Juliana Yazbeck is an artist from Batroun, Lebanon who was born in New Jersey, USA, to asylum-seeking parents who fled the Lebanese Civil War. She moved to Leb...
At some vague part of my quarantine journey, I stumbled upon a pirate radio in my daily spiral of thumb swiping and double-tapping. I felt nostalgic for a poe...
After her striking performance at Global Week for Syria (in Beirut) the night before, it took me ten minutes of waiting in the sun-lit streets of Gemmayzeh to ...
Marwan Bu Nasser, or Bu Nasser Touffar, is the rising star of the Arab Rap scene. The Baalbaki-born rapper, who's now living in Istanbul, uses art to convey st...
Atef Malhas is an independent singer/songwriter based in Jordan. He weaves life stories into his music, turning them into relatable songs that leave you with a...
Elephant Stone, the psych-pop creation of Rishi Dhir along with long-time collaborators Miles Dupire (drums) and Robbie MacArthur (guitar), and touring member ...
Swiss singer/songwriter Charline Mignot (aka Vendredi Sur Mer) has become a name associated with French Electro-Pop. Digging deeper into her music, one should...
It's a cold Friday night, I'm sitting on a high-table at Riwaq thinking about moving houses and planning my weekend. My foot moves to the beat of the music play...
Bahramji feels like a gift from our ancestors to pump spirit into our modern age electronic music. From chillout ambient tunes, psychedelic dub and fina...
Monolink is known for making worlds collide. Coming from Germany, a place with a little reputation for dancey beats, he took over Nevada's Burning S...
Finally, a new sound to underground. Gone are the days of robotic techno, where DJs sit face down in front of a crowd. Hip-Hop wants you to feel something, ange...
AYN (aka Aya Nasif) is a live electronic producer/DJ, from Amman-Jordan. Influenced by her Arabic roots and guided by her love for western and exotic melodies, ...