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Saint Levant's "Afandi" Closes Arab Pop's Generation Gap

Textbook Pop

Saint Levant’s “Afandi” Closes Arab Pop’s Generation Gap

On Afandi, Saint Levant blends Arab pop’s past and present into a cohesive, hit-driven record that revisits without imitation.

Saint Levant’s Afandi Is an Homage to Timeless Arab Pop

Timeless Homage

Saint Levant’s Afandi Is an Homage to Timeless Arab Pop

On Afandi, Saint Levant revisits classic Arab pop, from Palestinian dabke to Lebanese pop and contemporary raï.

By Rolling Stone MENA Staff

(Sub)Culture, (Sub)Culture Features

(diss)Course Analysis: Diss Tracks as Cultural Reckoning

Salma Moussa argues the diss track's best case is a demand for accountability within a community of trust.

Exclusive, FEATURES

Tough Love: Shabjdeed, Saint Levant, and Rejecting the Perfect Victim

Shabjdeed's Saint Levant diss exposes the pressure on Palestinians to remain legible and dignified "perfect victims."

NEWS

A Vital Lifeline: Saint Levant’s 2048 Foundation Backs Palestinian Musicians

Saint Levant’s 2048 Foundation launches to fund and connect Palestinian musicians constrained by occupation and scarce resources.

Exclusive, Interviews

Camps & Keyboards: Ratchopper Is Co-Producing Arab Pop’s Future

Inside producer Ratchopper’s process, from writing camps to arranger keyboards, and the sound shaping Arab pop today.

Album and Single Reviews, MUSIC

NARCY and Buddha Blaze Strip It Back on “No Smoking Allowed”. The Result is No Smoke, All Fire

Veteran Iraqi-Canadian rapper Narcy sounds at his sharpest.