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Tag: Arabic music

Didon - Malak cover artwork. An image of a girl with a red line across her eyes next to a branch of an oive tree with olives and leaves, and a white dove.
Album reviews

Didon Delivers a Healing Message Through Enchanting Arabic Music and Electronica

Angel Romero November 7, 2024 No Comments Arabic musicDidonelectronicfolktronicaMeriem Ben Amorworld fusionworld music

Didon – Malak (Electrofone, 2024) The Didon duo is back with Malak (Angel), another fantastic album that elegantly brings together Arabic and North African rhythms…

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NIbal Malshi - Photo by Kory Williams
Events

Nibal Malshi to Perform Middle Eastern Songs at Roulette on March 15, 2025

World Music Central News Room November 6, 2024 No Comments Arabic musicNibal Malshiworld music

Palestinian vocalist Nibal Malshi is set to perform at Roulette in New York on Saturday, March 15, 2025, at 8:00 p.m. Malshi, a graduate of…

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Israa Shalaby live performance - Photo by Sachyn Mital
Events

Habibi Festival 2024: A Celebration of Southwest Asian and North African Sounds

World Music Central News Room October 11, 2024 No Comments Arabic musicHabibi FestivalMiddle Eastern musicMoroccan musicNorth African musicworld music

(headline image: Israa Shalaby – Photo by Sachyn Mital) The Habibi Festival has returned for its fourth year, October 8 – 12, 2024. The event…

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Simon Shaheen - Photo by Jack Vartoogian, Front Row Photos
Events

Simon Shaheen to Perform Music of the Arab World in Brooklyn

World Music Central News Room September 30, 2024 No Comments Arabic musicoudSimon Shaheenworld music

(headline image: Simon Shaheen – Photo by Jack Vartoogian, Front Row Photos) Renowned ‘ud (oud) player Simon Shaheen is set to perform at Roulette in…

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Jawa - Last Breaths from Aleppo cover artwork. A photo of a whirling dervish.
Album reviews

Jawa, Keepers of Venerable Aleppo Sufi Traditions

Angel Romero September 12, 2024 No Comments Arabic musicJawamaqammuwashahatSufi musicSyrian musicworld music

Jawa – Last Breaths from Aleppo (Muziekpublique, 2023) Multinational ensemble Jawa plays transfixing music that is rooted in Sufi practices. Indeed, Jawa is dedicated to…

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Photo of Firas Zreik holding a qanun
Events

Firas Zreik & His Ensemble to Perform at Roulette in New York City

World Music Central News Room March 25, 2024 No Comments Arabic musicFiras Zreikkanunmaqamqanunworld music

Firas Zreik & His Ensemble are set to perform on Saturday, April 20, 2024, at 8:00pm at Roulette in New York City. Master qanun (zither)…

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Luis Taberna images from the video Variaciones 4/4 Darbuka, Dohola, Frame Drums & Riq
Artist Profiles

Versatile Spanish Percussionist Luis Taberna

Angel Romero March 17, 2024 No Comments Arabic musicLuis Tabernapercussionworld fusionworld music

(headline photo: Two Luis Taberna images from the video Variaciones 4/4 Darbuka, Dohola, Frame Drums & Riq) Luis Taberna is a percussionist specializing in oriental…

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Hames Bitar playing oud at Casa Árabe in 2016
Artist Profiles

Syrian Oud Virtuoso and Composer Hames Bitar

Douglas Sanders March 16, 2024 No Comments Arabic musicHames Bitaroudworld fusionworld music

(headline image: Hames Bitar at Casa Árabe in 2016) Syrian oud player and composer Hames Bitar currently lives in Madrid, Spain. His artistic trajectory is…

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Koum Tara - Baraaim El-louz album cover
Charts

Koum Tara Claims Top Position on Transglobal World Music Chart for December 2023

World Music Central News Room December 1, 2023 No Comments Algerian musicArabic musicchaabishaabiworld fusionworld music

The album Baraaim El-Louz by Koum Tara has landed at #1 on the Transglobal World Music Chart for the month of December 2023. Baraaim El-Louz…

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Artist Profiles

Palestinian Multi-Instrumentalist and Composer Zafer Tawil

Douglas Sanders August 29, 2023 No Comments Arabic musickanunPalestinePalestinian musicqanunZafer Tawil

Zafer Tawil is a Palestinian composer and virtuoso musician born in East Jerusalem who is skilled at playing various musical instruments such as oud, violin,…

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