Dear all, It's that time of year again... time to pass out the best music I found in 2009. 3catsjackson started this wonderful annual tradition. I've collected about 70 of the best songs that were new to me this year. (The songs themselves were recorded between 1940 and 2009.) The musical genres include alternative, Arabic, classical, electronica, jazz, Latin, metal, prog rock, rock ...

... La Francophonie again: former colonies of France whose use of French as a second language (after Arabic) was fairly wide-spread. While most people spoke English ... north to Monastir, a popular resort town - and alternative airport from Tunis, only some 250km away - and the famous Ribat, ... distinct faces. In the heart of the city was the large Arabic medina, Heritage-listed and crammed with all sorts ...

... night long.   I Am Alaska A mish-mash of alternative, post-grunge and post-hardcore, I Am Alaska never ... and Americana, Good Old War is the perfect kind of music to play while on a road trip with all the windows down and the breeze hitting ... & The Crow'. It is not uncommon to see that some of their songs have Arabic verses in it, and they even have a track titled 'Allah, ...