Mayamalavagaula's Arabic connections! Times of India It is known as Shadd Araban and Shahnaz Maqamats of the Arabic world. In Carnatic music, it is a Raganga ragam, evoking mainly the shanta rasa, while in Arabic music , it is said to evoke pathos. It is a murchanakaraka mela where from the note...

Nine important songs of 2011 Socialist Worker Online You didn't have to understand the song's Arabic lyrics to hear how angry Ben Amor was, or how inspired he had been to see his fellow Tunisians take to the street after 23 years of Ben Ali's rule. "Get to the streets, take a look,"...

DigitalProductionME.com YahLive in HD Partnership with MBC Group MarketWatch (press release) … Wanasah (24-hour Arabic music channel) and MBC DRAMA coinciding with the Group's 20th anniversary, and offers 24/7 Arabic Drama; the Group also includes two radio stations: MBC FM (Gulf music), and...

Wikeez Nancy Ajram Lights up the Christmas Tree and Shoots "Emta Hashoufak" Wikeez Lebanese singer Nancy Ajram will be lighting up the Christmas tree which is put up every year in Downtown Beirut. View original post here:  Nancy Ajram Lights up the Christmas Tree and Shoots "Emta Hashoufak"...

Washington City Paper (blog) Greek Songs , From Hash Dens to Cafes to Glen Echo Town Hall Washington City Paper (blog) In the case of the two musicians who will be with me on Saturday—well, Haig Manoukian was someone I had seen perform and and admired greatly in famous Arabic /Turkish/Greek/Israeli...

The Express Tribune Hip hop: A culture of interpretations The Express Tribune Alsarah you're working with a lot of African and Arabic influences. How do you define your style? Alsarah: My style's East African retro-pop; music from Zanzibar, Kenya and Sudan Read the rest here:  Hip hop: A culture...

The Guardian 10 highlights of Palestine The Guardian The ash-Shifa also occasionally hosts Arabic music concerts and even book readings during the PalFest literature festival. • Hammam Ash-Shifa (+972 9238 1176) is open 8am–midnight Mon, Wed-Sat, 5pm–midnight Tue, Sun for men, 8am-5pm Tue, Sun...

Quincy Jones releases charity single Bokra gulfnews.com Meaning “tomorrow” in Arabic, Bokra brings together 24 top Arab music stars including singer Majida El Roumi, Kadim Al Sahir, Marwan Khoury, Sherine Abdel Wahab and Tamer Hosny. Stars from 16 nations across the Middle East and North Africa...

The Daily Star AKON joins leading Arab artists on charity single 'TOMORROW-BOKRA' Beirut-Online News Artists featured on the song Tomorrow-Bokra song include legendary Lebanese singer Majida El Roumi who wrote the Arabic lyrics, Kadim Al Sahir who worked on the music adaptation, Marwan Khoury...

Arab musicians to release remix of Quincy Jones classic The National An Arabic remix of the R'n'B hit Tomorrow (A Better You, A Better Me) by the US producer Quincy Jones will be released next week in Dubai. The song Tomorrow-Bokra features 24 Arab musicians , including Marwan Khoury and Majida...