Tue Oct 21 2025

Release the Ksha

hosted by Fatimah Alyousif

8:00 AM - 10:00 AM

Unruly, messy, untamed.. “Ksha”–an Arabic word every curly-haired girl has heard repeated at her to insult the vibrance of curly hair following the arrival of western beauty standards in the Southwest Asia and North Africa region (SWANA). “Release the Ksha” is about de-westernizing the minds of listeners by sharing a wide-range of revolutionary and innovative SWANA music, from psychedelic rock to soul, offering an insight into the breadth, issues, and beauty of a region marked by creative resistance, moving beyond the stereotypes while drawing on tradition to sprout something new. Join me as we dance and release our “ksha” to up-and-coming bands and small artists pushing artistic boundaries by taking on unconventional and transformative genres, and celebrate the music that influenced this rising tide of creative musical vision in the SWANA region!<br>

Autruche - Lynn Adib, Autruche - Single (Arts Culture Europe) 2022

خليني أقوم الصبح - 200 Shams, خليني أقوم الصبح - Single (The Sound of Eastern Cairo) 2023

Achinkad - Imarhan, Aboogi (City Slang) 2022

Ya Qamar (feat. Lynn Adib) - Tootard, Ya Qamar (feat. Lynn Adib) - Single (Carpet Ride Records) 2024

Mum, Sing to the Wind - Nai Barghouti, A Time to Cry - A Lament over Jerusalem (Kirkelig Kulturverksted) 2010

La Tetlaa'i - Sanaa Moussa, Ishraq Reminiscence (Digital Arabic Repertoire and Network Aggregator (DARNA)) 2010

Elegie - Rasha Rizk, Sawtuha (Jakarta) 2014

Malket Gamal El Kowan - Kiss Facility, Malket Gamal El Kowan - Single (ambient tweets) 2024

Wea'youneha - Sanaa Moussa, Ishraq Reminiscence (Digital Arabic Repertoire and Network Aggregator (DARNA)) 2010

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Tareeq - Al-Bara'em, Al-Bara'em - EP (SMNTCS) 2021

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About a Human - Nai Barghouti, A Time to Cry - A Lament over Jerusalem (Kirkelig Kulturverksted) 2010

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ghayoom - غيوم - nabeel - نبيل, ghayoom - غيوم (nabeel - نبيل) 2025

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Yamma Mweil el Hawa - Al Fajer Group - فرقة الفجر الفلسطينية, Al Fajer the Dawn (Majazz Project) 2023

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Fatwa for Love - Ghalia Benali, In the Footsteps of Rumi (Glossa) 2022

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Kont Baheb - Fayrouz Karawya, Electro/ Remixes (Fayrouz Karawya) 2019

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Mandal Dallouni - Seta Hagopian, Thikrayat (Indie) 2018

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Khobs - Issam Hajali, Mouasalat Ila Jacad El Ard (Habibi Funk 010) (HABIBI Funk Records) 2019

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Nahr El Mot نهر الموت - Zeid Hamdan, Nahr El Mot نهر الموت - Single (Fake Lines) 2025

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Seeh - صيح - Badiaa Bouhrizi, Seeh - صيح - Single (TAG Label) 2022

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Dar - Lynn Adib, Daw Dar - Single (Lynn Adib) 2024

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Share3 Al Buhturi - Seera, Al Mojallad Al Awal (Seera Music) 2024

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Sununu - Ruba Shamshoum, Sununu - Single (Ruba Shamshoum) 2021

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Ya Salam - Kazdoura, Wain - EP (August 4 Records) 2022

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Ya Youma (feat. Lynn Adib) - Osloob, Dawayer (Circles) (Les couleurs du son) 2020

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Shams Elhoreye - Hawa Dafi, Our Story (Digital Arabic Repertoire and Network Aggregator (DARNA)) 2015

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Shou A'ada Ma Bada (2008 Remaster) - Ziyad Al Rahbani, Ana Moush Kafer (EMI MUSIC ARABIA) 2008

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Ya Reit (I Wish) - Tania Saleh, Ya Reit (I Wish) - Single (Tania Saleh) 2020