When Estrellas de Buena Vista y Mas take the stage of Dubai World Trade Centre on Wednesday, it will feel like a homecoming. For Cuban band leader Pancho Amat, the rustic swing of his tres guitar, the ...

Palestinians participate in a performance organized by the Edward Said National Conservatory of Music, in Gaza City, on Aug 4. DAWOUD ABU ALKAS/REUTERS Youssef Saad, 18, Arab lute student, said he ...

Palestinians train on musical instruments during a session organized by the Edward Said National Conservatory of Music in Gaza City on Aug 4. DAWOUD ABU ALKAS/REUTERS "When I play, I feel like I'm ...

A boy's lilting song filled the tent in Gaza City, above an instrumental melody and backing singers' quiet harmonies, soft music that floated into streets these days more attuned to the deadly beat of ...

GAZA CITY (Reuters) -A boy's lilting song filled the tent in Gaza City, above an instrumental melody and backing singers' quiet harmonies, soft music that floated into streets these days more attuned ...

Medhi Haddab is a virtuoso of the oud, a fretless Arabic lute with a history stretching back over 5,000 years. Making his way from Algeria and eventually relocating to Paris, Mehdi Haddab and his band ...