Traditionally, the summer has been “Album Season” for the Arabic music industry. However, after the unfortunate summer in Lebanon, the season did not go quite as planned. And so Spring 2007 has taken on the task of “Album Season”. So far we have seen the greats: Kadim El Sahir, Rashed El Majed, and Joe Ashkar. We have the rising stars: Shams, Issaf, Tamer Hosny, Hikmate, Rajaa, Amr Mustafa, Mustafa Amar, Ahmad Hussain , Bashar El Shatti, Hayat, Jawad El Ali, Zee Zee, and Ruby. Then we have the not so great: Maria, and Dana. If you thought that was a long list, keep in mind I’ve mentioned the majority, not all of the albums released since January. Also, keep in mind that there is a much longer list coming up in the exceedingly near future (2007):

1. Amr Diab – Khalik Maaya – Rotana (expected in June)
2. Angham – Khod Menni Rouhi – Rotana (constantly delayed)
3. Asalah Nasri – Untitled Khaliji Album – Rotana
4. Amani Swissi – Untitled – Rotana (Expected in April)
5. Elissa - Untitled – Rotana (expected in June)
6. Haifa Wehbe – Bébé Haifa & Omri Maak – Rotana (Bébé Haifa expected in April)
7. Hani Shaker – Untitled – Artline Music
8. Hisham Abbas – Untitled – Alam El Phan
9. Mohammed Fouad – Untitled – Rotana
10. Mohammed Mohi – Untitled – High Quality
11. Najwa Karam – Untitled – Rotana (Delayeed)
12. Nancy Ajram – Shakhbet Shakhabit & Untitled Album – Artline Music (Shakhbet Shakhabit expected in May)
13. Pascale Machaalani – Untitled – Rotana (Expected in April)
14. Sherine Ahmad – Untitled – Rotana (Expected in the summer)

What 2007 albums have you liked so far? Which albums are you looking forward to?

By Ahmed