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 ...

Speaking with Saint Levant feels like encountering two personalities at once. One moment, you hear Marwan Abdelhamid (his real name), his intimate voice carrying the warmth of distant days spent with ...

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 ...