Fathiya Ahmed (1898-1975) was one of three daughters of a Qur’an reciter, Sheikh Ahmed El-Hamzawi. Each of her two sisters, Ratiba and Mufida, had a singing career. She was born in the Kharanfash ...

We present the second episode on Egyptian singer Fatheyia Ahmed, the singer of two regions.

It was a beautiful night for Mashrou’ Leila. Over 35,000 concertgoers showed up to see the Lebanese band and two other Arab rock groups perform at the daylong Music Park Festival in an upscale suburb ...

The 25-year-old has become a streaming star without releasing a full album. He just wrapped his first shows in the United States, and hopes to take his music even further. By Danny Hajjar Reporting ...

Interviewing an artist of Angham’s caliber presents a unique challenge and a thrill, merging anticipation with the weight of her legacy. Angham is, after all, a towering figure in Arabic music, an ...

This transcript is from a CSIS podcast published on December 26, 2023. Listen to the podcast here. Jon Alterman: Danny Hajjar is a Lebanese American music journalist and curator of the weekly ...

The first few seconds of Marwan Moussa’s song “3AMEL EH” open with an interaction between the rapper and a voice that seemingly belongs to his therapist. The therapist can be heard asking the ...

We can hardly understand the lyrics; They are an insult to Arabic music and culture,” said Amina Mansour , a Western educated 30 year- old Egyptian freelance photographer. It is no surprise that some ...

One of the wonders of music streaming is its borderlessness. Back in the day, a person might never hear, let alone purchase, music outside their country or comfort zone if they didn’t happen to wander ...