The following is a full transcript of the interview given by Israh Sukhera to The Warrior Messenger’s Zara Atif about what her favorite Arab artists and songs are.

(The Warrior Messenger) ZARA ATIF, HOST: How do you spell your first and last name?

Israh Sukhera (A seventh grader at WMS): I-S-R-A-H  S-U-K-H-E-R-A.

ZA: Who are your top three Arab song artists right now?

IS: Saad Lemjarred, Dystinct, and Mohommad Ramadan.

ZA: What are your top three Arab songs right now?

IS: “La”, “Yama”, and “Ta3al.”

ZA: If you had to pick only one Arab artist to listen to who would it be and why?

IS: Dystinct because his songs are super original, especially since I, myself, am a Moroccan. His songs are super original in my opinion.

ZA: Which Arab artist do you believe has the best vocal range or unique vocal quality?

IS: Oh definitely Dystinct.

ZA: Who is a currently popular Arab artist that you think is overrated, and who is one that is underrated?

IS: I think Saad Lemjarred is really underrated because he has really good songs, especially because he sings different dialects of Arabic.  He mixes just like Dystinct, and I feel like Ahmed Saad is really overrated and his songs are really mid; they’re not that good, and lots of people like him a lot and I don’t know why.

ZA: If you could see any Arab artist living or dead, who would you choose and why?

IS: Definitely Dystinct, I love that guy he’s so good!

ZA: Is there anything else you would like to add?

IS: Nope, that’s it.