WOMAD promises 3 days musical extravaganza Khaleej Times His distinctive, culture-crossing sound blends elements of Oriental and Andalusian music , combining Flamenco guitar with Arabic oud and the dance music of … View post:  WOMAD promises 3 days musical extravaganza – Khaleej Times

ABC News Mogadishu radio stations ban music after ultimatum from insurgents Ethiopian Review The city's 14 radio stations turned off the Western, Arabic and modern Somali and other African music that fills up their 18-hour broadcast time after an … Continued here:  Mogadishu radio stations...

Gulf Times The poetess who spoke out Gulf Times Over the past few weeks, Hissa Hilal, a Saudi housewife, has captured attention by surging ahead to the finals of the televised Arabic poetry competition, … Original post: The poetess who spoke out – Gulf Times

Orphaned Land Dig Into the Past With Their Music Noisecreep (blog) "Sometimes, we work like two weeks just on the diction, working on how to pronounce it, if it's Arabic or Yemenite, which is Old Hebrew," vocalist Kobi … Read more here:  Orphaned Land Dig Into the Past With Their...

Reuters Islamists force Somali stations to turn off music CBC.ca Somalia has long enjoyed a mix of Western, Arabic and African music over the airwaves and many Somalis rely on a little music to lighten the day. … Somalia Islamists force music off air AFP The day the music died in Somalia Beliefnet.com...

Arab Radio and Television Network (ART) Partners With NeuLion to Distribute … MarketWatch (press release) ART, through International Media Distribution (IMD), the global distribution arm of ART is the exclusive aggregator and provider of Arabic content See the original post:  Arab Radio and Television...

Gulf Times QPO performs concert at Royal Albert Hall Gulf Times The orchestra seeks to promote greater understanding of classical Arabic and Western music in Qatar and internationally. and more » Original post:  QPO performs concert at Royal Albert Hall – Gulf Times

Nokia X6 – Ringing in the Tunes ITP.net … Continued here:  Nokia X6 – Ringing in the Tunes – ITP.net

Nokia's X6 music phone ITP.net … made its regional debut signing on leading Arabic labels such as Rotana, Melody and Mazzika and offering a selection of Western as well as Arabic music . … Original post:  Nokia’s X6 music phone – ITP.net

Eye of Dubai (press release) Youth Orchestra of the Middle East kicks off for the second consecutive year Eye of Dubai (press release) This exciting composition explores the bringing together of Arabic and Western cultures through classical music ; and aims to promote the knowledge and … Read...