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, ...

Victor Sehab gives due credit to seven great musicians and singers who led the way to modernism in Arab music in the 20th century. Al-Saba’a Al-Kobar fi Al-Mousiqah Al-Arabiya Al-Moaaserah (The ...

Egyptian music star Amr Diab is set to return to acting after a 27-year hiatus with an Arabic original series for Netflix. The as yet untitled series is a musical drama and is currently being ...

The first few seconds of Marwan Moussa’s song “3AMEL EH” open with an interaction between the rapper and a voice that seemingly belongs to his therapist. The therapist can be heard asking the ...

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 ...