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Advanced Audio Blog S2 #14

Top 10 Egyptian Musicians: Magida
El Roumi

CONTENTS
2 Arabic
2 English
3 Vocabulary
4 Sample Sentences
5 Cultural Insight

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‫‪ .1‬ﻣﺎﺟﺪة اﻟﺮوﻣﻲ‬

‫‪ .2‬اﻟﻤﻄﺮﺑﺔ اﻟﻠﺒﻨﺎﻧﻴﺔ ﻣﺎﺟﺪة اﻟﺮوﻣﻲ ﻫﻲ ﺻﺎﺣﺒﺔ اﻟﺼﻮت اﻷﻋﻠﻰ اﻟﺘﻲ ﺑﺪأت ﻣﻬﻨﺘﻬﺎ ﻋﻨﺪﻣﺎ ﻓﺎزت‬
‫ﺑﺎﻟﻤﻴﺪاﻟﻴﺔ اﻟﺬﻫﺒﻴﺔ ﻓﻲ ﺑﺮﻧﺎﻣﺞ اﻟﻤﻮاﻫﺐ ﺳﺘﺪﻳﻮ اﻟﻔﻦ‪ .‬ﻛﺎن ﻋﻤﺮﻫﺎ ‪ 16‬ﻋﺎﻣﺎ ﻓﻘﻂ ﻓﻲ ذﻟﻚ اﻟﺤﻴﻦ‪،‬‬
‫وأﺻﺒﺤﺖ ﻣﻨﺬ ذﻟﻚ اﻟﺤﻴﻦ أﺣﺪ أﺷﻬﺮ اﻟﻤﻄﺮﺑﺎت اﻟﻌﺮﺑﻴﺎت‪ .‬ﺗﺮﻋﺮت ﻣﺎﺟﺪة اﻟﺮوﻣﻲ ﻓﻲ ﻣﻨﺰل‬
‫ﻣﻮﺳﻴﻘﻲ ﻓﻮاﻟﺪﻫﺎ ﻛﺎن ﻣﻮﺳﻴﻘﻴﺎ ‪ ،‬وﻛﺎﻧﺖ اﻟﻌﺪﻳﺪ ﻣﻦ اﻟﺸﺨﺼﻴﺎت اﻟﺜﻘﺎﻓﻴﺔ اﻟﻬﺎﻣﺔ ﻓﻲ اﻟﺸﺮق اﻷوﺳﻂ‬
‫ﺗﻘﻀﻲ وﻗﺘﺎ ﻃﻮﻳﻼ ﻓﻲ ﻣﻨﺰﻟﻬﺎ‪.‬‬

‫‪ .3‬ﺗﻌﺮف ﻣﺎﺟﺪة ﺑﺎﻟﺠﻤﻊ ﺑﻴﻦ اﻟﻤﻮﺳﻴﻘﻰ اﻟﻜﻼﺳﻴﻜﻴﺔ ﻣﻦ اﻟﻐﺮب و اﻟﻤﻮﺳﻴﻘﻰ اﻟﻜﻼﺳﻴﻜﻴﺔ ﻣﻦ اﻟﺸﺮق‬
‫اﻷوﺳﻂ‪ ،‬رﻏﻢ أن ﻣﻌﻈﻢ أﻏﻨﻴﺎﺗﻬﺎ اﻟﻨﺎﺟﺤﺔ اﻟﻤﺒﻜﺮة ﻣﺎﻟﺖ أﻛﺜﺮ ﻧﺤﻮ اﻟﺸﺮﻗﻴﺔ‪ .‬ﻳﺸﻤﻞ ﻛﻞ ﻣﻦ‬
‫أﻟﺒﻮﻣﺎﺗﻬﺎ ﻋﺎدة ﺑﻌﺾ اﻷﻏﺎﻧﻲ اﻟﻮﻃﻨﻴﺔ ﻟﺒﻠﺪﻫﺎ اﻷم ﻟﺒﻨﺎن و أﻳﻀﺎ ﺑﻌﺾ اﻷﻏﻨﻴﺎت ﻣﻦ ﺗﺄﻟﻴﻒ واﻟﺪﻫﺎ‪.‬‬
‫أﻃﻠﻘﺖ اﻟﻌﺪﻳﺪ ﻣﻦ اﻷﻟﺒﻮﻣﺎت اﻟﺪﻳﻨﻴﺔ و ﻏﻨﺖ أﻳﻀﺎ ﺣﻮل ﺑﻌﺾ اﻟﻤﻮاﺿﻴﻊ اﻟﺜﻘﺎﻓﻴﺔ اﻟﻬﺎﻣﺔ ﻛﺪﻋﻢ اﻟﻤﺮأة‪.‬‬

