{"id":7794,"date":"2022-04-21T12:11:00","date_gmt":"2022-04-21T12:11:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/wp26.cmswebdeveloper.com\/asian-news\/time-for-reflection-what-the-global-muslim-community-is-listening-to-during-the-holy-month\/"},"modified":"2022-04-21T12:11:00","modified_gmt":"2022-04-21T12:11:00","slug":"time-for-reflection-what-the-global-muslim-community-is-listening-to-during-the-holy-month","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/wp26.cmswebdeveloper.com\/asian-news\/time-for-reflection-what-the-global-muslim-community-is-listening-to-during-the-holy-month\/","title":{"rendered":"Time for reflection: What the global Muslim community is listening to during the Holy Month"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center has-white-color has-text-color has-background wp-block-paragraph\" style=\"background-color:#2f0274\"><strong>(Above) Spiritual British singer, songwriter, multi-instrumentalist Sami Yusuf\u2019s track \u2018You Came to Me\u2019 trended in the US with a 260% increase last Ramadhan<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Approximately 1.6 billion Muslims around the world are currently observing Ramadan &#8211; a month of spiritual rejuvenation, humility and togetherness, and the holiest month of the Muslim year.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Whilst the fundamentals will remain the same for many of those observing Ramadan, each country has its own cultural nuances, as shown by new data from Spotify.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">The rise of Nasheeds and Maher Zain<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Audio and spirituality are intricately connected to provide inspiration, an outlet for expression or to create the right atmosphere for prayer and contemplation.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Last Ramadan, Spotify saw a 68% increase worldwide in streams in nasheeds (Islamic devotional songs or spiritual hymns) during April than the previous month. This trend is expected to continue this year and based on streams in March 2022, the UK was the third top country globally for streaming nasheeds behind Indonesia and Malaysia.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.asianexpress.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/Lebanese-Swedish-RB-singer-Maher-Zain_22-1024x576.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-44547\"\/><figcaption>Maher Zain<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">There are clear listening trends on Spotify that reflect how the Muslim community around the world embraces Ramadan. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Last year UK hit artist Harris J saw listening increases during Ramadan with his hits \u2018<a href=\"https:\/\/youtu.be\/AJvDzgg0Yss\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Rasool&#8217; Allah<\/a>&#8216; and &#8216;<a href=\"https:\/\/youtu.be\/u_-McEvEGvI\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Salam Alaikum<\/a>&#8216; both having more than 250% increases.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Lebanese-Swedish R&amp;B singer Maher Zain was one of the most streamed artists with Ramadan-related songs last April. His song \u2018<a href=\"https:\/\/youtu.be\/3G-t72JjRf0\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Ramadan<\/a>\u2019 &#8211; English version saw more than a 1000% increase in listens in the United Arab Emirates, Egypt, and Jordan during Ramadan last year. Streams of the song also saw more than a 500% increase in Australia, Canada, Germany, the UK and the US.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center has-white-color has-text-color has-background wp-block-paragraph\" style=\"background-color:#2f0274\"><strong>Last year UK hit artist Harris J saw listening increases during Ramadan with his hits &#8216;Rasool&#8217; Allah&#8217; and &#8216;Salam Alaikum&#8217; both having more than 250% increases<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.asianexpress.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/Harris-J23989_22-1024x576.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-44546\"\/><figcaption>Harris J<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Interestingly, Zain\u2019s songs in different languages also appealed to different Muslim communities globally, such as \u2018Assalamu Alayka\u2019 &#8211; Arabic Version and \u2018Neredesin\u2019 &#8211; Turkish &#8211; T\u00fcrk\u00e7e in Turkey and mutiple Arabic speaking countries.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center has-white-color has-text-color has-background wp-block-paragraph\" style=\"background-color:#2f0274\"><strong>Lebanese-Swedish R&amp;B singer Maher Zain was one of the most streamed artists with Ramadan-related songs last year<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Whilst spiritual British singer, songwriter, multi-instrumentalist Sami Yusuf\u2019s track <a href=\"https:\/\/youtu.be\/z2_2cFityc4\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">&#8216;You Came to Me&#8217;<\/a> &#8211; English trended in the US with a 260% increase in the same time frame.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"has-text-color wp-block-heading\" style=\"color:#2f0274\">A month defined by tranquillity<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Muslim communities globally are creating user-generated playlists of their favourite nasheed and spiritual music, with Ramadan related words such as zikir (remembrance), ilahi (divine), hati (heart) and doa (supplication) to share with friends and family to soundtrack the month.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">In the UK, associated words surah (chapter in the Quran), nazam (Urdu poetry) and deen (\u2018religion\u2019) proved popular for the creation of spiritual and nasheed playlists.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"has-text-color wp-block-heading\" style=\"color:#2f0274\"><strong>Ramadan around the world<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Each year, Spotify refreshes its dedicated Ramadan Destination offering content for every Ramadan moment throughout the day whether it\u2019s Sufi music, Oud soundscapes, or health and fitness podcasts.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">This year, streams for Chill-oud have risen over 200% in March across the likes of Algeria, Jordan, Morocco, United Arab Emirates, Germany and the USA when compared to streams in January-February of this year.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Whilst Lagu Raya continues to be a popular Ramadan associated playlist, particularly with the Muslim community in Australia with streams skyrockting 320% in the same time frame. Other countries listening to this playlist include Singapore, Japan and India.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Muslim communities are also turning to podcasts for an audio journey of self-reflection during Ramadan. One of the most popular podcasts during the Holy Month is Freshly Grounded. Hosted by two British Muslim entrepreneurs, they discuss anything and everything from business, lifestyle and current world events. Guests often feature sharing their own stories and experiences.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Similarly, another hit is Tell Them, I Am. This Spotify Original podcast showcases a small part of the lives of special guests, including NBA star Enes Kantar, activist Malala Yousafzai and fashion model Halima Aden.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The UK has the most listeners by far for Anchor podcast M. Quraish Shihab Podcast which features Indonesian Muslim scholar M. 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