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 ...

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 ...

47SOUL are winning fans all over the Middle East, and poised to take the world by storm with their energetic sound and politically engaged lyrics. Less than two years old, they have been booked for UK ...

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 ...

The Egyptian Consulate General in Melbourne held a reception for Jazz singer Ahmed Harfoush, the founder of The Egyptian Jazz Projekt on Saturday 15 September where he presented traditional Arabic ...

Sabah Fakhri, a commanding Syrian tenor who helped preserve classical Arabic music with marathon-length concerts around the world, including one 10-hour performance without break in Caracas, Venezuela ...

From Layla Rina’s ‘Ansak’ to Dina Al Wedidi’s ‘Alive’, sample these four tunes As the regional soundscape continues to mutate, experimentation within melody and storytelling is becoming more ...

Kalamesque is a group made up of Jordanian musicians, and they’re adapting Western pop music into classical Arabic songs. Kalamesque is a group made up of Jordanian musicians, and they’re adapting ...