“Cleopatra” is a bilingual, genre-blending tribute to my mother—an Egyptian immigrant who journeyed to America by way of France and defied expectations to build a life and career from scratch in 1980s Brooklyn. The song fuses Arabic melodies, Spanish guitar, spaghetti Western soundscapes, and Italian folk elements to reflect the multicultural mosaic of her story. It’s a powerful ode to resilience, identity, and the strength of women who break barriers across borders.