As part of the NBA Abu Dhabi GAMES 2022
I was honored to be hosting a Podcast in NBA District taking place 
in Manarat Al Saadiyat.

Big Love to the team at NBA Abu Dhabi Games for giving me this opportunity.

My guest is 11 year old Mustafa who is from Lebanon. Residing in UAE. 
Loved his love for the game

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NBA Abu Dhabi | NBA DISTRICT PODCAST | Mustafa // 11 Year Old Basketball Player

As part of the NBA Abu Dhabi GAMES 2022
I was honored to be hosting a Podcast in NBA District taking place 
in Manarat Al Saadiyat.

Big Love to the team at NBA Abu Dhabi Games for giving me this opportunity.

My guest is a Canadian/Lebanese Female Basketball Coach in UAE. Empowering girls to aim high and play hard. 

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NBA Abu Dhabi | NBA DISTRICT PODCAST | Coach J

As part of the NBA Abu Dhabi GAMES 2022
I was honored to be hosting a Podcast in NBA District taking place 
in Manarat Al Saadiyat.

Big Love to the team at NBA Abu Dhabi Games for giving me this opportunity.

My guests are Father & Son Ammar & Hamza Sabban from Saudi Arabia.  Hamza is a young man who dreams to go to the NBA one day. Nice cool convo with a father who is supporting his son and the son who has so much passion to the game of basketball.

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NBA Abu Dhabi | NBA DISTRICT PODCAST | Ammar & Hamza Sabban

As part of the NBA Abu Dhabi GAMES 2022
I was honored to be hosting a Podcast in NBA District taking place 
in Manarat Al Saadiyat.

Big Love to the team at NBA Abu Dhabi Games for giving me this opportunity.

My guest is a basketball fan , Aza Elnimah, who grew up watching Vince Carter dominate. Her passion and love for the game is admirable. 

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NBA Abu Dhabi | NBA DISTRICT PODCAST | AZA ELNIMAH & VINCANITY

As part of the NBA Abu Dhabi GAMES 2022
I was honored to be hosting a Podcast in NBA District taking place 
in Manarat Al Saadiyat.

Big Love to the team at NBA Abu Dhabi Games for giving me this opportunity. 

My guest is legendary basketball player and coach
Isiah Thomas, The 12-time NBA All-Star was named one of the 50 Greatest Players in NBA History. He played his entire professional career for the Detroit Pistons of the National Basketball Association (NBA).

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NBA Abu Dhabi | NBA DISTRICT PODCAST | ISIAH THOMAS

Buckle Up is a series of interviews "On The Go" so, Buckle Up & join us for a drive.

My 108th guest is Palestinian - Jordanian Artist Shouly.
just caching up and talking music :)

We've had him on Buckle Up before via zoom, talking about his album:-
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BDOJLYaLz_E

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From THE LAND: Shouly

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Felukah is a Recording/Performing Artist who is based between Cairo and New York. Just wanted to check-in with her and have a quick chat. We talk about spoken word, story telling, the importance of close friends in Felukah's journey. We also address why Egypt Hip-Hop festivals are not including femcees and how that should change + she mentions some of her fav artists in the region. We speak family and whats their fav record at the moment. 

0:11 | Intro
1:31 | how is it going?
2:26 | Spoken Word
4:45 | change/evolve?
5:50 | comfortable with the art.
7:56 | Family
9:50 | most difficult record?
11:18 | Rapping in Arabic and English 
14:04 | What artists is felukah listening to now?
15:10 | Lauryn Hill importance 
17:18 | Her thoughts on the music in Egypt? + lack of female rappers in festivals.
20:56 | Whats the reason of lack of Femcees in the region?
24:30 | Arabic or English , which one you prefer?
25:17 | Boxed In?
26:11 | Working with The Synaptik
27:00 | Felukah's fav MC's?
28:32 | The most challenging thing you been thru?
29:30 | Huna Al Qahirah 
30:44 | What does Cairo Mean to Felukah?

