The Congress of Arab Music, held in Cairo in 1932, was the first international scientific forum on non-European music to bring together distinguished composers, scholars, performers and educators from ...

“If you look back on the 20th century, you’ll see that each artist made his own imprint in music, whether in muwashahat or qasaid, or by introducing new techniques altogether. Together, these ...

The distinctive beat and bassline of Grace Slick’s “White Rabbit” filled the underground auditorium at Emirates Palace Thursday night, signalling the long, slow crescendo of a song first released by ...

“He who has captivated hearts with his beauty, was charmed at last. And he spent his night complaining about his ardent love.” So sings Lebanese musician Rima Khcheich from the lyrics of the Fotenna ...