world music

Musical Artists at Work: Naïssam Jalal, Fazil Say & Azu Tiwaline

Musical Artists at Work: Naïssam Jalal, Fazil Say & Azu Tiwaline

Sarah Naili interviews musical artists who meld eastern and western instruments, and forms, to create their unique sounds...

JULY 17, 2023 • By Jordan Elgrably
Reviving the Nay Tradition in Jordan

Reviving the Nay Tradition in Jordan

Jordanian Rabee’ Zureikat is on a mission to restore severed links to the Arab past by reviving a...

JULY 10, 2023 • By Reem Halasa
Freedom and Dislocation in Jamal Mahjoub’s Novel, The Fugitives

Freedom and Dislocation in Jamal Mahjoub’s Novel, The Fugitives

David Rife reviews the latest fiction from the Sudanese British author of more than a dozen literary and...

JUNE 26, 2023 • By David Rife
Zoppa: Mediterranean Female Duo

Zoppa: Mediterranean Female Duo

Meet the fabulous vocal duo formed in Marseille known as Zoppa, weaving together Spanish, Greek, jazz and world...

APRIL 17, 2021 • By
Ode to the ‘Ud and Its Lovers

Ode to the ‘Ud and Its Lovers

No other instrument entrances quite like the ‘ud. Sherifa Zuhur presents a portrait of the world's notable ‘ud...

MARCH 21, 2021 • By Rana Haddad
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