“I’m quite a coward,” Rahma Riad admitted with a laugh. “I mean, I like taking risks in general, but I avoid reckless ones when it comes to my music career.” It’s a surprisingly candid confession from ...

Hamid Al-Saadi is worried he might be the last one in the lineage, the final master of a musical tradition that dates back centuries. The 67-year-old is recognised as the most prominent practitioner ...