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Egyptian musical researcher and collector Esmat El-Nemr spoke to Ahram Online about his debut book Tarab Zaman, which delves into Egypt's musical heritage. Tarab Zaman or "the euphonious music of ...

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When he was growing up in Beirut, Tarek Atoui had little interest in Arabic music. He wasn’t alone; many Lebanese of his generation, myself included, tuned in to mainly American and European music. He ...

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The traveling, thinking musician has been a fruitful template this year, with exciting work from Damon Albarn's Democratic Republic of Congo supergroup and Jace Clayton's Beyond Digital. The latest ...

For hundreds of years, a haunting style of folk music said to leave listeners in an ecstatic, trance-like state has flourished in Aleppo. For years, Hamam Khairy’s grandfather worked the land with his ...

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Singer Abdallah Rahhal stepped on stage as the oud player picked out an intriguing tune. The musicians had met only moments before. Abdallah lifted his voice to meet the oud’s haunting semitones and ...

It's interesting how in a time of crisis, there can sometimes be an unexpected silver lining. The March 2012 takeover of Northern Mali by terrorist groups intent on creating a fascist religious state ...