Olcay Bayir – Rüya – Dream for Anatolia (Arc Music, 2019) Rüya is the second album from Olcay Bayir, an Alevi Turkish singer-songwriter and composer…
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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…
View More Alluring Musical Journey to the Middle EastRefugees 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…
View More Refugees for Refugees, Pooling Global Musical TalentArtist 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…
View More Artist Profiles: SmadjPalestinian 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…
View More Palestinian Ud Maestro Adel Salameh DiesVardan Hovanissian & Emre Gültekin at the Top of the January 2019 Transglobal World Music Chart
The album Karin (Muziekpublique) by duduk player Vardan Hovanissian (Armenia) and saz virtuoso Emre Gültek (Belgium, with roots in Turkey) is the number one recording…
View More Vardan Hovanissian & Emre Gültekin at the Top of the January 2019 Transglobal World Music ChartArtist Profiles: Oriental Music Ensemble (OME)
The Oriental Music Ensemble (OME) was established by the National Conservatory of Music in Palestine in 1996. It has participated in numerous musical and cultural…
View More Artist Profiles: Oriental Music Ensemble (OME)Artist Profiles: Ozan Aksoy
Multi-instrumentalist, composer, vocalist, author and ethnomusicologist Ozan Aksoy was born in Turkey and currently lives in New York. As a young boy, growing up…
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Born in 1974 in Lebanon into a family of musicians, Claude Chalhoub was introduced to the violin by his father who played the rebec. At…
View More Artist Profiles: Claude ChalhoubArtist Profiles: AndraLaMoussia
AndraLaMoussia is a world music group based in Jerusalem. “AndraLaMoussia means chaos in ancient Hebrew and, like our name, our music reflects the diverse cultural…
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