Get Access To Every Broadway Story Unlock access to every one of the hundreds of articles published daily on BroadwayWorld by logging in with one click. The Festival of Arabic Music and Arts (FAMA) ...
After starting our series by Munira Al-Mahdiyya (1884-1965), the Sultana of Tarab Music, we proudly present Sāmī al-Shawwā (1889-1965), Prince of the Arabic Violin. 'From Ocean to Gulf: Heritage Music ...
A musician performs during an event marking World Arabic Language Day at the National Museum of Egyptian Civilization in ...
Founded by Michael Ibrahim as a student ensemble at the University of Michigan in 2009, the National Arab Orchestra soon rose to become the “nation’s leading organization for Arab music.” Synthesizing ...
As a young violinist growing up in Beirut, Layale Chaker moved between two musical worlds. At the city’s conservatory, she studied Mozart and Ravel with teachers imported from Eastern Europe. She knew ...
In late 2002, the Boston Camerata was scheduled to tour a program of medieval Spanish music, “Cantigas de Santa Maria.” Artistic director Joel Cohen had already made a recording of the program with ...
The 25-member National Arab Orchestra, a Michigan-based group established to “preserve and integrate Arab culture,” will perform a trio of high-energy San Antonio concerts featuring collaborations ...
Scheherazade, the story-telling Arabian queen from "One Thousand and One Nights," has captured the Western artistic imagination for centuries. In her latest incarnation, she is depicted by a violin as ...
Music is the universal language. You’ll be convinced it’s true if you attend a concert by the Salaam-Shalom Music Project on April 23 at Evanston’s SPACE. “We started it around the time of 9/11,” said ...
Performances in N.Y.C. Advertisement Supported by By Corinna da Fonseca-Wollheim As a young violinist growing up in Beirut, Layale Chaker moved between two musical worlds. At the city’s conservatory, ...