Sheikh Ahmed Zaitouni still laughs when he recalls his first attempts to play music: “My brother played a sort of two-stringed instrument we call a gimbri,” he says, speaking through a translator from ...

In 1993, multi-instrumentalists Fain Sanchez Duenas and Vincent Molino from Spain formed Radio Tarifa with singer/songwriter Benjamin Escoriza and released Rumba Argelina, an album that blended ...

In this FRONTLINE/World exclusive, a San Francisco-based world-music maestro pays homage to his Jewish and Arab musical roots. Check out dj Cheb i Sabbah's playlist of six songs that exemplify the ...

When the cowboy-hatted and denim-fitted hordes hit Coachella next month, they will witness an important milestone: Palestinian-Chilean singer Elyanna is poised to become the first artist to sing her ...

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 ...

La Banda Morisca, from Jerez de la Frontera in the heart of Andalusia, performs an intoxicating blend of traditional flamenco with Arab-Andalusian melodies and rock. Composed of remarkable musicians ...

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 33rd edition of the Arab Music Festival and Conference, running from 16 to 25 October, will explore the intersection of artificial intelligence (AI) and traditional Arab music. More than ever, ...