Coffee slowly boils on a small gas flame. The aroma of strong, freshly brewed Arabic coffee fills the air. It is carefully poured into a small cup with a tiny handle. Music hums in the background: the ...
To be fair, Kulthum was as close to royalty as a singer could get in a culture where women in the arts were still rare.
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 ...