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 ...

Arab Music Festival returns to the Cairo Opera House from 20 to 30 October 2026, dedicated to Hany Shaker. Venues, ...

DOHA: The Music Affairs Center, affiliated with the Ministry of Culture, organised a seminar titled The Arab Maqam: ...

A growing controversy surrounding the 34th Arab Music Festival and Conference has raised questions about budgets, artists’ ...

When the cowboy-hatted and denim-fitted hordes hit Coachella next month, they will witness an important milestone: Palestinian-Chilean singer Elyanna is poised to become the first artist to sing her ...

The new venture will be led by former TikTok MENA executive Rami Zedian. By Chris Eggertsen Sony Music Middle East and top Arab music streamer Anghami have teamed up to launch Vibe Music Arabia, a new ...

Michael Ibrahim is busy building bridges. But his bridges are not made of steel. And they do not cross rivers. Instead, they are made of music and cross cultures. Ibrahim is the founder and director ...

A language student’s guide to the French capital highlights the culinary, literary and musical influences that quietly shape everyday life. Inside the Andalusian garden at the Grand Mosque of ...

Thinking back on the Arabic music I listened to throughout my childhood, not many songs immediately come to mind ...