Arabic Music

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Hammana Artist House: A New Lease of Life

Interviewed by Editor-in-Chief, Patricia Bitar Cherfan It is no wonder the late French poet and politician Alphonse de Lamartine was enraptured by...

Yalda Younes: Seeking Stillness in the City of Action

Part yoga student, part flamenco dancer, and all-around bewitching person, Yalda Younes has studied her crafts in India and Spain, and now...

From Los Angeles, Joanna Nachef 1st Maestra of the Middle East

When conductor Joanna Medawar Nachef, Ph.D., takes the podium, her dress sparkles. As the first female orchestra conductor from the Middle East,...

The Record Seller of Ras Beirut

  The cataloguing and sale of Arabic vinyl recordings by Diran Mardirian is bringing the region’s music to the world. Among lovers...