In Cairo, Beirut and other Arab capitals, his face is plastered on entertainment magazines, his music videos are memorized scene by scene and his lyrics are recited by young and old alike. Kazem ...

Encompassing dozens of countries inhabited by close to 500 million people, the Arab world is enormously diverse, and its music reflects that. Our list of the 50 best Arabic pop songs of the 21st ...

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 ...

Ahmad Abu Mlhem only needs to hear a few bars before he's hooked. "Oh yeah," he says with a smile. "I like that." The song blaring from the 48-year-old Jordanian tour guide's screechy car radio is ...

MinnPost’s reporting is free every single day, but it isn’t free to produce. Join 4,800 members with a donation right now. DAMASCUS, Syria — When the Iraq War began, Fadi Fares Aziz cut up his flute ...

get ready for a night filled with the vibrant sounds of Iraqi music! grand arabic jam vol.6 will feature songs from Iraq’s diverse musical landscape from folklore to modern classics. grab your ...