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 ...

When people think of classical music, they’re usually referring to Beethoven, Mozart, Ravel, and other music written by European composers. Western European classical music is certainly the most ...

There are concerts you attend, and then there are evenings that feel like shared memory. A Night With the Legends at the Royal Albert Hall promises the latter, a moving tribute to the women who ...

Interviewing an artist of Angham’s caliber presents a unique challenge and a thrill, merging anticipation with the weight of her legacy. Angham is, after all, a towering figure in Arabic music, an ...

Founded by refugee musicians, a music institute in Southern Turkey tries to revive forgotten Syrian classics and integrate Turkish and Syrian cultures with music the two have shared for centuries.

DAMASCUS (Reuters Life!) - Centuries ago, Arab servant girls would serenade the caliph or ruler, a tradition that Syria's only all-woman classical Arab music band is reviving in modern form -- without ...

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 ...

“He who has captivated hearts with his beauty, was charmed at last. And he spent his night complaining about his ardent love.” So sings Lebanese musician Rima Khcheich from the lyrics of the Fotenna ...

Introduction -- The verb in Arabic grammatical tradition -- The verb in Arabistic literature -- The structure of context -- The verbal inventory -- The syntagmatic structure of the clause -- The ...

Standing before a rapt crowd, Ahmed Adel oozes charm with his passionate performance of an Egyptian classic, evoking a romantic nostalgia for Arabic songs of the past. Egyptian classical Arabic music ...

This is a 500-year-old song that carries both Turkish and Arabic elements. UNIDENTIFIED GROUP: (Singing in non-English language). CHANG: It's being taught in southern Turkey by Syrian classical ...