot.com/2023/08/dance-videos.html Dance Videos (features Western R...

I've only done a couple of general dance video posts this year (where I featured more than one style of dance), so I thought I'd do another one today. In this post I'm sharing R'n'B, African and belly dance videos, as well as a brand new XG dance cover! :) Victoria Monet | On My Mama- Lyrik London Choreography First up is a choreo to On My Mama, the latest single by American singer Victoria Monet , which was released in June. It's performed by the dance group Haus Of London and posted on the channel of Lyrik London, an American entertainer and creative from Atlanta, Georgia. The video was uploaded in July. Watch the official music video for On My Mama here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KdJ-Qwu3y4Y   And for more on Lyrik London visit these links:  Official site:  https://www.lyriklondon.com/ YouTube channel:   https://www.youtube.com/@LyrikLondon/   5 VIRAL AMAPIANO DANCE MOVES- Dance Tutorial by Presh Okosi Next is up is some African dance! This is a dance ...

This week's video is Habibi by Hazzar and Archer Dcosta. Archer is a record and music producer based in Mumbai, India, who creates jingles for TV adverts and trailers (including an Indian one for the revamped Supermarket Sweep !), music for film soundtracks and makes his own original music.  He also does remixes for other artists.  I can't find much info for the singer and rapper Hazzar, but I think his real name is Tausif Husain. Habibi is an Arabic phrase (a term of endearment) which translates as "beloved" , "darling" or "dear" in English. The song is a Hindi language one though. The female vocals are sung by Lynn D'souza. As well as Hazzar, the music video stars Moroccan/French model and TV star Soundous Moufakir , who belly dances (although it's more like a fusion dance, in my opinion). :) It was uploaded to Zee Music's official YouTube channel in May.  Follow Hazzar on Instagram:  https://instagram.com/taus1000sain And for more on...

Jennifer Lopez (who is one of my favourite singers) is bringing out a new documentary. It's called Halftime and follows her in the lead up to her 2020 performance at the Super Bowl LIV Halftime show with fellow singer and Latin star Shakira . The docu also sees J.Lo reflect on her life and career so far. Halftime premiered at the Tribeca film festival in New York on 8th June and is set for global release on 14th June, via Netflix. You can read more about it here: https://www.netflix.com/gb/title/81031929 And here's a trailer:   I don't have Netflix so can't watch it, but hopefully it will come on TV in future. Looks like an interesting watch! :) Since I'm from the UK I don't know much about the Super Bowl (I know it's to do with American football! lol), but I remember watching Jennifer and Shakira's performance online. It's cool to see Shakira's belly dancing included. :)   This is the full Superbowl performance from February 2020 (sponsored b...

Sorry the 2nd post is later this week, been a bit of a busy weekend! :)   Time for my first general dance video post of the year! :) I previously wrote a post featuring C-pop in Public dances (Chinese pop dances performed in public) in January, which you can see here: https://starsparklex.blogspot.com/2022/01/c-pop-in-public-dances.html   TENI- JO (AFRO IN HEELS) by Patience J First up is an Afro pop dance to the 2020 single Jo by Nigerian singer Teni (sister of Niniola ). It's choreographed by Patience J, a dancer, choreographer, actress and teacher from the UK. She has worked for several African and Western artists, including Mr Eazi , Burna Boy , Pet Shop Boys and David Guetta . In this video (posted last June) Patience and her students perform an Afro in heels   choreo to Jo.  Watch the music video for Jo here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lwh_omgOQ1o And follow Patience at these links:  Official YouTube channel: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCn0Pokj...

We're almost at the end of the year, so I thought I'd share a round-up of dance video posts featured on the blog in 2021! I'm also featuring a couple of new ones today. :)  Dance Videos (features African, Western and K-pop dance): https://starsparklex.blogspot.com/2021/02/dance-videos.html Chinese Dance in Public: https://starsparklex.blogspot.com/2021/03/chinese-dance-in-public.html Dance Videos (featuring Western, K-pop and Bollywood): https://starsparklex.blogspot.com/2021/03/dance-videos.html K-pop in Public- Boys' Edition!: https://starsparklex.blogspot.com/2021/05/k-pop-in-public-boys-edition.html V-pop (Vietnamese pop) in Public: https://starsparklex.blogspot.com/2021/06/v-pop-in-public.html Dance Videos (Mostly) Couples' Edition! (K-pop group dance and African, Korean/Western, Bollywood couple dances):  https://starsparklex.blogspot.com/2021/07/dance-videos.html More K-pop in Public Dances:  https://starsparklex.blogspot.com/2021/08/more-k-pop-in-public-danc...

