Berber oud player and composer Driss El Maloumi was born May 25, 1970, in Morocco. He grew up in the agadir area of southern Morocco.…
Artist Profiles: Oud Player Driss El Maloumi
Tag: Arabic music
The Versatile Oud
The oud (also spelled ud, l’ud and ‘ud) is a stringed instrument that is commonly used in Arabic, Persian, Turkish, Armenian, and Central Asian music.…
Artist Profiles: Mehdi Haddab, Master of the Electric Oud
Mehdi Haddab is a French-Algerian musician, born in Algiers of an Algerian father and a French mother. He grew up in Algeria and Burundi. Endowed…
Layth Sidiq Ensemble to Present Maqam Mosaics in New York City
Layth Sidiq Ensemble is set to perform Maqam Mosaics: Original Works & Beloved Melodies from the Arab World on Saturday, November 12, 2022, at 8:00…
Artist Profiles: Layth Sidiq
Award-winning violinist, composer and musical instructor Layth Sidiq is a Jordanian artist with Iraqi roots. He started his musical education at the National Music Conservatory…
The Music Of Mohamed Abdel Wahab, a Masterful Arabic Music Recording by Simon Shaheen
Simon Shaheen – The Music Of Mohamed Abdel Wahab (Zehra, 2022) The Music of Mohamed Abdel Wahab is a remastered reissue of one of Simon…
Yoni Avi Battat Gracefully Explores His Iraqi-Jewish Roots
Yoni Avi Battat – Fragments (2022) “Fragments” is the first album by American multi-instrumentalist, vocalist, and composer Yoni Avi Battat. The album includes a delightful…
Artist Profiles: Yoni Avi Battat
Yoni Avi Battat is an American multi-instrumentalist, vocalist, and composer born in Woodbridge, Connecticut. He specializes in contemporary and traditional Jewish music from Eastern Europe…
Joe’s Pub in New York Reveals the 2022 Habibi Music Festival
Eclectic music venue Joe’s Pub, in New York City, has announced the Habibi Festival’s full lineup of artists for its second annual edition, which will…
Interview with Qanun Master Maya Youssef
Acclaimed Syrian qanun (hammered dulcimer) player Maya Youssef recently released a new album titled “Finding Home” that reached number one at the Transglobal World Music…