2011 – Summary of the Cultural Boycott of Israel for Musicians ABNA.ir [17] Hosam Hayak, a regular performer at the Jerusalem Oud Festival, chose this year to cancel, making a press release in Arabic on his facebook notes.[18] In another boost to the cultural boycott, John Michael McDonagh, director of Golden Globe … and more »
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99% searching for common cause in an upturned world Sydney Morning Herald The Arabic noun al-shaab – the people – is defiantly singular. Whether that unity can be formed – and with it a new meaning for the word muwatin, or citizen – is at the heart of the struggles ahead.
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Gulf Times City rocks as revellers attend New Year events Gulf Times Lebanese star Nancy Ajram delighted her fans at a concert in La Cigale, while visitors to the W took in some of Abba's greatest hits performed by tribute band 'Abbamania.' A spokesperson for La Cigale said: “Guests from different nationalities were …
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Gulf Times City rocks as revellers attend New Year events Gulf Times Lebanese star Nancy Ajram delighted her fans at a concert in La Cigale, while visitors to the W took in some of Abba's greatest hits performed by tribute band 'Abbamania.' A spokesperson for La Cigale said: “Guests from different nationalities were …
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Al-Bawaba Diana Haddad denies talk of politics Al-Bawaba Lebanese singer Diana Haddad has denied recent reports about making statements regarding the political crises in Syria and around the Arab world. Diana made an official press release stressing that she had never made any public statements regarding the ..
Times of Oman Iraqi battles odds for music's sake Times of Oman His hands seem to float effortlessly over the 'kanun', as classical Arabic melodies emerge, bright and cheery, or soulful and haunting. Sometimes, Samer focuses on the strings. Sometimes his eyes drift to the audience and the music flows from memory ..
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Celebrate New Year's Eve 'in memoriam… in revolt' Al-Masry Al-Youm In fact, the songs will be a mix of Latin liturgy music , Egyptian Coptic songs , and Arabic Sufi music . “We have thousands of songs about the revolution and Tahrir Square, already. That is certainly not the point,” says the concert's organizer, ..
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Music of the world Western Advocate This will be fused together in one concert with Middle Eastern grooves and the transcendental sound of the Oud, which is a Turkish instrument, and it will be played in Arabic tuning, which is quite fascinating. The Bathurst Multicultural Choir will …
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Times of Oman I will sing Kolaveri Di in Muscat: Usha Uthup Times of Oman … German, Italian, Sinhalese, Swahili, Russian, Nepalese, Arabic , Creole, Zulu, and Spanish. The is well known for popular hits in the late 1960s, 1970s and 1980s
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Khaleej Times Much ado about arts Khaleej Times With names such as Eric Clapton, Britney Spears, Metallica, Stevie Wonder, Shakira and Amr Diab , the Yas Arena reverberated with the sound of music this year. While Amy Winehouse's performance was abysmal, Westlife set the feet tapping.
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