Western classical music and traditional Arabic musical heritage came together at the Damascus Opera House on Monday during ...

Syria is home of one of the most prestigious music conservatories in the Middle East. Over the years it has trained thousands of talented musicians in the intricacies of both Arabic and European ...

DAMASCUS (Reuters Life!) - Centuries ago, Arab servant girls would serenade the caliph or ruler, a tradition that Syria's only all-woman classical Arab music band is reviving in modern form -- without ...

Founded by refugee musicians, a music institute in Southern Turkey tries to revive forgotten Syrian classics and integrate Turkish and Syrian cultures with music the two have shared for centuries.

BEIRUT — Sabah Fakhri, a commanding Syrian tenor who helped preserve classical Arabic music with marathon-length concerts around the world, including one 10-hour performance without break in Caracas, ...

WholeTone Music Academy presents a classical Arabic performance by Jadhibia Ensemble (تخت الجاذبية), led by WTMA instructor Alejandro Castellano. The ensemble features artists Bengisu Gokce, George ...

3 CYRANO DE BERGERAC: ADAPTED FOR THE MODERN CLOWN to Play Brooklyn This Summer This captivating program of Middle Eastern songs features the return visit of the exquisite Palestinian singer Nibal ...

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 ...