Syria is home of one of the most prestigious music conservatories in the Middle East. Over the years it has trained thousands of talented musicians in the intricacies of both Arabic and European ...

The Damascus Orchestra, under the baton of Maestro Mohammad Zaghloul, brought the timeless magic of Tarab to life with a ...

BEIRUT — Sabah Fakhri, a commanding Syrian tenor who helped preserve classical Arabic music with marathon-length concerts around the world, including one 10-hour performance without break in Caracas, ...

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 ...

Najwa Karam was the highest-selling Arabic artist in multiple years, including 1999, 2000, 2001, 2003, and 2008. One of her ...

In a trailblazing performance Saturday, Palestinian-Chilean vocalist Elyanna became the first Palestinian to perform at Coachella and the first-ever artist to perform a set in Arabic at the festival.