Speaking with Saint Levant feels like encountering two personalities at once. One moment, you hear Marwan Abdelhamid (his real name), his intimate voice carrying the warmth of distant days spent with ...

Al Jassmi released his first album, “Gased,” in 2002 and has released more than 15 albums and 50 singles since. He is a regular singer at Arab music festivals, including the Dubai Shopping Festival ...

In London’s Jazz Cafe, the sound of Egyptian legend Umm Kulthum’s song Alf Leila Wleila is reverberating around an atmosphere of anticipation. Fragments of light are reflecting off the Camden venue’s ...

A skilled multi-instrumentalist, he co-founded the New York Arabic Orchestra and directed Lebanon’s national conservatory of music. He died of complications of Covid-19. By Kareem Chehayeb This ...

Gone are the days of browsing record stores and complex stereo systems—this is the era of the streaming platform, and this last year especially has seen the online consumption of music skyrocket.