Shows
شِلArabica
شبابArabicaSongs
- Shabjdeed, Al Nather — Sindibad
- Shabjdeed — Ana el Muteer
- Shbash — 962
- Samara — Houma Skhouna 2
- Bu Kolthoum — Salli
- Saint Levant, Marwan Moussa — Kalamantina
- Saint Levant, 47SOUL — Daloona
- TUL8TE — Garee2a Awy
- Lege-Cy, Marwan Moussa — Kalemeny Belel
- AL SHAMI — Ya Leil W Yal Ein
- Idreesi — Babbaityleh
- Zaid Khaled, The Synaptik, El Far3i — Abulzooz
- Cairokee — Basrah w Atooh
- Autostrad — Istanna Shwai
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About Arabic rap & alternative
Arabic rap radio, live from Paris: شباب plays Shabjdeed, Al Nather, Shbash, Samara and Bu Kolthoum in the evening on Wa3's Arabica channel. Earlier in the evening شِل takes the alternative side — Idreesi, Zaid Khaled, TUL8TE, Lege-Cy, AL SHAMI, Cairokee and Autostrad.
Arabic rap now speaks every local dialect, and the songs behind شباب cross the region: the Palestinian pair Shabjdeed and Al Nather, Shbash, The Synaptik, Tunisia's Samara, Bu Kolthoum, Lebanon's El Rass and Egypt's Marwan Moussa. Trap drums and heavy bass carry most of it, with verses in Palestinian, Levantine, Tunisian and Egyptian Arabic.
شِل is the other half of the scene: artists who move between rap, pop, indie and electronic sounds — Idreesi, Zaid Khaled, TUL8TE, Lege-Cy, AL SHAMI, Saint Levant — and bands like Cairokee and Autostrad. Both shows play in the evening on the Arabica channel, شِل first and شباب after it (Paris time), the youngest hours of the channel: music for the way home, a night in, or the start of a night out.
Shabjdeed, Al Nather, Zaid Khaled, Shbash, Idreesi, Lege-Cy, The Synaptik, Samara, Ahmed Diaa, TUL8TE, Bu Kolthoum, SMOKAHOLIC, Saint Levant, Fawzi, Touch, Marwan Moussa, Mc Artisan, AL SHAMI, El Waili, Dabl De
Questions
- Where can I listen to Arabic rap radio online for free?
- On Wa3: شباب plays Arabic rap and شِل the alternative scene, both in the evening on the Arabica channel (Paris time). Free, no account, in any browser.
- What is Arabic alternative music?
- A loose name for Arab artists who sit between rap, pop, indie and electronic music rather than in mainstream pop. On Wa3 it means شِل: Idreesi, Zaid Khaled, TUL8TE, Lege-Cy, AL SHAMI, Saint Levant, Cairokee and Autostrad.
- Is there a Shabjdeed or Saint Levant radio?
- Shabjdeed and Al Nather are at the heart of شباب, Wa3's Arabic rap show, and Saint Levant plays on شِل — Kalamantina with Marwan Moussa, Mitsubishi with Haifa Wehbe, Daloona with 47SOUL. Both shows are on the Arabica channel in the evening.
- Which Wa3 shows play Arabic rap & alternative?
- شِل, شباب — see each show's page for its days and times (Paris).
- How do I listen to Arabic rap & alternative?
- Press “Listen” on this page: it opens wa3.live on the Arabica channel, in any browser on phone or computer — free, no account. Wa3 also streams as plain MP3 for radio apps.