Egyptian music is often associated with high energy, bold sounds, and celebratory moments, but this year was a little ...

American singer-songwriter Norhan on transforming childhood dreams and personal struggles into songs that connect across cultures ...

Algerian singer Warda, whose sultry voice and range helped make her one of the giants of Arab song, died Thursday, May 17, in Cairo from a heart attack. She was 71. Along with Lebanon’s Fayrouz and ...

The artists of Egypt and other Arab countries remain deeply saddened, angry and mostly helpless towards the ongoing tragic situation in Gaza. The Palestinian death toll as of Tuesday has now surpassed ...

Encompassing dozens of countries inhabited by close to 500 million people, the Arab world is enormously diverse, and its music reflects that. Our list of the 50 best Arabic pop songs of the 21st ...

Standing before a rapt crowd, Ahmed Adel oozes charm with his passionate performance of an Egyptian classic, evoking a romantic nostalgia for Arabic songs of the past. Egyptian classical Arabic music ...

Fathiya Ahmed (1898-1975) was one of three daughters of a Qur’an reciter, Sheikh Ahmed El-Hamzawi. Each of her two sisters, ...

This transcript is from a CSIS podcast published on December 26, 2023. Listen to the podcast here. Jon Alterman: Danny Hajjar is a Lebanese American music journalist and curator of the weekly ...