The National Six hit songs that might define summer of 2011 The National Nancy Ajram is one of the Arab world's most famous singers, with no collection of Arabic pop music or nightclub event complete without a song from her. Since her breakthrough in 2003, no summer passes without one of her songs...

Ha’aretz The sound of silence Ha’aretz I remember, as a kid, how we'd shout at our parents to turn off the radio, because we didn't want the neighbors to hear that we listened to Arabic music at our house. See the original post here: The sound of silence – Ha’aretz

Cairo's Electronica scene boom, boom, booms Ahram Online Kamel is currently preparing to release an Arabic album, entitled Mamnou' El Intizar. More here: Cairo’s Electronica scene boom, boom, booms – Ahram Online

The Feedback: Weekly music updates! CBS News Using only his mouth and body to make the sounds required, Alaa Wardi covers the Arabic song "Fi Hagat" by Nancy Ajram. Wardi's performance is heavily layered, accounting for every sound in the original and its elaborate editing creates an incredibly...

The National In tune with the sound of music The National My music is very pop, dance. It's fun, upbeat. The lyrics and singing are always secondary to my production. Read more: In tune with the sound of music – The National

NBA Draft 2011: Meet Bismack Biyombo SB Nation (blog) On my iPod is music from around the world. See more here:  NBA Draft 2011: Meet Bismack Biyombo – SB Nation (blog)

JohnJohnSaidIt.com Qtel adds Bollywood Music Comes to Backstage (Qatar) JohnJohnSaidIt.com Backstage also offers unlimited access to two of the region's most popular Arabic labels, Melody and Mazzika – which represent leading Arab artists including Amr Diab , Ragheb Alama, Haifa Wehbe, Myriam...

Quincy Jones Produces Charity Single In Middle East Look To The Stars Quincy Jones has thrown his weight behind a project in Rabat, Morocco, that will see him produce some of the biggest names in Arab music on a charity single. The legendary producer has been working on an Arabic version of his song,...

Shakira's Arab Awakening as she seeks to sing Arabic album Al-Bawaba Image 1 of 10: Shows off her Arabic roots: half Lebanese by paternity, Shakira whose Arabic name translates as 'thankful', admits that Arab music has a dear place in her heart and in her art. Not least in her sultry signature...

ArabianBusiness.com Arab music stars, Quincy Jones produce charity record ArabianBusiness.com Legendary US music producer Quincy Jones has joined some of the biggest names in Arab music to produce an Arabic charity single. Entitled 'Tomorrow/Bokra', the record, which has been made in partnership...