Interviewing an artist of Angham’s caliber presents a unique challenge and a thrill, merging anticipation with the weight of her legacy. Angham is, after all, a towering figure in Arabic music, an ...

Until recently, Arab music had been used by American and European studios and popular media in a way that “was very orientalist,” playing on racist tropes, according to writer and music journalist ...

This transcript is from a CSIS podcast published on December 26, 2023. Listen to the podcast here. Jon Alterman: Danny Hajjar is a Lebanese American music journalist and curator of the weekly ...

The week’s most popular Arabic songs across the globe based on streaming activity from more than 200 territories around the ...

The organizers of FIFA Arab Cup Qatar 2025 have just released the tournament’s official soundtrack — featuring two vibrant ...

With Ravid Kahalani at its helm, genre-defying band Yemen Blues is known for a deeply experimental sound & live performances that border on the spiritual. Next they perform in NYC. To say that Ravid ...

After winning second place on “Arab Super Star,” Lebanon’s version of “American Idol” in 2007, a young Moroccan singer spent the next few years in the U.S., performing popular Arabic songs in ...

And so, King Deco’s alias was shed, and she became exactly who she’s always been. Being known as Dana Salah proved to be more than just owning herself in all her likeness; it was a defiant expression ...

While playing piano in public, a girl challenged me to play an Arabic song — and I gave it a try. I had never played it ...

Between 12-16 March Mahatat for Contemporary Art performed music on the balconies of buildings in four Egyptians cities — Port Said, Damietta, Mansoura and Cairo — for their new artistic intervention, ...

A skilled multi-instrumentalist, he co-founded the New York Arabic Orchestra and directed Lebanon’s national conservatory of music. He died of complications of Covid-19. By Kareem Chehayeb This ...