Music Reviews

Nazareth’s Liwan Features Palestinian Singer Haya Zaatry

Nazareth’s Liwan Features Palestinian Singer Haya Zaatry

This month TMR's music critic Melissa Chemam discusses Palestinian arts and "cultural resistance" at Liwan in Nazareth, where...

21 FEBRUARY 2022 • By Melissa Chemam
Rachid Taha and the Sway of Chaabi & Raï on Franco-Arab Rock

Rachid Taha and the Sway of Chaabi & Raï on Franco-Arab Rock

This month, TMR's music critic, Melissa Chemam, stumbles upon an unexpected exhibit of the history and influence of...

24 JANUARY 2022 • By Melissa Chemam
Music in the Middle East: Business can’t Buy Authenticity

Music in the Middle East: Business can’t Buy Authenticity

180,000 electronic music aficionados attended the SOUNDSTORM festival in Riyadh this month, but as columnist Melissa Chemam writes,...

20 DECEMBER 2021 • By Melissa Chemam
Electronic Music in Riyadh?

Electronic Music in Riyadh?

Music journalist Melissa Chemam turns in the first column as part of a new monthly series in which...

22 NOVEMBER 2021 • By Melissa Chemam
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