Known for her strong vocal abilities and emotional expression, Maher has been one of the leading Arab female voices over the past two decades. Before achieving widespread fame, Maher first captured ...

With Ravid Kahalani at its helm, genre-defying band Yemen Blues is known for a deeply experimental sound & live performances that border on the spiritual. Next they perform in NYC. To say that Ravid ...

Until recently, Arab music had been used by American and European studios and popular media in a way that “was very orientalist,” playing on racist tropes, according to writer and music journalist ...

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 ...

Bassam Saba, a notable figure of Arabic music and once a part of Yo Yo Ma’s Silk Road artists and Global Musician Workshop faculty, died from complications due to COVID-19 on Dec. 4. He was ...

Universal Music Group has announced the launch of Universal Arabic Music (UAM), a newly created label dedicated to discovering, introducing and championing the artists, sounds and rich musical culture ...

A small but vital musical revolution has been taking place in Israel. In the last two decades, a small group of Mizrahi Jews — Jews of Middle Eastern and North African descent — have returned to their ...