The first set of showcases at Tiny Desk meets globalFEST took place on Tuesday, January 18, 2022. Prior to the concerts, globalFEST’s organizers hosted a…
Tiny Desk meets globalFEST 2022, Day 1
Tag: Arabic music
Artist Profiles: Lakhdar Hanou
Lakhdar Hanou is a French-Algerian composer and ud virtuoso from Toulouse. Between 1997 and 2000, he traveled to northwestern Africa and the Middle East, where…
Artist Profiles: Bedouin Burger
Bedouin Burger is a duo featuring Zeid Hamdan and Lynn Adib. Zeid Hamdan is an acclaimed music producer and multi-instrumentalist identified as a Lebanese culture…
Inspiring Album from Rising Palestinian Female Artists
Henna: Young Female Voices from Palestine (Kirkelig Kulturverksted, 2021) The album Henna: Young Female Voices was conceived to inspire and support young female singers from…
Natik Awayez Releases Debut Album ‘Manbarani’
Iraqi composer and ud player Natik Awayez has released his debut album titled “Manbarani” (Sublime Frequencies). The digital edition is available now. The vinyl edition…
Artist Profiles: Natik Awayez
Composer, songwriter and ud player, Natik Awayez was born in southern Iraq. He grew up between Amarah and Baghdad. He learned ud from local musicians…
Al Qahwa Ensemble to present African Routes via Livestream
Toronto-based world music act Al Qahwa Ensemble will be presenting its third album, African Routes (released in November 2020) with a livestream performance from Koerner…
Distinguished Lebanese Musician and Composer Bassam Saba Dies at 61
Bassam Saba, a renowned Lebanese ud and ney player, and composer of Arabic music, died in Beirut on December 4, 2020 of COVID-19 complications. Bassam…
Farah Siraj, Andreas Arnold and Adam Maalouf Celebrate UN International Day of Peace with “Calma” Single
Jordanian vocalist and songwriter Farah Siraj, German composer and guitarist Andreas Arnold and American-Lebanese handspan pioneer Adam Maalouf have joined forces to celebrate The United…
Artist Profiles: Farah Siraj
Farah Siraj was born in 1983 in Amman, Jordan. She grew up in Jordan in an environment rich in Middle Eastern music. At the age…