Growing up in Chicago, Amir ElSaffar’s most vivid contact with Iraqi culture came through food. Though his mother’s ancestors settled in America during the 1600s, she had learned to prepare the ...

Yasmine Hamdan in Only Lovers Left Alive. Credit: Courtesy of Yasmine Hamdan In the hazy glow of a small Tangierian club stands Yasmine Hamdan, sensually rolling her hips, head cocked, singing in ...

The Arab Student Association at the University of Michigan hosted its annual Arab Xpressions showcase Saturday at the Power Center for the Performing Arts. Around 1,300 students, families and ...

Ibrahim Maalouf plays a four-valve trumpet — most just have three. The extra valve, attached to the button a trumpeter pushes down, allows the Lebanese musician to play quarter-tones — the notes ...

Lebanon’s music scene has long been a powerhouse in the Arab world, producing artists who’ve left a lasting mark on the industry. Many music lovers struggle to grasp Lebanese musical talent’s depth ...

The 33rd edition of the Arab Music Festival and Conference, running from 16 to 25 October, will explore the intersection of artificial intelligence (AI) and traditional Arab music. More than ever, ...

Lamees Audeh and her husband, Wafa Al Zaghal, have ambitious plans for the Arabic music scene in the GTA. “We want to become the go-to place for Arabic music, maybe in Canada – and hopefully in all of ...

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 ...

Illarra is a Toronto based singer songwriter who is deeply invested in the beauty of folklore and traditional Arabian music and the soulfulness of the Sufi music. He has been working on rearranging ...