Waleg.com Arab Idol Prime 1 Waleg.com She sang Najwa Karam – but unfortunately her voice is way too soft and delicate for a Najwa Karam tune. Not the right song. More:  Arab Idol Prime 1 – Waleg.com

Australia Day: songs of freedom Village Voice Drummoyne The world music band will perform at Marrickville Council's Australia Day celebrations at Enmore Park. Lilyfield musician Robin Zirwanda sings in his native tongue of Assyrian (from Iraq) and occasionally in Arabic . More here:  Australia...

Newsweek Cairo Loses Its Voice Newsweek When crooner Tamer Hosny first appeared in Tahrir, he jumped onto a stage and told people to go home. Days later, when he tried to apologize, the crowds drove him away, dealing a massive hit to his reputation. (“I lost my shoes in this way,” says a .. View...

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...

The Resurgent Mizrahi Voice Jerusalem Post Their families aren't portrayed in the novels of Amos Oz. Original post: The Resurgent Mizrahi Voice – Jerusalem Post

Dallas Voice Play it again Dallas Voice (Arnold Wayne Jones/Dallas Voice) Just a quick glance at Baboush — damask bolsters on the banquettes, invitingly overstuffed ottomans, tapestries clinging to the stuccoed walls with Persian tile behind the bar, all while Arabic music plays in the … Excerpt...

UPI NewsTrack TopNews UPI.com The first explosion occurred at 4:55 am in a restaurant at the Queen Elissa Hotel, damaging several cars, including that of a UN officer who works for the UN Truce Supervision Organization, the newspaper said. The ground floor restaurant suffered … Read the rest...

Boston.com Two blasts in south, UN says no sign it was target The Daily Star “What happened today in Tyre is not security-related but linked to the sale of alcohol,” Charbel told Voice of Lebanon (93.3 FM). Lebanese security forces had cordoned off the area around Queen Elissa Hotel, preventing...

Village Voice (blog) Q&A: araabMUZIK On His Influences, His Name, And Filling His Records With … Village Voice (blog) You're not Arabic , right? Here is the original: Q&A: araabMUZIK On His Influences, His Name, And Filling His Records With … – Village Voice (blog)

Remembering Abdel Halim Hafez, the voice of revolution Al-Masry Al-Youm Halim was one of the most popular singers in Egypt and the Arab world and is considered one of the "Great Four of Arabic Music ," along with Om Kalthoum, Mohamed Abdel Wahab and Farid al-Attrash. He was also an actor,...