‫‪ .4‬ﺗﻨﻮﻋﺖ ﻣﻮﺳﻴﻘﻰ ﻣﺎﺟﺪة ﻛﺜﻴﺮا ﺧﻼل ﻣﺴﻴﺮﺗﻬﺎ اﻟﻤﻬﻨﻴﺔ‪ .‬ﺗﺄﻟﻒ أﻟﺒﻮﻣﻬﺎ اﻻول ﻣﻦ ﻣﻮﺳﻴﻘﻰ اﻟﺒﻮب‬
‫اﻟﻌﺮﺑﻴﺔ اﻟﺘﻘﻠﻴﺪﻳﺔ ﻣﻦ أﻳﺎم اﻟﺴﺒﻴﻌﻴﻨﺎت‪ .‬اﺗﺠﻬﺖ ﻓﻲ ﻋﺎم ‪ 1996‬ﻧﺤﻮ اﻟﻤﻮﺳﻴﻘﻰ اﻟﻜﻼﺳﻴﻜﻴﺔ ﻣﻊ‬
‫إدﺧﺎل اﻷوﺑﺮا و اﻟﻤﻮﺳﻴﻘﻰ اﻷوروﺑﻴﺔ اﻟﺸﺮﻗﻴﺔ‪ .‬اﻧﻘﻄﻌﺖ ﻋﻦ اﻟﻤﻮﺳﻴﻘﻰ اﻟﻌﻠﻤﺎﻧﻴﺔ ﻟﻤﺪة ‪ 10‬ﺳﻨﻮات‬
‫ﺑﻌﺪ وﻓﺎة أﺧﺘﻬﺎ ﻣﻦ ﻣﺮض اﻟﺴﺮﻃﺎن‪ .‬ﻋﻮدﺗﻬﺎ اﻟﻰ اﻟﻌﺎﻟﻢ اﻟﻌﻠﻤﺎﻧﻲ ﻛﺎﻧﺖ ﻣﻊ ﻓﻨﺎﻧﻴﻦ أﻛﺜﺮ ﻣﻨﻬﺎ ﺣﺪاﺛﺔ‬
‫ﻣﻊ اﻟﻤﺸﻬﺪ اﻟﻤﻮﺳﻴﻘﻲ‪ ،‬ﻣﺜﻞ ﻣﺮوان ﺧﻮري ‪ ،‬ﻛﻠﻮد ﺷﻠﻬﻮب و ﺟﻴﻦ ﻣﺎري رﻳﺎﺷﻲ‪.‬‬

‫‪ .5‬ﺗﻮاﺻﻞ اﻟﻴﻮم ﻏﻨﺎء اﻷﻏﺎﻧﻲ اﻟﺘﻲ ﺗﺘﺤﺪث اﻟﻰ اﻟﻨﺎس‪ ،‬ﺣﻴﺚ اﺗﺠﻬﺖ اﻟﻴﻮم اﻟﻰ ﺟﻤﻬﻮر اﺻﻐﺮ ﺳﻨﺎ ﺣﻴﺚ‬
‫ﺗﻮاﺻﻞ اﻟﻨﻀﺎل ﻟﻜﻲ ﺗﺤﺪث ﻓﺮﻗﺎ ﻓﻲ ﻫﺬا اﻟﻌﺎﻟﻢ‪.‬‬

‫‪ENGLISH‬‬

‫‪1.‬‬ ‫‪Magida El Roumi‬‬

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2. Lebanese singer Magida El-Roumi is a soprano whose career started when she won the
gold medal on the talent show Studio El Fan. She was just 16 years old at that time, and
since then she has become one of the most well-known Arabic singers. Magida grew up
in a very artistic household. Her father was a musician, and many important cultural
figures of the Middle East spent much time at her home.

