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Dr. Ramzi Salti's Arabology Podcast spotlights two events in the San Francisco Bay Area including Golden Thread's ReOrient Festival of Short Plays (Oct 13-Nov 4) and the Arab Film Festival.

Segment includes:

1. (1:59) Interview with Stanford Doctoral student/Golden Thread Dramaturg Marina Johnson who discusses this year's featured plays and playwrights Katrin Arefy, Adam Ashraf Elsayigh, Yussef El Guindi, Arti Ishak, Hamed Sinno, Judith Boyajian Strang-Waldau. Info and tickets at https://goldenthread.org
2. (15:30) Song excerpt: "Jowa Beiti" by The Synaptik X Maysa Daw
3. (16:06) Interview with Yasmina Tawil, Programming Director for the Arab Film Festival, who spotlights the Opening Night feature film 'Hajjan' by Abu Bakr Shawky and the other selected movies. For info and tickets, see arabfilmfestival.org

Segment was recorded in October 2023

More info at https://www.arabology.org

Stanford Lecturer + Arabology radio host Dr. Ramzi Salti interviews Hiya هي, a new groundbreaking Jordanian artist, performer, and singer/songwriter, during the music video release party for her latest bilingual single "Banadi."

The music video premiere party for "Banadi" took place on September 8, 2023 at the beautiful Manara Center in Amman, Jordan where guests were treated to a rooftop projection of her stunning new work.

This interview is also available on Spotify, Apple Podcasts, etc. To listen, go to https://kite.link/arabology

Read more about this event at https://www.arabology.org/2023/09/hiya.html

Recorded in July 2023 in Amman, Jordan.
Stanford Lecturer + Arabology radio host Dr. Ramzi Salti interviews Amjad Al Rasheed, Director of the award winning Jordan film "Inshallah A Boy" ان شاء الله ولد after its premiere at the Cannes Film Festival 2023.

Recorded in June 2023 at KZSU Stanford 90.1 FM
Stanford Lecturer and radio host Dr. Ramzi Salti welcomes 3 young 'Arabology' radio fans to the studio (Qays, Anoud, Brandon) where they discuss Arabic music, their diverse backgrounds and much more.

Featured Music Excerpts:
1. Massari - Ya Nour El Ein (feat. Maya Diab & French Montana)
2. Abu Ft. Yousra - 3 Daqat
3. JAY-Z - Big Pimpin' ft. UGK (Sampling Abdul Halim Hafez's 'Khusara')
4. Fairuz - Jabaliyye (Gabaleya)

Arabology is a radio program that is hosted by Dr. Ramzi Salti, Lecturer at Stanford University, showcasing music and other cultural productions from the Arab world. 'Arabology' airs on KZSU 90.1 FM and podcasts can be streamed on all major platforms.
* Arabology Blog: arabology.org
* All Podcasts are available on Spotify, Apple Podcasts and all other platforms and are housed at: SoundCloud.com/arabology

Egyptian American Stanford student Ziyad G is interviewed by Dr. Ramzi Salti about ARAB FEST--an annual Stanford event that is jam packed with food, performances, music, and a celebration of everything Arabic (see itinerary below).

*Date + Location: Friday May 26, 2023 at Arguello Field on the Stanford campus.
*Event Itinerary: See https://asas.su.domains

Arabology is a radio program that is hosted by Dr. Ramzi Salti, Lecturer at Stanford University, showcasing music and other cultural productions from the Arab world. 'Arabology' airs on KZSU 90.1 FM and podcasts can be streamed on all major platforms.

* Arabology Blog: arabology.org
* All Podcasts are housed at: SoundCloud.com/arabology/sets/podcasts

This interview was recorded in May 2023 at KZSU Stanford 90.1 FM

Aired on March 10, 2023

The second episode of the 14th season of 'Arabology' features new indie music by groundbreaking Arab artists, including an ode to reigning female singers, heartfelt song tributes to fathers, and the radio premiere of fresh releases by Tootard, Hawa Dafi and many others.

This episode featured songs by Tootard, Ghazall, Hawa Dafi, Kazdoura, BiGSaM & Siilawy, El Far3i, Autostrad, Emsallam, Borhan, Reina Khoury, Hana Malhas, Noel Kharman, Fawz Shocair, Abo El Anwar, Shi'rap, The Synaptik, Hosam Omran & Nada Abo Treka, Tamer Nafar and Omar Offendum.

Podcast also spotlighted instrumentals and mixes by Maxi 45 Records, Timothy Maloof, Suad Bushnaq, DJ Laith, Dina Madi and Fady D.

Arabology is presented by Dr. Ramzi Salti, Lecturer at Stanford University and Radio Host @ KZSU 90.1 FM.

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More info at https://www.arabology.org