Tag Archives: music
The Modern Middle East: a Lecture in Rap-Battle
The first Arabic words that reached my ears after I returned to the states was not a result of any studying on my part, but the fact I was listening to a Top 40 Hip Hop station while driving. Busta … Continue reading
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The Best Concert Since Vampire Weekend
Though I never thought anything would rival my current favorite concert experience (read: the most enthusiastic mosh pit ever to make a cafeteria its home), the Wust el Balad (“The Country’s Center,” very roughly) concert last night certainly came close. The … Continue reading
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Marhaba min Yemen!
I just took my first shower with hot water since Doha. It has perhaps been my happiest time in Sana’a so far. Which sounds pretty negative, I know, but after a few nights of very, very cold water, feeling clean … Continue reading
