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 ...

Lebanon’s music scene has long been a powerhouse in the Arab world, producing artists who’ve left a lasting mark on the industry. Many music lovers struggle to grasp Lebanese musical talent’s depth ...

The UAE's resident Iranian singer and actress Ashjan is gearing up to release her first album, Asalah Fi Asalah, which includes nine songs in Arabic and Persian, according to the London-based Arabic ...

Until recently, Arab music had been used by American and European studios and popular media in a way that “was very orientalist,” playing on racist tropes, according to writer and music journalist ...

The background sound to any visit to a department store during the winter, Christmas songs are a hallmark of the western holiday season, but the phenomenon also extends to the Middle East. Home to the ...

TEL AVIV, Israel - All summer long, the streets and bars of Israel’s hippest city have been filled by what may be a bit of an unexpected tune: three women belting out the Yemeni dialect of Arabic with ...

4:55 ‘Yalla! Let’s Talk’ platform tackles identity issues for immigrant Arab youth A crowd of partygoers begins to sway their hips to the melodic beats of Arabic music as Philippe Manasseh, the DJ and ...