The University of Minnesota’s Arab Band showcases the unique complexity of Arabic music and is looking to continue performing at events on and off campus. The Arab Band implements Arabic music by ...

A new wave of Arab artists are gaining global traction. NPR's Ailsa Chang speaks with music writer Danny Hajjar about this recent rise and the future of Arabic music. Danny Hajjar has always been ...

In one of their first performances nearly two decades ago, a modest gig along the banks of the Nile in Egypt, Cairokee played to a silent crowd – no applause, no cheers. Reflecting on this moment in a ...

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 ...

“There is a genocide going on in Palestine. This is a Palestinian dance and song,” Ayman Aboutaleb told the crowd before his dance troupe Thowra Dabke performed to “Zareef Al Toul.” As Aboutaleb ...

Back together again, strategic partnership to see Rotana’s leading repertoire of original Arabic content available on Anghami once more RIYADH, Saudi Arabia--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Rotana Music Holding, the ...

The Coachella Music Festival attracts some of the biggest names in pop music to Indio, Calif. This weekend, two of the biggest superstars in the world will perform Spanish-language sets - Bad Bunny ...

ARAB BANDS THAT PARTICIPATED IN THE 1936 REVOLT ARE RE-ARMING, THE JERUSALEM CORRESPONDENT OF THE TIMES SAID IN A DISPATCH TODAY. THE BANDS ARE BEING REORGANIZED AND ARMS ARE BEING PURCHASED AND ...

From Fairuz and Asmahan to Umm Kulthum and Sabah, the stars of the Arab world’s golden age of cinema and music remain ...