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 ...

4:55 ‘Yalla! Let’s Talk’ platform tackles identity issues for immigrant Arab youth A crowd of partygoers begins to sway their hips to the melodic beats of Arabic music as Philippe Manasseh, the DJ and ...

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 ...

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 is our 2nd workshop to learn how to play the Arabic Tabla (Drum) by the lead Egyptian percussionist Reda Darwish. This is a 3 hours long class and all levels are welcome. For more info, please ...

TORONTO, Canada - The music builds slowly and dramatically, as familiar notes and rhythms first made popular by classical musicians from the Arab world blend seamlessly through the air. Half a dozen ...

Late one Thursday night, the hippest cafe-bar in the village of Majdal Shams pulses with strobe lights. The dance floor is packed. Beloved hometown band Hawa Dafi — Arabic for "warm breeze" — is ...

Space to play or pause, M to mute, left and right arrows to seek, up and down arrows for volume. Poetry reviewer Geoff Page discusses a newly reissued collection of 129 poems from four leading ...