Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. They were feminist pioneers, immortalized by their music. The magic of singers like Fairuz and Umm Kulthum still makes the Arab ...

With a career spanning over four decades, Abdul Majeed Abdullah has become a cornerstone of Arabic music, and his influence shows no signs of fading. Revered as “The Prince of Tarab,” Abdullah ...

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 ...

If you’re walking down the street on any given morning in an Arab city and hear music, there’s a good chance Fairuz is singing. For many, her voice is synonymous with morning coffees and bus rides to ...

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 ...

No Arabian Nights theme was used to sell tickets here. Just over a thousand people-many of them part of Miami’s Arab and Middle Eastern diaspora, but just as many from outside it-gathered beneath ...

Nadia Lando is an American born-Jordanian Spaniard singer-songwriter. On Instagram she has amassed a burgeoning following in the hundreds of thousands. The Los Angeles-based artist recently released a ...

Musicians with roots in Palestine, Tunisia, Jordan, Egypt and Lebanon are on this year’s bill ...

In 2022, I embarked on learning to play two traditional drums used in the folk music of my hometown, Basra, in southern Iraq. One is known as the “khishba,” with its music termed “Khashaba,” and the ...

Coffee slowly boils on a small gas flame. The aroma of strong, freshly brewed Arabic coffee fills the air. It is carefully poured into a small cup with a tiny handle. Music hums in the background: the ...