Out of this world Buteman The latter piece was originally played on the 'oud', which was probably the most central instrument in Arab music , very similar to and widely believed to be the forerunner of the lute. View post: Out of this world – Buteman

The National Du World Music Festival features wow show from Amr Diab The National Friday night saw the Arabic pop king Amr Diab take the Burj Park stage, as part of the du World Music Festival. See the original post: Du World Music Festival features wow show from Amr Diab – The National

eTurboNews Inaugural ITB World Music Prize honors 2 musicians eTurboNews The first ITB World Music Prize 2012 is dedicated to the official partner country of Egypt and honors two musicians who “in their own particular way, have succeeded in delighting an international audience with a combination of...

gulfnews.com A cultural confluence gulfnews.com It will also showcase performances by Anoushka Shankar — one of the world's greatest sitar players and the only artist to be trained exclusively by her father, the legendary Ravi Shankar — and prominent Lebanese singer Fadel Shaker . View original...

Music festival till March 17 Khaleej Times With something to appeal to everyone, the line-up features some of the most well-known acts from around the world, including Gabrielle, The Gipsy Kings, Amr Diab , Rahat Fateh Ali Khan, Stanley Clarke, Salif Keita, Sarah Geronimo, George Benson, … and...

The National Christian, Sarah perform at the Du Live Music Festival in Dubai Philippine Star Christian and Sarah will perform for an hour and a half, showcasing their hit songs . This year's festival features different types of music from around the world, from Jazz, Latin, Arabic , Filipino music...

Tribeca 2012 World Narrative and Documentary Competitions – The Women Directors Indie Wire (blog) A rhythmic cocktail of European and Arabic traditions, chaabi music was the heart and soul of cosmopolitan Algiers in the 1940s, but the war of independence with France tore apart the peaceful Muslim...

World Music Festival begins tonight Emirates 24/7 With something to appeal to everyone, the line-up features some of the most well-known acts from around the world, including Gabrielle, The Gipsy Kings, Amr Diab , Rahat Fateh Ali Khan, Stanley Clarke, Salif Keita, Sarah Geronimo, George Benson, …...

Here And Now Arab Spring Inspires Composer Jamshied Sharifi Here And Now And the ongoing wave of protests and demonstrations by tens of thousands of people in the Arab World has also inspired music , from “Rayes Le Bled” by the Tunisian rapper El General, to “Watani Ana” by the Syrian composer...

New Straits Times On top of the world New Straits Times It “dances” to the tune of classical, Arabic and world music . I join the crowd gathered at the Burj Khalifa lake and am awed by the vertical water sprays up to 152m and in sync with the projected lights as they move to the music of Sama Dubai,...