Some of the biggest Arabic artists in the world are descending on the UK on Saturday – for a "first of its kind" music festival.

Mahrajan Festival is an entirely Arabic music event and fans have been telling BBC Newsbeat they are ready to "enjoy and celebrate" the milestone.

Organised as a collaboration between Live Nation and ABU Recordings, the event has been billed as a platform to "honour Arabic music across all generations".

Egyptian singer Lella Fadda says she's "super excited" to be one of the performers taking to the stage.

The all-day outdoor festival is taking place at Crystal Palace Bowl and includes a mix of established artists as well as rising stars.

"I have never performed here before – when I perform abroad most of the people don't know me so they get to know me through the performance which I really love," says Lella.

The artist is vocally trained but says she has always loved rap, which is how she got into it.

"Not everyone knows me at the [festival] because I rap in mostly Egyptian Arabic and it's not for all the diaspora to understand, but I'm so happy to be connecting with everyone."

The likes of Saint Levant, Dystinct and Khaled are headlining the one-day festival, which feels like a step forward for Arabic music fan Mariam Azam.

"Growing up we didn't see ourselves in the media at all, and if we did it was never good representation," the 24-year-old says.

"It's just nice to have something for us, especially in London."

Azam says she has been "counting down the days" until the festival – and she's not the only one who's excited.

Natalina Popat tells Newsbeat she's most looking forward to seeing Palestinian artist Saint Levant.

"I'm really hoping that he plays Samra, which is a song about loving a girl with a little bit of a darker skin tone," says the 25-year-old.

"I think in a community where fair is often the more beautiful, that song is really comforting and I love it a lot."

Popat grew up in Dubai and Saudi Arabia and says she was "always surrounded by the culture".

"I feel like I was very blessed to have a lot of my childhood kind of mixed in with that community."

When she moved to the UK, she felt a shift.

"There wasn't as much [Arab music] in the mainstream media, so that's why I'm excited for this festival to meet like-minded people.

"And also have a chance to enjoy and celebrate this milestone in the Arab community."

Popat says that having the festival in the UK is "amazing", and even has a friend flying in from the US for the occasion.

"London has always been a melting pot of diversity and celebrating communities."

"So I think it's really cool that the Arab community is getting their chance to celebrate.

"I think it's bringing together a lot of pockets of community from around London and the UK."

For Lella, Egyptian music has "always been there", she's just glad it's finally getting attention.

"We are changing the narrative, we are good at what we do and we can succeed on a worldwide level and not just for Arabic-speaking audiences."

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