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 ...

Natacha Atlas considers herself a globe-trotter. The singer-songwriter, noted for her multicultural mix of Arabic music with Western techno-pop, classical and jazz styles, was born 46 years ago in ...

Ali Paris, voice and qanun, Faisal Zedan, percussion. Moroccan Gnawa, Egyptian Samai, Syrian Longas – musical forms rarely heard in the West, yet beloved by millions of people across Northern Africa ...

When people think of classical music, they’re usually referring to Beethoven, Mozart, Ravel, and other music written by European composers. Western European classical music is certainly the most ...

BEIRUT — Sabah Fakhri, a commanding Syrian tenor who helped preserve classical Arabic music with marathon-length concerts around the world, including one 10-hour performance without break in Caracas, ...

We taped this Field Recording shortly after Hurricane Sandy devastated communities in and around New York and New Jersey. One of those affected was drummer Nasheet Waits, who had lost his kit in the ...

BEIRUT: A division of the Jeddah-based BMG Financial Advisors, the regional investment bank, announced on Wednesday plans for a performance of the Al-Farabi Concerto on June 19, an event organizers ...

For all the times that we’ve heard the phrase “African music,” it can be easy to forget that we’re talking about an entire continent here. The reality is that the African continent consists of more ...

Firqat Alnoor, featuring both Jewish and Arab musicians, plays late Egyptian icon's song to mark 50th anniversary of her ...