Music Monday: Celebrate Arab American Heritage Month with Aquila

by Katerina Matta, Assistant Features Editor

Music Monday features a different category of songs on a weekly basis. Each Monday, Harker Aquila will release seven songs, one song for each day of the week.

In honor of this April’s Arab American Heritage Month, take a few minutes this week to explore some classic Arab hits. From Egyptian icon Umm Khulthum’s romantic ballads to Algerian star Khaled’s energetic Raï pop, Harker Aquila brings a wide selection of Arab music sure to have a song for everyone.

Find the full playlist here: 

Monday: “Alf Leila We Leila” by Umm Kulthum

Tuesday: “Nour El Ein” by Amr Diab 

Wednesday: “Didi” by Khaled

Thursday: “Sallimleh Alayh” by Fairuz

Friday: “Lamma Bada Yatathana” by Lena Chamamyan

Saturday: “Dammi Falastini” by Mohammad Assaf

Sunday: “Shik Shak Shok” by Hassan Abou Seoud