أغاني شعبية: يم الدرّاعة الزرقة / شروقي: يا قاطع البيد = Chansons Populaires: Ya El-Derra El-Zerka / Ya Katia El-Bid

This 45 RPM record was released by the Voice of Stars label, a significant imprint for Iraqi and regional folk music during the mid-twentieth century. The tracks feature the artist Abbas Hamoud, a performer known for his work within the maqam and traditional folk music traditions of the region. The release reflects a period when indigenous musical styles were being captured and disseminated through commercial vinyl, bridging the gap between live rural performance and the burgeoning urban recording industry.

The record pairs 'Ya El-Derra El-Zerka' with the 'Shurugi' style track 'Ya Katia El-Bid'. Shurugi is a distinctive folk genre from southern Iraq, characterized by its emotive, desert-inflected vocal delivery. The design of Voice of Stars records from this era typically utilized minimalist, functional sleeves intended for regional distribution, focusing on artist identification and genre classification rather than elaborate graphic design. These recordings remain important primary sources for documenting mid-century Iraqi folk expression before the significant disruptions of the later twentieth century.