If you’re walking down the street on any given morning in an Arab city and hear music, there’s a good chance Fairuz is singing. For many, her voice is synonymous with morning coffees and bus rides to ...

Alexandre Paulikevitch put on his white dress and wig and danced his way to center stage, knowing that the extremist groups ...

Lebanon is a cultural hub for Arab music. Lebanese music writer Danny Hajjar has been talking with musicians there about how they're dealing with escalating conflict in the region. Israel continued ...

From Tunisia to Egypt, Lebanon, Morocco, and Iraq, star singer Saber Rebai has spent the summer of 2025 reaffirming his place ...

Lebanese dancer Alexandre Paulikevitch wears a dress and corset as he undulates to classical Arabic music at his sold-out ...

BEIRUT (AP) - Hassan Youssef was 10 years old when a local Syrian composer discovered his talent: a deep powerful voice that was particularly resonant for traditional songs. It wasn't long, however, ...

He was one of Lebanon’s most prolific composers, writing music for divas, TV ads, movies and underground bands. He died of Covid-19. By Vivian Yee On Friday evenings before the coronavirus came to ...

The band's lead singer is openly gay, a rarity in the Arab music scene They’ve been described as the voice of their generation – though not one that everyone is comfortable hearing. Mashrou’ Leila, ...