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Maya Youssef
Interviews

Interview with Qanun Master Maya Youssef

Angel Romero September 5, 2022 No Comments Arabic musicMaya YoussefqanunSyrian musicworld music

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…

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Maya Youssef - Finding Home
Album reviews

Superb Qanun Performances by Maya Youssef

Angel Romero August 15, 2022 No Comments Arabic musicMaya YoussefqanunSyrian musicworld music

Maya Youssef – Finding Home (Seven Gates, 2022) Syrian qanun (Arabic zither) master Maya Youssef has released her second album titled “Finding Home“. The new…

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Amal Murkus & The Firas Zreik Quintet concert poster
Concert reviews

Amal Murkus & The Firas Zreik Quintet at Damrosch Park

Steve Capra August 7, 2022 No Comments Amal MurkusArabic musicPalestinian music

Damrosch Park, Lincoln Center, New York CityJuly 30th, 2022 Lincoln Center (NYC) presented a terrific free concert in Damrosch Park on July 30th. Amal Murkus…

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Album reviews

The Pan-Mediterranean Sounds of Mólo Sâyat

Angel Romero July 30, 2022 No Comments Arabic musicMólo Sâyatworld fusionworld music

Mólo Sâyat – Ħadãeq (Zephyrus Records, 2021) World music ensemble Mólo Sâyat released “Hadãeq“, an engaging album that presents a finely crafted combination of Mediterranean…

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Didon - Beside You
New Releases

Electro Arabic Act Didon to release ‘Beside You’

World Music Central News Room January 31, 2022 No Comments Arabic musicCarmen RizzoDidonglobal electronicaMeriem Ben Amorworld fusionworld music

Tunisian-American duo Didon has a new single titled “Beside You”. Didon is a new project featuring acclaimed American musician and producer Carmen Rizzo and Tunisian…

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cover of the album Ardile by Lakhdar Hanou Ensemble
New CDs

Argile, the Latest from Lakhdar Hanou Ensemble

World Music Central News Room January 25, 2022 No Comments Arabic musicLakhdar HanouMiddle Eastern musicworld fusion

“Argile” (clay) is the new album from Lakhdar Hanou Ensemble, led by French-Algerian ud player Lakhdar Hanou.  This time, the ensemble turns its attention towards…

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Events

Simon Shaheen with the Near Eastern Music Ensemble to Perform in Manhattan

World Music Central News Room January 23, 2022 No Comments Arabic musicSimon Shaheen

The World Music Institute (WMI) will present Simon Shaheen with the Near Eastern Music Ensemble on Friday, February 25, 2022, at Kaufman Music Center in…

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Bedouin Burger at globalfest 2022
Concert reviews

Tiny Desk meets globalFEST 2022, Day 1

Angel Romero January 19, 2022 No Comments Ak Dan Gwang ChilArabic musicBedouin BurgerFinnish musicKorean musicSuistamon Sähköworld fusionworld music

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…

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Lakhdar Hanou - Photo by Clémentine Hauguenois
Artist Profiles

Artist Profiles: Lakhdar Hanou

Angel Romero January 18, 2022 No Comments Arabic musicLakhdar HanouMiddle Eastern musicworld fusionworld music

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…

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Bedouin Burger Photo by Bachar Srour
Artist Profiles

Artist Profiles: Bedouin Burger

Angel Romero January 16, 2022 No Comments Arabic musicLebanese musicLebanonworld fusion

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…

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