Egyptian Songstress Lella Fadda Revives Voices of Egypt's Golden Era on ‘El Wa’t Msh Beyaadi’

Lella Fadda is emerging as one of the more interesting singers in Egypt’s new wave of pop vocalists, with an evocative, classically-infused style reminiscent of a bygone golden-era of Egyptian music.

Produced and arranged by Ratchopper of BLOC C records, the instrumental for ‘El Wa’t Msh Beyaadi' features a majestic, sweeping cello orchestration courtesy of Yulia nd Boris Sevastyanova, and a minimal guitar accompaniment by frequent collaborator Joe Tariq.

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Lamenting on “stolen” love from a lover who Fadda knows will inevitably leave, ‘El Wa’t Msh Beyaadi’ is incredibly evocative, sitting somewhere in between a deeply emotional folk and a silver-screen worthy cinematic score. Pinning down ‘El Wa’t Msh Beyaadi’ to any one genre is certainly a challenge, though one thing that becomes clear over the length of the track is that the fledgeling artist is shedding layers of uncertainty and self-doubt with each new single or feature, and embracing the deep melodics, sensual undertones, and inherent empowerment of her own voice.