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She Keeps Sailing : Felukah

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My Guest is Jordanian Rapper dodix who is known for his hardcore lyrics and flow. We discuss his beginnings and why is he not releasing music consistently 
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Jordan Hardcore: Dodix

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My Guest is Palestinian MC/Artist/Actor/OG. He is the leader and a founding member of DAM, the first Palestinian hip hop group.
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The Sound Of Reason in the chaos: Tamer Nafar

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My Guest is Sudanese Artists, AKA Keyz
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MUFTAH: AKA KEYZ

had a cool convo with G-Salih about his new EP "More In Store" and we talked about each record.

Go Stream it now:-
https://vydia.lnk.to/MOREINSTORE

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G-Salih: More In Store EP

Quick chat up with the Synaptik on his collabo with Moayad Alnefaie

Pit-Stop chat with The Synaptik on his first collabo with a GCC Rapper

First collabo for The Synaptik with a GCC Rapper.
I chat with Saudi Artist Moayad Alnefaie to speak on this collabo

مقابلة سريعة مع مؤيد النفيعي عن تعاونه مع السينابتيك

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My 101st Guest is ILLIAM 

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Say His Name Right: ILLIAM

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My 100th Guest is Anees who is a rapper/artist based in the US. We talk about his latest record "Slip", his passion for music, he even mentions the freestylers who inspire him + that Justin Beiber IG LIVE that had he community talking.

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Video Edited by Azarel TV
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All Heart : Anees

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My 99th guest is Clarissa Bitar is a Palestinian oud musician and composer born, raised, and based in Los Angeles, California. She graduated from UC Santa Barbara with a degree in Music and an emphasis in Ethnomusicology. As a student, Clarissa won multiple awards for excellence in performance in Ethnomusicology and had the privilege of playing around California with the UC Santa Barbara Middle East Ensemble. To further her studies, Clarissa sought out and learned from prominent Arab oudists including Simon Shaheen, Charbel Rouhana, and Bassam Saba.

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Oud is Not only for the "3amos" : Clarissa Bitar

VIDEO:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RIQNhLTK9NA

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My 98th Guest is Jordanian/Palestinian Singer, Songwriter and Musician, Zeyne who released her first record "Minni Ana" on Mar 26th, 2021

We go through her beginnings, how covid-19 altered her plans but at the same time pushed her towards making music. We talk about her first single "Minni Ana", the inspiration behind it.

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Minni Ana: Zeyne

VIDEO:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BWkGvLsk55c

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My 97th Guest is Suhel Nafar whois currently the Vice President of Strategy & Market Development- WANA at EMPIRE, the leading independent label, distributor, and publisher in the US and the first label to open a division in the US to help grow the local scene in West Asia & North Africa and its diaspora.

Most recently, Nafar worked at Spotify as the Global Lead of Arab Music & Culture helping to build and launch in West Asia and North Africa, including an initiative of international curation for the largest cultures in the world. Nafar also built Spotify's Arab Culture Hub and its international programming strategy, curating more than 120 playlists including flagship playlists such as Yalla Today's Top Hits, Arab X, Shisha Lounge and Global X. Additionally, in 2016 he helped launch Complex Snapchat Discover channel, the fastest growing platform in the history of Complex Networks.

In the 90s Nafar co-founded the Hip Hop crew, DAM, the first Arab Hip-Hop group out of West Asia. He’s also worked in film and in 2016 was an artist-in-residence at New York University.

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Building An Empire : Suhel Nafar

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My 96th Guest is non other than GHETTS, huge honor, what a guy, we talk about his latest album "Conflict Of Interest", his passion for rap and Hip-Hop Culture.

Shout out to the Warner Music team for arranging this chat.

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https://www.instagram.com/therealghetts/​

Stream the album:-
https://open.spotify.com/album/4GJnb2...​

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Conflict Of Interest: Ghetts

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Watch it on Video:
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My 95th Guest is Waleed Shah who is a photographer based in the UAE and has contributed a lot to the music and art communities in the UAE. We talk about his passion for photography, his personal projects such as "Rock Your Ugly, Mowjood" and he also announces the release of his book 'Rock Your Ugly" and reveal the book's cover.

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Waleed Shah Site:-
https://www.waleedshah.ae/​

Pre-Order The "Rock Your Ugly" Book
https://www.waleedshah.ae/rock-your-u...​

Mowjood Series:-
https://www.waleedshah.ae/mowjood/​

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