Medina (duo)

Medina is a Swedish hip hop and rap duo formation with Arabic influences made up of Swedish artists of Tunisian descent, being Sam-E (real name Sami Daniel Rekick), a former professional football player in Tunisia and Alibi (real name Ali Jammali). Sam-E is also of Finnish descent as his mother is Finnish.[1] The two started making music in 2003 under the name Medina after they met in Knivsta promoting a special genre they called "Haffla music" with rhythm from the Arab World mixed with hip hop.[2]

This article is about Swedish hip hop / rap duo. For Danish singer, see Medina (singer). For other uses, see Medina (disambiguation).
Medina
Background information
OriginSwedish of Tunisian origin
GenresHip hop, rap
Years active2003-present
Websitewww.medinaonline.se
MembersSam-E (Sami Daniel Rekick)
Alibi (Ali Jammali)

Their debut release was mixtape/album Rumble in Fiskayyet and the resulting single "Magdansös".[3] They followed up with a series of albums, Fullblod, 7 dar, Mosh Normal, Hayat and Sista Minuten. Their single "Miss Decibel" from the album Sista Minuten reached number 2 on Sverigetopplistan, the official Swedish Singles Chart. They have also released series of 4 mixtapes under the title Varsågod de e gratis and two volumes in the series Haffla Music.

Sam-E has released his own solo releases including the album Om ni ba Wuisste and collaborated with other artists including with OIAM in "Avundsjuka", a charting hit on Sverigetopplistan.

Discography

Albums
Year Album Peak
position
SWE
[4]
2005 Fullblod  –
2007 7 dar  –
2008 Mosh Normal (Tunisian album)  –
2012 Hayat  –
2013 Sista Minuten 15
2015 Haffla Avenyn 6

Mixtapes
  • 2004: Rumble in Fiskayyet
  • 2004: Varsågod de e gratis Vol 1 (free album online in 2005)
  • 2009: Varsågod de e gratis Vol. 2
  • 2010: Haffla Music Vol. 1
  • 2010: Varsågod de e gratis Vol. 3
  • 2011: Varsågod de e gratis Vol. 4
  • 2011: Haffla Music Vol. 2
  • 2012: Svarta tårar
Solo mixtape by Alibi
  • 2010: Parabol Paradis (solo mixtape as Alibrorsh)

Singles
Year Single Peak
position		 Certification Album
SWE
[4]
2004 "Magdansös"
(aka "Medina Anthem (Magdansös)")		 48 Rumble in Fiskayyet
2005 "Fortsätt gå"
(aka "Zid Emchi (Fortsätt gå)")		 58 Fullblod
2012 "Där palmerna bor" 13 2x Platinum Hayat
2013 "Miss Decibel" 2 Gold Sista Minuten
2014 "Se på mig nu" 10
"Doga Doga" (feat. Arash) –
2015 "Tills vi koolar" 24 Haffla Avenyn

Discography: Sam-E

Albums
  • Om ni ba Wuisste

Singles
Featured in
Year Single Peak
position		 Album
SWE
[5]
2002 "Riktiga proffs"
(Fjärde Världen feat. Sam-E & Jesper)		  –
2014 "Avundsjuka"
(OIAM feat. Sam-E)		 26
2015 "Kul på vägen"
(Petter feat. Sam-E & Sara Zacharias)		 67
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References
  1. Rapbattle med Medina (in Swedish) Yle
  2. KingSize magazine: Video – Medina "Där palmerna bor" - Ny singel från duons nysläppta album Hayat (in Swedish)
  3. MTV: Medina biography
  4. SwedishCharts.com: Medina discography
  5. SwedishCharts.com: Sam-E discography
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