3. Magida is known for combining classical music from the West with classical music from
the Middle East, although most of her early hits were actually more Oriental. Each one of
her albums typically includes some patriotic numbers about her native country of
Lebanon and also some songs written by her father. She has released several religious
albums and also has sung on some important cultural topics, like the empowerment of
women.

4. Through the course of her career, Magida’s music has varied quite a bit. Her debut
album was composed of traditional Arabic pop from the 1970s, By 1996, she was
heading toward classical music and also incorporating more opera and Eastern
European music. She took a break from secular music for about 10 years after her
sister’s death from cancer. When she did step back into the secular world, it was with
artists who were newer to the music scene, like Marwan Khouri, Claude Chalhoub, and
Jean-Marie Riachi.

5. Today she continues to make songs that speak to people, now turning to more of a
younger audience as she continues striving to make a difference in the world.

VOCABULARY

A r abic R omanization English C lass Ge nde r

‫ﻣﻮﺳﻴﻘﻲ‬ mūsīqī Musician noun Masculine

‫ﻋﻠﻤﺎﻧﻲ‬ ʿalmānī Secular Adjective Masculine

‫ﺟﻤﻬﻮر‬ ǧumhūr Audience noun Masculine

‫دﻳﻨﻲ‬ dīnī Religious Adjective Masculine

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 ‫دﻋﻢ‬ daʿm Empowerment noun Masculine

‫ﻣﺮاﻋﻘﺔ‬ murāhaqah Teenage noun Feminine

‫اﻟﺴﺮﻃﺎن‬ ʾal-saraṭān Cancer noun Masculine

Masculine*Plura
‫آﺑﺎء‬ ābāʾ fathers noun l

‫اﺳﺘﺮﺟﺎع‬ ʾistirǧāʿ Relive noun Masculine

‫ﻋﻠﻤﺎﻧﻲ‬ ʿalmānī Secular Adjective Masculine

ʾal-šarq ʾal-
‫اﻟﺸﺮق اﻷوﺳﻂ‬ Middle East phrase Masculine
ʾawsaṭ

SAMPLE SENTENCES

‫ﻣﻌﻈﻢ اﻵﺑﺎء ﻻ ﻳﻮاﻓﻘﻦ ﻋﻠﻰ أن ﻳﺼﺒﺢ أﺑﻨﺎﺋﻬﻢ‬
.‫ﻣﻮﺳﻴﻘﻴﻮن ﻷﻧﻬﻢ ﻻ ﻳﻌﺘﺒﺮوﻧﻬﺎ ﻓﺮﺻﺔ ﻣﺪرة ﻟﻠﻤﺎل‬
muʿẓam ʾal-ʾābāʾ lā yuwāfiqūn ʿalā ʾan yuṣbiḥ
ʾabnāʾhum mūsīqiyūn liʾannahum lā yaʿtabirūnahā
furṣaẗan mudirraẗan lil-māli.
Most parents don't approve of their
children trying to be a musician because
they don't see it as a money making
opportunity.
‫اﻟﺪوﻟﺔ اﻟﻌﻠﻤﺎﻧﻴﺔ ﻫﻲ ﺗﻠﻚ اﻟﺘﻞ ﻻ ﺗﻨﺤﺎز ﻟﺪﻳﻦ‬
.‫ﻟﻠﺘﺸﺮﻳﻊ‬
ʾal-dawlaẗ ul-ʿalmāniyya hiyā tilk allatī lā tanḥāz li-
dīn lil-tašrīʿ
A secular state is that that doesnt bias
religion for enactment.

