Ibrahim Maalouf plays a four-valve trumpet — most just have three. The extra valve, attached to the button a trumpeter pushes down, allows the Lebanese musician to play quarter-tones — the notes ...
THE Middle East is shattered. From the civil war in Libya to the killing fields of Iraq and Syria, the region has never been more divided. But amid the chaos, a few symbols still manage to unify ...
Even during the tensest days of the intifada, the four Jewish and four Arab musicians of the SheshBesh ensemble performed before mixed — and appreciative — audiences. The ensemble’s fusion of western ...
The emirate’s rich musical heritage offers visitors the opportunity to gain an insight into many aspects of its culture. Celebrated oud composer Faisal Al Saari, plays in Abu Dhabi’s cultural center ...
University of Waterloo provides funding as a founding partner of The Conversation CA. University of Waterloo provides funding as a member of The Conversation CA-FR. In 2022, I embarked on learning to ...
DUBAI, 24 May 2007 -- The market in traditional Arabic musical instruments is booming, according to exhibitors at PALME Middle East 2007, an event ongoing at the Dubai International Exhibition Centre ...
22 May 2007 Sales of traditional Arabian instruments are up by 25 per cent as market enjoys year-on-year growth The market in traditional Arabic musical instruments is booming, according to exhibitors ...
The University of Minnesota’s Arab Band showcases the unique complexity of Arabic music and is looking to continue performing at events on and off campus. The Arab Band implements Arabic music by ...
Ziv Yehezkel is a man full of contradictions. He is at once a deeply religious Jewish man, but also a zealous lover of Arabic music. The soloist of Arab Orchestra of Nazareth, the 31 year-old was born ...
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 ...
Performing on a stage garlanded with carnations from Gaza, 19 Palestine refugee children from the Nimreen Music Centre performed classical Arab ballads at the annual Music in Me gala in Amsterdam on 6 ...
Ibrahim Maalouf plays a four-valve trumpet — most just have three. The extra valve, attached to the button a trumpeter pushes down, allows the Lebanese musician to play quarter-tones — the notes ...