"During the Arab Spring, as protestors flooded the streets in protest against the ruling elite, it was music that galvanised their spirit and communicated their message out loud. Powerful chants, soaring traditional melodies, and articulate hip-hop radiated through the revolutions. This Rough guide charts the best underground tunes by El Tanbura, Sami Yusuf, and Freemuse award winner Ramy Essam."--Container.

Popular and rap protest songs from the 2010 Arab Spring uprising. Title from container. Some selections previously released. Compact discs. Program notes by Dan Rosenberg in English and French and biographical notes in English ([12] p. : ports.) inserted in container.

Taty taty /(Ramy Essam) -- (3:03) ; Kelmti horra = -- (My word is free) / (Emel Mathlouthi) -- (2:33) ; Heela heela / (El Tanbura) -- (3:39) ; Hon enwaladet = -- Born here -- (Arabic version) (DAM feat. Abeer Al Zinati) -- (3:32) ; State of the nation / (El General feat. Mr. Shooma) -- (4:00) ; Sout el horeya / (Cairokee) -- (3:59) ; I'm your hope / (Sami Yusuf) -- (2:42) ; Calling the Libyan youth / (Ibn Thabit) -- (2:40) ; Metlak mesh 3ayzin / (May Matar) -- (3:28) ; Kafkef domouak / (Ramzi Aburedwan and the Palestine National Ensemble of Arabic Music) -- (4:35) ; Rahil / (Ramzi Aburedwan) -- (6:54) ; Ya masr hanet we banet / (Mustafa Said) -- (10:03) ; Et nous, nous aimons la vie / (Ramzi Aburedwan and Dal'Ouna) -- (8:30) -- Disc 2, Revolution erupts. -- Etma3zam -- (3:03) ; Action -- (2:33) ; 3ahd Mubark -- [i.e. 3ahd Moubarak] -- (3:08) ; 3oksha -- (2:54) ; Bata2ty -- (2:48) ; Sabona w khazoo2 -- (1:35) ; Shay el-thawra -- (2:48) ; 8 April -- (1:16) ; Mal3oon -- (2:45) ; El-masala -- (2:32) ; Bta2ty acoustic -- (2:14) ; Dabora w short -- (2:16) ; El-ga7sh wel 7omar -- (2:36) ; Nafadt -- (2:00) ; Tartoor -- (2:57) ; Al-masry al-asly -- (2:27) (Ramy Essam).