Ology 'The Fall': How Gorillaz Used An iPad To Record Their Latest Album Ology Plastic Beach went even further, with Albarn even traveling to Syria to record with the National Orchestra for Arabic Music . For a band of cartoon characters, Gorillaz certainly had plenty of physical musicianship...

Financial Times Damascus alleys host cat-and-mouse warfare Financial Times The crowd chanted slogans in support of the president as two young women dressed in khaki jackets – which they explained was a gesture of support for the army – gave out booklets in Arabic and English detailing “chapters...

Times of Oman Darwish dancers, Tarab music set to cast a spell on audience Times of Oman Sarmini was born in Aleppo in Syria and has embraced that city's unique heritage as a centre of Arabic musical art and excellence that brings together a truly diverse range of cultural influences blending poetry,...

Ahram Online Freedom of expression in Syria, along with its media makers, under ‎attack by … Here is the original post:  Freedom of expression in Syria, along with its media makers, under ‎attack by … – Ahram Online

Syrian News on Jan 5, 2012 Just International For her part, Salma Farhat said that the Golan has always been and will always be Syria and Arabic , stressing commitment to the Syrian army, leadership, President and homeland. In turn, Jihad Abu Salha said that "God will ensure Syria's victory...

The National UAE businessman gets his favorite band back together The National Al Ashekeen, which is Arabic for "lovers", were founded in 1978 in Syria, by five men who wanted to sing for Palestine. Their music , which talks about the different aspects of the Palestinian struggle, has been...

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...

Singers of the World, Unite: DC Labor Chorus Performs Saturday Washington City Paper (blog) This Saturday at the Takoma Park Community Center, they'll belt it out in Arabic —in solidarity with the uprisings of the “ Arab Spring” in Tunisia, Egypt, Libya, Syria, Yemen, Bahrain, and beyond....

MWC News Metallica; Heavy Metal, Rock, Blues & Jazz's Origins MWC News The traditional Sufi dhikr rituals, are the closest contemporary music genre to ancient Egyptian music, having preserved many of its features, rhythms and instruments. Real Arabic music began in the 7th century in Syria during...

The National They might not know Bob Dylan, but Arab rebels feel his music The National And when I questioned some old friends from Morocco and Syria, it seems that Dylan was high on the playlist of many a curious closet-hippy music fan in the Arab world of the 1960s and '70s, despite the fact that...