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Emel Mathlouthi, Heroine of the Arab Spring, Brings Her Transcendent Voice and Revolutionary Songs to New York
Last night Tunisian-born, Paris-based singer and bandleader Emel Mathlouthi treated a sold-out crowd at Florence Gould Hall at the French Institute to a performance whose stripped-down, intimate forma… more →
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Light A Candle...
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wrote 3 weeks ago: The tragic events of the past week in Woolwich, which almost predictably ignited acts of Islamophobi … more →
Emel Mathlouthi, Heroine of the Arab Spring, Brings Her Transcendent Voice and Revolutionary Songs to New York
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wrote 4 weeks ago: Last night Tunisian-born, Paris-based singer and bandleader Emel Mathlouthi treated a sold-out crowd … more →
Beit El Oud El Araby and my experience with AMIDEAST
wrote 1 month ago: A student of Anthropology and Linguistics at Montana State University, Gabe Lavin is a 2012-2013 aca … more →
Haunting, Transcendent Iraqi Sounds at Naseer Shamma's Sold-Out Show at the Met
wrote 3 months ago: [repost from sister blog Lucid Culture, in case you're wondering where this came from] There was a p … more →
Music, Culture, & Politics
wrote 4 months ago: For those who are not familiar with Arabic music, get ready for some Araby (Arabic culture) 101. For … more →
araabMUZIK - The Prince Is Coming
wrote 4 months ago: AraabMUZIK gives us a taste of what we can expect from his new mixtape “For Professional Use O … more →
‘There is a story of love between the Iraqi’s and music’
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wrote 4 months ago: Iraq has played a role of great importance within the evolution of Arab music. Especially the oud (A … more →
Conference Review: Middle East and Central Asia Music Forum, 6 December 2012
wrote 5 months ago: The Middle East and Central Asia Music Forum is usually held twice a year and organised by the Insti … more →
Conference Review: Third Symposium of the ICTM Study Group for Music of the Turkic Speaking World, 1-2 December 2012
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wrote 5 months ago: The Third Symposium of the ICTM Study Group for Music of the Turkic Speaking World (Popular Culture … more →
Edgy, Powerful Middle Eastern Guitar Sound from Michel Sajrawy
wrote 5 months ago: [cross-posted from NYMD's sister blog Lucid Culture] Palestinian guitarist Michel Sajrawy ‘s l … more →
Delicious Middle Eastern Guitar from Michel Sajrawy
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wrote 5 months ago: Palestinian guitarist Michel Sajrawy ‘s latest album Arabop transcends category. What it most … more →
Cosmopolitan Surrealism from Rabih Abou-Khalil
wrote 6 months ago: Lebanese-French oudist and composer Rabih Abou-Khalil’s latest album Hungry People is jaunty, … more →
Moroccan Traditional Musical Instruments
wrote 7 months ago: In Marrakech, in the heart of the souks, the craftsmen furnish many of Morocco’s folkloric gr … more →
Orient Noir: Klezmer Sounds from the Edges of the Diaspora
wrote 7 months ago: On the Orient Noir compilation, billed as a “WestEastern Divan,” the folks over at Piran … more →
Habibi.
wrote 8 months ago: My dear friend Aric spent the summer studying in Jordan. He came back with a consuming love for mint … more →
araabMuzik: Runway Bass
wrote 8 months ago: AraabMuzik gets his Skrillex on and gives us a heavy dose of bass for his latest track “Runway … more →
Mohamed Abdel Wahab - the "Beethoven" of the Arab World
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wrote 8 months ago: This composer/singer/musician/actor is responsible for creating more than one-thousand songs in his … more →
Music has no borders
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wrote 9 months ago: I often feel that music is a special way of communication between people. In contrast to words (incl … more →
Nass El Ghiwane: Troubadours of the Old and New Morocco - Qantara de article by Andreas Kirchgäßner
wrote 9 months ago: For decades now, Nass El Ghiwane have fascinated audiences with their individual stylistic blend of … more →
