In the past few weeks I’ve been trying to listen to Mix FM 98.4 but just can’t do it; it’s against my religion. It has turned to an “anasheed” station. I used to love listening to it because as the name suggested it was a mix of both English and Arabic music of all genres (sans “anasheed”). It played great music most of the time as it was edging closer towards its sister station Marina FM 88.8, the radio equivalent to Reality TV.
My biggest beef with this whole shenanigan is that they play “anasheed,” which I must say is plagiarizing old musical styles. I have classified this music into three types:
• A Cappella: sounds like Christmas carols no instruments.
• Doo Wop: African-American music made popular in the 50s. Someone sings and a group fills the background with vocal harmonies
• Calypso: Afro-Carribian music. The use of bongos and drums as the rhythm and the voices of the singer
If people are so against music and want a religious experience, they should stop their fakeness, and listen to the Quran Channel 98.9. They have great shows (the craziest people call in) and great Quran readers.
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On a side note, I was hearing on the radio that in Turkey some aspiring imams are kicked out of “imam” school because their voices are not good enough. Apparently, you have to sing in order to be an imam. Being an imam requires certain skills of which a good musical voice is none of them such as:
• Good command of the Quran
• Knowledge of how to read and pronounce the scripture of the Quran.
• Good composure, so as not to get nervous and forget important steps/words.
• Ability to focus and concentrate (Khoshoo’).
• Loud voice, but this has become obsolete after the introduction of the mic.
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