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 ...

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 ...

Omar Khalil reflects on his grandfather, Mohamed Abdelwahab’s legacy, ahead of the landmark London concert, celebrating the ...

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, ...

In the spring of 1967, Columbia Records released “Hard Rock From the Middle East,” the first Arabic-language rock album put out by a major label. Ravi Shankar and George Harrison had popularized the ...

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 ...