The program brings youth orchestras from across the country, training young musicians to carry forward a musical language of ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Yasmina Joumblatt, the granddaughter of the legendary singer Asmahan, and Gabriel Yared, a Lebanese composer, perform during the ...

A new wave of Arab artists are gaining global traction. NPR's Ailsa Chang speaks with music writer Danny Hajjar about this recent rise and the future of Arabic music. Danny Hajjar has always been ...

It’s been said music crosses cultural and historical barriers. And while metro Detroit’s music scene has always been diverse, Arabic music rarely enters the conversation. Conductor, musician, and ...

LONDON — Pepsi is branching out into the film biz by producing what is set to become the biggest budget Arab musical of all time. “Bahr Al Nujoom,” Arabic for sea of stars, features a line-up of some ...

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 ...

Danny Hajjar has always been surrounded by Arabic music. He grew up in the U.S., but his parents are both Lebanese immigrants who had it on all the time. DANNY HAJJAR: So it's really intrinsic to who ...

BEIRUT (Reuters) - Lebanon's traditional summer festivals harked back to the Arab world's musical past this year, highlighted by a performance by the great-granddaughter of the legendary 1930s diva ...

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