Martes con Marta (Tuesdays with Marta)

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Dear Stouffer and Mayer Hall Residents,

 

Welcome to "Martes con Marta” (Tuesdays with Marta).“Marta’s Music Series” was updated today, Tuesday, April 23rd, 2024. 

 

The songs celebrate the Arabic Heritage Month, which takes place in April!

 

To access the lyrics, music, videos, and the “Learn More” section (available 24/7), please visit this link: https://sites.google.com/view/martasmusicseries/home

 

 

Here are the featured songs:

 

1. “Montuno Noreño” (Northen Montuno) - Jomed - Algeria & Cuba:

This beautiful love song is performed by Algerian singer Ahmed Takdjout along with Joel Hierrezuelo Balart, a Cuban musician and multi instrumentalist. The lyrics are in Arabic and Spanish, and the musical arrangement is a blend between Afro-Cuban and Middle Eastern music.

 

2. “Já Estava Escrito (It Was Written) - Malu Aires & Marcus Viana - Brasil:

The music style for this song is a mixture of progressive soft rock and Middle Eastern music. The instruments used, the voice of Malu Aires, and Viana's musical arrangement are a great choice to transmit the mythical and ethereal feeling of the lyrics, which talks about a sublime love meant to exist through the millennia.

 

3. “Cosi Celeste (So Heavenly) - Zucchero & Cheb Mami - Italy & Algeria:

In this song, the combination of Zucchero's voice with that of Cheb Mami (who sings the song in Arabic) is quite beautiful, and each performance is quite unique. Moreover, the lyrics are beautiful as well. It talks about the love and hope experienced by a lover towards a loved one. Feelings are described as being "so heavenly," that the bad ones are quickly forgotten.

 

I hope you thoroughly enjoy this week's selection of songs!

Musically yours 🎼

marta

 

When:

Tuesday April 23rd, 2024 8:00 AM