Laylit When: Feb. 17 from 9 p.m.-2 a.m. Where: Spot Lite What: An Arabic dance party Who: Local DJs Tammy Lakkis and aa3, plus Montreal DJ Mnsa, and NYC DJ Saphe. Why: Celebrate culture with ...

For 20 years, Cassandra Shore has been animating the traditions of Arabic dance and music — even, at times, extending them with contemporary flair. This weekend and next, she and her company, Jawaahir ...

Midway through our recent Skype chat, Fatima Al Qadiri tells me that she doesn’t want to get too deep into the themes behind her new five-track EP, Shaneera. With its raunchy, call-and-response Arabic ...

FirstWorks, a non-profit connecting art with audiences in Providence, Rhode Island, will present an artist residency with multi-instrumentalist and movement artist Karim Nagi serving local K-12 ...

Unlock access to every one of the hundreds of articles published daily on BroadwayWorld by logging in with one click. This captivating program of Middle Eastern songs features the return visit of the ...

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 compilation Acid Arab Collections—which prominently features Syrian electronic star Omar Souleyman—is among the most exuberantly noisy and enthusiastic collections of any sort of dance music to ...

The University of Minnesota’s Arab Band showcases the unique complexity of Arabic music and is looking to continue performing at events on and off campus. The Arab Band implements Arabic music by ...

The Jeddah-born, Dublin-raised DJ seamlessly melds his dual heritage in an hour-long mix, and speaks to Gemma Ross about hunting long-lost Arabic music, reconnecting with his roots, and how the birth ...

Bollywood has always been a melting pot of cultures, especially when it comes to music. Over the decades, Hindi cinema has borrowed, blended and beautifully reimagined sounds from around the world.