Arab music

Ziad Rahbani: The Making of a Lebanese Jazz Legend

Ziad Rahbani: The Making of a Lebanese Jazz Legend

A look at Ziad Rahbani's life and legacy, and the man who first introduced him to the jazz...

AUGUST 8, 2025 • By Diran Mardirian
When the Wound Sings: Israelis Quote Poet Yahia Lababidi

When the Wound Sings: Israelis Quote Poet Yahia Lababidi

A reflection on the moral complexity of art during genocide and grief, highlighting the healing power of poetry,...

JULY 18, 2025 • By Yahia Lababidi
A new series in France, Raï Is Not Dead, Celebrates the Genre

A new series in France, Raï Is Not Dead, Celebrates the Genre

Melissa Chemam attends the première of the new French music series on Arte TV at the Institut du...

FEBRUARY 20, 2023 • By Melissa Chemam
Hardi Kurda: Archiving the Sounds of Northern Iraq

Hardi Kurda: Archiving the Sounds of Northern Iraq

Melissa Chemam profiles Iraqi Kurdish musician-composer Hardi Kurda and his projects Space 21 and Archive Khanah: Sounds from...

FEBRUARY 5, 2023 • By Melissa Chemam
For Electronica Artist Hadi Zeidan, Dance Clubs are Analogous to Churches

For Electronica Artist Hadi Zeidan, Dance Clubs are Analogous to Churches

For her 12th TMR music column, Melissa Chemam talks to eclectic electronica DJ/composer Hadi Zeidan.

OCTOBER 24, 2022 • By Melissa Chemam
A Palestinian Musician Thrives in France: Yousef Zayed’s Journey

A Palestinian Musician Thrives in France: Yousef Zayed’s Journey

In her 10th music column for TMR, Melissa Chemam profiles Palestinian oud performer and percussionist Yousef Zayed, who...

AUGUST 22, 2022 • By Melissa Chemam
Heba Hayek’s Gaza Memories

Heba Hayek’s Gaza Memories

Shereen Malherbe reviews a new book from a first-time Gazan author based in London.

AUGUST 1, 2021 • By Menouar Merabtene
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