Ibrahim Maalouf plays a four-valve trumpet — most just have three. The extra valve, attached to the button a trumpeter pushes down, allows the Lebanese musician to play quarter-tones — the notes ...

Amongst such instruments is the Rababa, a vintage one string fiddle-like instrument, which kept Bedouins, or Arab nomads, entertained in the harsh desert. In Jordan and most of the Arab region, the ...

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 ...

Note worthy Music is part of virtually every culture and each style of music reflects the traditions of the land. Arabic music is no exception. The UAE is one of the many Arab countries that has kept ...

22 May 2007 Sales of traditional Arabian instruments are up by 25 per cent as market enjoys year-on-year growth The market in traditional Arabic musical instruments is booming, according to exhibitors ...

The Journal of the Royal Asiatic Society of Great Britain and Ireland, No. 3/4 (Oct., 1950), pp. 110-111 (4 pages) ...

In the heart of Islamic Cairo, the House of Arabic Singing stands, dedicated to the revival of classical Arabic and Egyptian music and song In the heart of Islamic Cairo, authentic Arabic music slips ...

The Saudi National Orchestra and Choir held a performance of the “Marvels of Saudi Orchestra” in Tokyo on November 22 at the Tokyo Opera City Concert Hall: Takemitsu Memorial. The Saudi National ...

Archaeologists were perplexed by a strange pair of discs found in Oman – only to discover these items were actually a single 4,000-year-old instrument. The cymbals date to the third millennium B.C.

Save the date: Friday, November 3, 2023, 7:30 pm, at the Aga Khan Museum. Embark on a genre-bending musical adventure as Sinbad takes Bach on a thrilling journey through the modern Arab world. In this ...