Arabic jazz challenges stereotypes amid rising xenophobia in the West and colonial violence in the Arab world.
2 MAY 2025 • By Gabriel Polley
Jordan Elgrably interviews free-spirited Iranian performer Aïda Nosrat on music, exile, freedom, and a passion for mixing cultures.
11 OCTOBER 2024 • By Jordan Elgrably
Brianna Halasa has put together a dynamite playlist in solidarity with Gaza and all Palestinians.
18 DECEMBER 2023 • By Brianna Halasa
Music writer Melissa Chemam interviews Rasha Nahas on her new Arabic-language album, "Amrat."
23 JANUARY 2023 • By Melissa Chemam
Melissa Chemam explores the Tunisian neo-rap and reggae group from Tunisia that sings for social and political freedom.
15 DECEMBER 2022 • By Melissa Chemam
In her monthly music column, Melissa Chemam talks to Sabrine Jenhani, half of the indie Tunisian duo Ÿuma.
21 NOVEMBER 2022 • By Melissa Chemam
Writing from Montpellier, Angélique Crux highlights four musical performances in a Middle Eastern arts festival that has no...
26 SEPTEMBER 2022 • By Sulafa Zidani
Nora Ounnas Leroy talks to three Moroccan artists participating in a Montpellier incubator project through the Festival Arabesques.
26 SEPTEMBER 2022 • By Nora Ounnas Leroy
Mischa Geracoulis reviews dance music from the LA Armenian/Middle Eastern duo, Bei Ru and Krista Marina.
8 AUGUST 2022 • By Alia Mossallam
In this month's music column, Melissa Chemam talks to a British national with an Iranian heart and musical...
20 JUNE 2022 • By Melissa Chemam
Melissa Chemam profiles the Arab-Belgian singer-songwriter Tamino-Amir, as he prepares to go on tour.
23 MAY 2022 • By Melissa Chemam
Our music columnist Melissa Chemam, disturbed by the war in Ukraine, makes the link between Odesa and Beirut...
21 MARCH 2022 • By Melissa Chemam
