Savina Yannatou, Primavera en Salonico, Lamia Bedioui – Watersong (ECM 2773, 2025) On Watersong, her superb fifth release for ECM, remarkable Greek vocalist Savina Yannatou…
Christine Zayed – Kama Kuntu (T-Rec., 2024) Christine Zayed, a Palestinian-born singer, composer, arranger, and kanun (qanun) master, has captivated audiences with her innovative approach…
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)…
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,…
The kanun, also referred to as qanun, is a type of stringed musical instrument that holds an important place in traditional Middle Eastern and North…
Firas Zreik – Salute (Levantine Music, 2023) Salute is the first full-length album by Firas Zreik, a remarkable composer, kanun virtuoso, and educator. The album…
The Best of Folk Music Group Anatolia (Edward Hines Music, 2018) The Best of Folk Music Group Anatolia is a compilation that includes recordings from…
Maya Youssef - Syrian Dreams (Harmonia Mundi, 2017) Syrian Dreams brings together Arabic and western classical music traditions as well as other influences like…
Tamer Pinarbasi was born in Karaman, Turkey in 1970. He attended the Istanbul Technical University State Conservatory of Turkish Music, where he developed his own…
Labyrinth Musical Workshop, one of the most respected series of seminars and master classes in Europe, has announced its Summer Seminar Program 2016. The workshops…