Shuffle | Feb 12 - Feb 25

Over the past fortnight, as Ramadan 2026 set in, Arab artists across the MENA region and its diaspora have ushered in a fresh wave of releases. In the latest edition of our Shuffle playlist, the SceneNoise team rounds up the sharpest of the bunch, spotlighting new cuts from Kiss Facility, Rita L’Oujdia, Maryam Saleh, and more.

Indie rock duo Kiss Facility, the project of Emirati-Egyptian singer-songwriter Mayah Alkhateri and Irish-Chilean producer Sega Bodega, preview their forthcoming album with a hazy shoegaze slow-burning ‘Cheap Poetry’. In Morocco, Rita L’Oujdia returns with ‘NIYA’, a slick, dancefloor-ready blend of R&B and reggaeton. Egyptian indie artist Juno, meanwhile, delivers her long-awaited album The Color Pulp, marking a confident new chapter in her catalogue.

On the electronic front, Moroccan-Egyptian DJ and producer Ouella shares ‘Enta Enta’, while Maryam Saleh unveils ‘Nedaa’, the third single from her comeback album. The playlist also includes Nader Khalil with ‘Concrete Heart’, Thoom tapping into nocturnal pop on ‘Midnight Princess’, and Chiati reconnecting with longtime collaborator Omar Emara for the joint single ‘3ala Baly’.

TRACKLIST:

Zoumer - Here in My Room

Rita L'Oujdia - NIYA

Kiss Facility - Cheap Poetry

Farah Nakhoul - Mta'ab Albi

Ouella - Enta Enta

Chiati, Omar Emara - 3ala Baly

Juno - Reflections in the Mud

Bahjat - Maybe I'm the Villain

Nader Khalil - Concrete Heart

Maryam Saleh - Nedaa

WAHM - Feel My Fire

Thoom - Midnight Princess

Clever - Jannet El Khulod