Fairuz's reign as the queen of Arabic music was partly thanks to her championing ... She won national acclaim for remaining in Lebanon throughout the country's 1975-1990 civil war, and for ...

The folk dances of the Middle East The elements of music in Arabic music Traditional Jewish and Israeli elements of music Performing and composing ideas The impact of ...

Western classical music is based on the art of harmony, and the melody is restricted, whereas in Arabic music, the system is based on rich melody that depends on microtonality, or the sounds that ...

That, unfortunately, has never been an issue for the Arabic music folk. In fact, musicians who made aliyah from Arab countries did not have the softest of landings here. The likes of the El ...

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Mr Karam began working as a hairdresser to make ends meet, and he also built a small studio where he composed and produced music for local artists. “The rent was very expensive in Lebanon ...

The Jeddah-born, Dublin-raised DJ seamlessly melds his dual heritage in an hour-long mix, and speaks to Gemma Ross about hunting long-lost Arabic music, reconnecting with his roots, and how the birth ...

“This Is Not Lebanon. Festival for Visual Arts, Performance, Music and Talks” is a cooperation project of the Frankfurt LAB with Künstlerhaus Mousonturm and Ensemble Modern in collaboration with the ...