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Baghdad Choby
by Tarabband

من الخطوة الأولى إيقاعك معروف
من ريحة بلدي وتدندن شوبي
ومن النغمة الأولى علّمني الموّال
إيدك بإيديا كأنك محبوبي
ولا تواخذ لون عيوني إذا العين إجت بالعين
ولا تحلّل لون جفوني بهذا الليل ولون الليل
وما تواخذ لون عيوني إذا العين إجت بالعين
وما تحلّل لون جفوني بهذا الليل
وياك اريد ارقص شوبي هذي رقصة محبوبي
وياك اريد اغنّي شوبي هذي غنوة محبوبي
وياك اريد ارقص شوبي هذي رقصة محبوبي
وياك اريد اغنّي شوبي هذي غنوة محبوبي
وهالغنوة هدية
من قلبي المحروم من شوفة بلدي
حلوة يا بلدي
وأمانة عليّ لغنّي لك موّال
على نغمة بغداد وعلى وزن الشوبي
ولا تواخذ لون عيوني إذا العين إجت بالعين
ولا تحلّل لون جفوني بهذا الليل ولون الليل
ولا تواخذ لون عيوني إذا العين إجت بالعين
ولا تحلّل لون جفوني بهذا الليل
وياك اريد ارقص شوبي هذي رقصة محبوبي
وياك اريد اغنّي شوبي هذي غنوة محبوبي
وياك اريد ارقص شوبي هذي رقصة محبوبي وياك اريد اغنّي شوبي هذي غنوة محبوبي
بغداد
دار السلام
دار محبوبي

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Arabic music freshly written and created in the heart of Scandinavia and Europe: Sweden. The ensemble's base is the southern city Malmö, where cultures from all over the world interacts and melt together creating an interesting cultural base in Europe.

Nadin was born 1980 and raised in both Baghdad and Cairo, into an artistic family with origins in Egypt and Iraq. She escaped the war in Iraq year 2002 after surviving Gulf war 1 and 2. As a refugee in Sweden she wanted to make her musical dream become true Read Full BioArabic music freshly written and created in the heart of Scandinavia and Europe: Sweden. The ensemble's base is the southern city Malmö, where cultures from all over the world interacts and melt together creating an interesting cultural base in Europe.

Nadin was born 1980 and raised in both Baghdad and Cairo, into an artistic family with origins in Egypt and Iraq. She escaped the war in Iraq year 2002 after surviving Gulf war 1 and 2. As a refugee in Sweden she wanted to make her musical dream become true, besides finding a new identity as a human being and an artist through music and art. She created Tarabband in 2007 and since then been actively touring Europe with her music and theater shows, radio programs and more.
Tarabband comprises six of Sweden's most established and skilled folk & world musicians, lead by the charismatic singer Nadin.

Tarabband is a musical and poetic journey of survival, exile, life and rebirth. The ensemble creates original compositions based on the Arabic music heritage, strongly influenced by the North African, World and folk music.

They also perform traditional folk songs from the Middle East with a Tarabband touch. Their music is a journey from Baghdad via Cairo, Paris to Malmö, mixing Sufism, Folk, Flamenco, Jazz and settles in Tarab, the common denominator. The renowned band combines groove and sweetness with Nadin's charismatic voice to transgress borders that are drawn between countries and humans.

The word TARAB itself in Arabic stands for "Ecstasy through music".