Chicago area Arabic music ensemble celebrates a year together

Tayf, which can mean “spectrum” or “expansive” in Arabic, aims to showcase, queer, nonbinary, and women performers within ...

Tunisian American Artist Emel Mathlouthi on the Power of Women, Music and Activism

In 2011, Emel Mathlouthi stood among the crowd of protesters in Tunis and began singing her song “Kelmti Horra,” which means ...
WYDaily

Three Jolly Coachmen’s Coffee House To Feature Al-Hawanim Nov. 7

WILLIAMSBURG — The Three Jolly Coachmen’s Coffee House concert series will present a performance by Al-Hawanim Friday, Nov. 7 ...
PBS

‘We’re just taking space.’ How Arabic music is breaking through to new audiences

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 journalist ...
insider.si.edu

Muslim women sing : Hausa popular song / Beverly B. Mack

Includes English translations of Hausa poems and texts. Reviewed by Clare A. Ignatowski in African studied review (New Brunswick, NJ) 49 (1) April 2006, pages 170-172. (DT1.A1 A26 AFA). The singers ...
Variety

Warda, giant of Arab song, dies

Algerian singer Warda, whose sultry voice and range helped make her one of the giants of Arab song, died Thursday, May 17, in Cairo from a heart attack. She was 71. Along with Lebanon’s Fayrouz and ...