Massari and Lawrence of Arabia
Today I have some really cool music for you by an incredibly obscure artist by the name Massari. Shoutout to my friend who showed me this song! I was honestly really impressed by this song. It has all the sexy elements of a Spanish song while being sung completely in English. Seems less than ordinary right? BUT what makes this song different is the fact that there are a lot of Middle Eastern influences in the song. Which is completely warranted because Massari is actually Lebanese-Canadian. What I love about this song is that we get that cultural immersion with the way this song is composed. The melodies have a very distinct Middle Eastern theme to them, with the scale pattern that is associated with the Middle East. That Arabic sound is coupled with Latin sounding beats. I could be wrong in my opinion as to how they sound. It could be that the percussion and beat is still along the lines of Arabic sounds, but I also get that slight bachata beat. Either way, this song is a very smooth ...