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 ...
Algerian singer Warda, whose sultry voice and range helped make her one of the giants of Arab song, died Thursday, May 17, in Cairo from a heart attack. She was 71. Along with Lebanon’s Fayrouz and ...
BERLIN (AP) — Arab musicians in Berlin are bringing their musical roots to Germans – with a little help from American jazz. At the monthly Arab Song Jam in the German capital, musicians use famous ...
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She challenged me to play an Arabic song while I was on a public piano and what started as a simple request turned into a fun ...
Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Perhaps the most asked question in the Arabic music landscape in 2024 was, “What’s the story with Al Shami?” Those who hadn’t ...
For 53 years, musicians have vied to win the Eurovision song contest, granted to the best performing act around Europe. Mira Awad, an Arab-Israeli singer, is representing Israel with Noa, a ...
Anghami, a leading music and entertainment streaming platform in the MENA region, has partnered with Cyanite to enrich 2.5 ...
The chorus goes like this: "Freedom, freedom, and we are a free people". The song did not travel beyond Yemen's borders, but it stood out among a flurry of revolutionary anthems that flooded the ...
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 ...
Arab Strap have shared a new song called “Aphelion.” It’s the A-side of a 7" single with the B-side “Flutter,” due out March 4 via Rock Action. Both songs are remnants of the Scottish outfit’s studio ...