Sounds from Ethiopia
شاميLevantine
متوسطIntermediate·
213 wordsكلمة
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1 min readدقيقة قراءة
Discovering Amharic music through an InterPals friendship — Teddy Afro felt too flashy, but Zeritu Kebede and Gigi hit different.
Bisaraha
شاميLevantine
متوسطIntermediate
أذنEAR TRAINING·
247 wordsكلمة
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2 min readدقيقة قراءة
A quick Levantine note on Ziad Rahbani’s “بصراحة” and why it became my current favorite.
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146 wordsكلمة
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1 min readدقيقة قراءة
ChatGPT + Spotify made it too easy to spin up fresh playlists for my walks.
Everything Zen
شاميLevantine
متوسطIntermediate·
101 wordsكلمة
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1 min readدقيقة قراءة
Slow days, a teenage song, and the patience it asks for.
Soul Tracks for Heavy Mornings
شاميLevantine
متوسطIntermediate·
122 wordsكلمة
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1 min readدقيقة قراءة
A post about hauling myself out of bed and letting a soul playlist brighten a dark winter morning.
A Different Sound
شاميLevantine
متوسطIntermediate·
173 wordsكلمة
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1 min readدقيقة قراءة
A small thought about change, choice, and the paths we take when we want something different.
The Beginnings of My Levantine Playlist
شاميLevantine
متوسطIntermediate
أذنEAR TRAINING·
221 wordsكلمة
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2 min readدقيقة قراءة
Some music I’m enjoying right now, to train my ear for Levantine Arabic.
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106 wordsكلمة
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1 min readدقيقة قراءة
Siren wakeup, a bike ride, and thoughts of music and rest.