It's been a while since I've done a general dance videos post (the most recent have featured just Bollywood dances), so I felt inspired to do that today! :) I haven't danced for months due to the lockdown. Some teachers have been teaching online but I prefer to go to in person classes. Hopefully soon! I've been having a go at a couple of these tutorials though, so that's been good. :) Babuji Zara Dheere Chalo Dance Cover by LiveToDance with Sonali I'm starting with a Bollywood dance. This is a cover of Babuji Zara Dheere Chalo from the 2003 film Dum by Sonali Bhadauria of LiveTo Dance with Sonali. It was uploaded on 4th July. Babuji Zhara Dheere Chalo is a good song. I featured it as a Random music video! back in 2011 (before I started doing Weekly Music Videos). I had to replace the original video with the official lyric video: https://starsparklex.blogspot.com/2011/12/random-music-video.html The music video has since been officially uploaded and you can watc...

Time for the first dance videos post of the year! (And the decade!). Today I'm featuring a variety of dance styles. :) Daret El Ayam by Bonita First up is some belly dance. This is a dance to Daret El Ayam by Bonita, a dancer who I know personally. :) It's a classical style dance inspired by the stars of the Golden Era and the modern dancer Serena Ramzy . The video was uploaded last month.   Follow Bonita here: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UChxRI5Q2vB5SeqqfozpJx1w And check out more belly dance here: Veil dance class by Janelle Jalila Isis:  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vEySMhjw9vk Bongyoung Park Sunflower Choreography This is a choreography by Bongyung Park to the song Sunflower by American rappers and singers Post Malone and Swae Lee . The song is from the 2018 film Spider Man: Into the Spider-Verse . Bongyoung is a choreographer and videographer from South Korea. Watch the music video for Sunflower here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=A...

I've done several Dance Videos posts this year, so here's one more before the end of 2019! :) Today I'm sharing a variety of videos from different genres. Nicole Scherzinger Dances Her Way Through a Cardio Workout I've had this video saved in my YouTube "To Watch" playlist for ages, so thought I'd share it today! It's from 2017 and features Pussycat Dolls lead singer and solo singer Nicole Scherzinger doing a cardio workout and teaching Emily Oberg , (the host of YouTube series Get Sweaty ) some dance moves. P.S. Did you know The Pussycat Dolls have reformed? (Minus Melody Thornton). They're set to go on tour in 2020. Watch them perform their new song React on The X Factor: Celebrity (UK) here: https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-news/pussycat-dolls-reunion-x-factor-919995/ Belly Dance Fitness Calorie Burn Shimmy Challenge If you're a belly dancer then you might like to have a go at this shimmy challenge by Leilah Isaac o...

I last did a round-up of dance videos on the blog in 2017, so I thought it was time for a new one. I'm also featuring some new videos of dances from around the world. You can read the last round-up post here: https://starsparklex.blogspot.com/2017/11/dance-videos-round-up.html Fist of all here is the round--up of posts from 2018 onwards. Belly dance + Bollywood Includes a belly dance/Bollywood fusion choreography and dances from Hate Story IV:  https://starsparklex.blogspot.com/2018/05/dance-videos.html Belly + Bollywood Dance Videos:  https://starsparklex.blogspot.com/2018/08/belly-dance-bollywood-dance-videos.html Bollywood Dance Videos: https://starsparklex.blogspot.com/2019/05/bollywood-dance-videos_24.html There are also more belly dance and Bollywood videos under the Various category (see below). Dance TV Shows Dance Moms Girls Updates- Part 1: https://starsparklex.blogspot.com/2018/01/dance-moms-girls-updates-part-1.html Dance Moms Girls Updates- Par...

It's been a while since I shared some dance videos (last post was in August !),  and also I'm going to a belly dance workshop with Katie Holland tomorrow, so I'd thought I'd do a dance themed post today. Here is the first Dance Videos post of 2019! :) Ariana Grande- God is a woman Dance Choreography by Jojo Gomez feat. Kaycee Rice  First up is a dance to Ariana Grande's hit song God is a woman (the 2nd single from her 2018 album album Sweetener) by Jojo Gomez and featuring Kaycee Rice . Jojo is a dancer and choreographer who lives in Los Angeles. She has danced with stars such as Justin Bieber , Cher Lloyd , Tinashe and J Balvin , and on TV shows including Glee , The X Factor USA and America's Got Talent . The video was uploaded last August.                            Watch the music video for God is a woman here: https://starsparkl...