Deccan Chronicle Jingle all the way for percussionist Varun Sunil Deccan Chronicle “We have performed in almost all the colleges in the country,” says Varun, who has also been the man behind the catchy theme music of Vanitha Film Awards for the past three years. The musician is also a prolific player...

Deccan Chronicle Poster boy of music Deccan Chronicle The name Djuma, literally means 'Friday,' in Arabic . Djuma Sound System ran into some legal trouble for unauthorised use of samples in their track “Les Djinns.” Mikkas who produces his own tracks says, “We did take the samples from...

8th Dubai International Film Festival unveils 171 films from 56 nations Dubai Chronicle … led by Philippe Maier; the world premiere of world music film Silence: All Roads to Music , preceded by a fusion concert mixing Spanish jazz, didgeridoos and Arabic stylings; Neil Young: Journeys; God Bless...

AhlanLive.com Lebanese star, Haifa Wehbe , set to sparkle in Cavalli Club Dubai Chronicle Haifa Wehbe , one of the most famous and dazzling singers known to the Arab world, will be performing live at Cavalli Club, Restaurant & Lounge on 30 November 2011. Offering a special menu for the evening,...

Deccan Chronicle Priyadarshan-Mohanlal film 'steals' Arabic song Deccan Chronicle And the latest doing the rounds in the Net is that the song 'Madhavettanennum' in the much awaited Priyadarshan movie 'Oru Marubhomi Kadha (Old name: Arabiyum Ottakavum P. Madhavan Nayarum') is...

Oman Daily Observer The Royal Opera House Oman Daily Observer I was clapping whenever the music went to lower crescendo — and not to be beaten in clapping! In the break, I think it was one of The Master Conductor himself coming with another Composer (annoyed and cross!) and an Arabic Translator (fellow...

Aljazeera.net Leveraging hip hop in US foreign policy Aljazeera.net But the role of music should not be exaggerated: Hip hop did not cause the Arab revolts any more than Twitter or Facebook did. The cross-border spread of popular movements is not a new phenomenon in the Arab world – the uprisings...

Quincy Jones's Arabic re-adaptation of “Tomorrow – Bokra” to premiere in Dubai Dubai Chronicle The single is an Arabic re-adaptation of Quincy Jones Grammy-award winning song entitled 'Tomorrow (A Better You, A Better Me).' 24 Arab stars from 16 nations across the Middle East and North...

Bands to Watch: El Zabaleen Al-Masry Al-Youm In Arabic , El Zabaleen means “the garbage collectors.” When they first came together to perform at an event called Earth Week at the American University in Cairo (AUC) last year, it made sense that most of their songs had an environmental message, …...

Dubai Chronicle Hazim Faris on The Top 10 Dubai Chronicle Hazim's career continues to flourish and he has composed the music and lyrics for Top Iraqi and Arab singers including, Majid Almuhandes, Diana Haddad , Safaa Faris, Huda Haddad, Adel Khamis and more. A long way from his native homeland,...