.‫ﻫﺘﻒ اﻟﺠﻤﻬﻮر ﻟﻠﻤﻐﻨﻲ ﺑﺤﺮارة‬ .‫ﻻ ﻳﻌﻴﺶ اﻟﺠﻤﻴﻊ ﺣﻴﺎة دﻳﻨﻴﺔ‬

hataf al-ǧumhūr lil-muġannī biḥarārah. lā yaʿīš ul-ǧamīʿ ḥayāẗan dīniyaẗan.

The audience cheered the singer warmly. Not everyone leads a religious lifestyle.

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 .‫اﻟﺪﻋﻢ ﻫﺎم ﻟﻠﺠﻤﻴﻊ‬ ‫اﻻﺳﺘﻤﺎع اﻟﻰ اﻟﻤﻮﺳﻴﻘﻰ ﺟﺰء رﺋﻴﺴﻲ ﻓﻲ ﺣﻴﺎة‬
ʾal-daʿm hāmmun lil-ǧamīʿ .‫اﻟﻤﺮاﻫﻘﺔ‬
ʾal-istimāʿ ʾila al-mūsīqā ǧuzʾun raʾīsī fī ḥayāẗ il-
Empowerment is important for everyone.
murāhaqah.

Listening to music is a major part of

teenage life.

.ً‫اﻟﺴﺮﻃﺎن أﺣﺪ أﻛﺜﺮ اﻷﻣﺮاض ﺗﺮوﻳﻌﺎ‬
ʾalsaraṭān ʾaḥad ʾakṯar ul-ʾamrāḍ tarwīʿan.
Cancer is one of the most terrifying
diseases of all.
.‫اﻟﻌﺪﻳﺪ ﻣﻦ اﻟﻨﺎس ﻳﺠﻠﻮن آﺑﺎﺋﻬﻢ و ﻳﺤﺘﺮﻣﻮﻧﻬﻢ‬
ʾal-ʿadīdu min al-nāsi yaǧillūn ʾābāʾahum wa
yaḥtarimūnahum.
Many people look up to and respect their
fathers.

‫اﻷﻟﺒﻮﻣﺎت اﻟﻔﻮﺗﻮﻏﺮاﻓﻴﺔ ﺗﺴﺎﻋﺪ ﻓﻲ اﺳﺘﺮﺟﺎع‬ ‫اﻟﺪوﻟﺔ اﻟﻌﻠﻤﺎﻧﻴﺔ ﻫﻲ ﺗﻠﻚ اﻟﺘﻞ ﻻ ﺗﻨﺤﺎز ﻟﺪﻳﻦ‬
.‫اﻟﺬﻛﺮﻳﺎت اﻟﻬﺎﻣﺔ ﻣﻦ اﻟﻤﺎﺿﻲ‬ .‫ﻟﻠﺘﺸﺮﻳﻊ‬
ʾal-ʾalbūmāt ʾal-fūtūġrāfiyyah tusāʿidu fī ʾistirǧāʿ il- ʾal-dawlaẗ ul-ʿalmāniyya hiyā tilk allatī lā tanḥāz li-
ḏikrayāt il-hāmmah min al-māḍī dīn lil-tašrīʿ

Photo albums help to relive important A secular state is that that doesnt bias
memories of the past. religion for enactment.

.‫ﻳﺘﻢ اﻟﺘﺤﺪث ﺑﺎﻟﻠﻐﺔ اﻟﻌﺮﺑﻴﺔ ﻓﻲ اﻟﺸﺮق اﻷوﺳﻂ‬

yatimm al-taḥadduṯ bil-luġaẗ il-ʿarabiyyah fil-šarq il-ʾawsaṭ

The Arabic language is spoken in the Middle East.

CULTURAL INSIGHT

Magida El Roumi has made her view on various issues very clear. Most of her songs are very
patriotic in nature, and she works as an activist for world hunger. She was appointed to be an
ambassador for the United Nations in 2001 for World Food Day, and she has also taken part
in quite a few roundtable discussions about world hunger with the United Nations
ambassadors. Additionally, she is credited with starting Agricultural Week in Lebanon. She
also dedicated the Food and Agriculture Organization's book during the 60th anniversary of
World Food Day in 2001.

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