Mehdi Rajabian – Middle East (Sony Music, 2019) Middle Eastern is the latest album from Iranian multi-instrumentalist and composer Mehdi Rajabian. The album is dedicated…
A Beautiful Journey Through the Musics of the Middle East
Tag: Middle Eastern music
The Middle Eastern Aspect of Gordon Grdina
Gordon Grdina’s The Marrow – Ejdeha (Songlines Recordings, 2018) Ejdeha presents the Middle Eastern music side of Canadian guitarist and ud player Gordon Grdina. Here,…
Artist Profiles: Roman Bunka
Roman Bunka was one of the most prominent German ud (also known as oud) players and guitarists. He was born in Frankfurt, Germany on December…
Arabesques Festival Announces 2019 Lineup
French event Arabesques Festival will take place September 10 to 22, 2019. For this 14th edition, Arabesques will showcase many artists from the Arab world…
Beautifully-Sculpted Mongolian and Middle Eastern Fusion
Equus – Tailwind Home (Equus, 2019) Equus is a multi-ethnic ensemble from the Sydney melting pot in Australia. On Tailwind Home, Equus treats the listener…
Olcay Bayir’s Long Musical Road
Olcay Bayir – Rüya – Dream for Anatolia (Arc Music, 2019) Rüya is the second album from Olcay Bayir, an Alevi Turkish singer-songwriter and composer…
Alluring Musical Journey to the Middle East
Various Artists – Journey to the Middle East (ARC Music, 2019) Everyone knows that the tin with an assortment of cookies is just so much…
Refugees for Refugees, Pooling Global Musical Talent
Refugees for Refugees – Amina (Muziekpublique, 2019) It’s become fairly standard to sum up a person’s life in a single moment. We catch a glimpse…
Artist Profiles: Smadj
Tunisian born and raised in France, Paris-based musician Jean-Pierre Smadja (Smadj) grew up listening to Middle Eastern, Brazilian, funk, soul, and folk music. Entering a…
Palestinian Ud Maestro Adel Salameh Dies
Several sources reported the passing of Palestinian ud (oud) master Adel Salameh on January 23, 2019. Adel Salameh was an acclaimed ud player, composer and…