Iraqi music is as rich as the country’s historical heritage. Iraq’s history is not merely the history of an oil-rich place but it englobes some of the greatest ...
Yes, I remember her, she was quite sexy”. I knew I had stumbled upon a hidden gem when I heard my father’s response to my question about Mayada. In front o...
This is not a list of the top 15 or essential 15 tracks by Sabah. It is roughly impossible to summarize the Lebanese diva’s more than 3,000 songs repertoire int...
Fairuz, possibly the biggest name in Arabic music, is releasing a new album this summer in collaboration with her daughter Reema el Rahbani. As part of our tribute to traditional arabic music (see Umm Kulthum and Levant Songs), we compiled this 15 song playlist of essential Fairuz tracks that often get overlooked. Happy morning!...
What is known today as Syria, Lebanon, Palestine and even Jordan, was and still is part of a wider geographical notion referred to as the Levant, a region where...
Melhem Barakat is simply a legend in Lebanese music history. We were planning to publish this list next week, but after hearing the sad news about Barakat's pas...
The Arabic world has arguably seen its musical peak decades ago, when the scene was represented by legends such as Umm Kulthum, Farid al Atrache, Fairuz and oth...