The streets of the Arab world are constantly rocking to the beats of a million songs. From the Arabian Gulf to the east to the alleyways of North Africa's Maghreb on the shores of the Atlantic, Arabic music forms a vast array of styles, genres, musical heritage and cultures, and Mo Shaahed has been at the forefront of explorers of this world of Arabic music for many years. A music producer and presenter for one of the world's biggest broadcasters in Arabic, he headed its music output and produced and presented countless music documentaries, both in Arabic for Middle Easter audiences and in English for the rest of the world.