The genre is finding a new generation of global listeners, thanks to record labels like Habibi Funk and parties that showcase it.

Until recently, Arab music had been used by American and European studios and popular media in a way that “was very orientalist,” playing on racist tropes, according to writer and music ...

Over 20 musicians have released a 13-track double album titled Unboundable to mark 20 years of the BDS movement.

An Israeli music critic and a Palestinian musician share some songs with NPR's Daniel Estrin — and reflect on more than a year of the war between Israel and Hamas.

A handful of students return to a school in Gaziantep, Turkey, that seeks to help revive old Syrian and Turkish music and integrate refugees.

The 25-year-old has become a streaming star without releasing a full album. He just wrapped his first shows in the United States, and hopes to take his music even further.

Faraj Suleiman is a Palestinian a composer and pianist. His music is strongly influenced by Arabic/Eastern melodies and rhythms. He often incorporates those scales and modalities in his compositions.

jazzIn this interview, Lebanese musician Rima Khcheich discusses her beginnings, aspirations to mould Arabic music heritage with contemporary melodies, ...

In this interview, Lebanese musician Rima Khcheich discusses her beginnings, aspirations to mould Arabic music heritage with contemporary melodies, as well as her most recent project Hawa ...