[[[122 BPM]]] [[[(sweet spot for Afrohouse + vogue runway energy)]]] [[[Key: F# minor or D minor (deep, sexy, and works well with Arabic scales)]]] [[[2. Sound Palette]]] [[[Traditional & Arabic Elements]]] [[[Oud & Kanun plucks]]] [[[(syncopated, microtonal bends)]]] [[[Ney flute swells in breakdowns]]] [[[Darbuka & riqq percussion loops]]] [[[Afrohouse Rhythm]]] [[[Heavy tribal kick (deep, long tail)]]] [[[Layered conga & bongos for groove]]] [[[Offbeat claps with reverb tails]]] [[[Rolling shakers & tambourines]]] [[[Vogue Ballroom Energy]]] [[[Snappy, pitched-up snare hits ("Ha" crashes for vogue drops)]]] [[[Reverse crash cymbals before kicks]]] [[[Call-and-response chant moments]]] [[[Alt R&B & Deep House Layer]]] [[[Smooth Rhodes chords (minor 7ths & 9ths)]]] [[[Subby 808 bass layered with warm analog bass]]] [[[Atmospheric pads for space]]] [[[3. Structure]]] [[[1. Intro (0:00 – 0:32)]]] [[[Lowpass Rhodes chords, subtle kick + shakers]]] [[[Darbuka pattern slowly fades in]]] [[[One-shot vocal sample]]] [[[( “Habibi”) teased]]] [[[2. Build 1 (0:32 – 1:00)]]] [[[Add bassline with 808 sub punch]]] [[[Clap + snare accents start]]] [[[Filter sweeps & riser FX]]] [[[3. Drop / Hook (1:00 – 1:32)]]] [[[Full drum kit: kick + 808 + darbuka + claps + snare rolls]]] [[[Oud melody + Rhodes chords playing in unison groove]]] [[[Vogue “Ha” crash on every 4th beat for dancefloor hype]]] [[[4. Verse / Groove Section (1:32 – 2:04)]]] [[[Strip drums to kick + congas + Rhodes]]] [[[Vocal chant repeats]]] [[[(“Layali, Layali, Yalla, Yalla”)]]] [[[Kanun fills between vocal phrases]]] [[[5. Build 2 + Main Drop (2:04 – 2:45)]]] [[[Percussion fills + vogue snare rolls]]] [[[Louder “Ha” crashes + bass growl]]] [[[Rhodes gets brighter, melody doubled by synth plucks]]] [[[6. Outro (2:45 – 3:20)]]] [[[Drums fade to darbuka solo]]] [[[Last vocal chant echoes into reverb]]] [[[4. Extra Production Tricks]]] [[[[Sidechain Rhodes & Pads to the kick for deep house bounce]]]] [[[[808 Bass Glides between notes for R&B sensuality]]]] [[[Stereo Panning on Claps for club-width]]] [[[Quarter-tone pitch bends in melodies for authentic Arabic feel]]] [[[Ballroom Vogue Snare Fill:]]] [[[[1-e-&-a with snare rolls + crash for dramatic “pose” moments]]]]