BEIRUT, July 19 (Reuters) - Lebanon's traditional summer festivals harked back to the Arab world's musical past this year, highlighted by a performance by the great-granddaughter of the legendary ...

LONDON — Pepsi is branching out into the film biz by producing what is set to become the biggest budget Arab musical of all time. “Bahr Al Nujoom,” Arabic for sea of stars, features a line-up of some ...

Danny Hajjar has always been surrounded by Arabic music. He grew up in the U.S., but his parents are both Lebanese immigrants who had it on all the time. DANNY HAJJAR: So it's really intrinsic to who ...

A shared spirit of musical exploration unites the diverse group of musicians behind the upcoming performance of REMIX: New Sounds from Arab Lands. The artists will come to campus this week for a three ...

A world music celebration fusing Arab music with danceable Detroit rhythms is coming to The Garden Theatre in Detroit on Thursday, Sept. 29, featuring 11 musicians and belly dancers. Clawson resident ...

Zawaya and Aswat invite you to join us for an interactive musical event and concert directed by virtuoso violinist, multi-instrumentalist and singer, Younes el Makboul. Learn to sing, play Arab ...

It’s been said music crosses cultural and historical barriers. And while metro Detroit’s music scene has always been diverse, Arabic music rarely enters the conversation. Conductor, musician, 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 ...

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 ...

Yasmina Joumblatt, the granddaughter of the legendary singer Asmahan, and Gabriel Yared, a Lebanese composer, perform during the Beitiddine Art Festival in Beiteddine BEIRUT (Reuters) - Lebanon's ...