This study addresses the perception of Arabic improvised music. The modal musical system (maqām) as well as the model par excellence of instantaneous musical exposition and composition—instrumental ...

Two decades and counting into a career in which he’s established himself as one of the Middle East’s most acclaimed instrumentalists, you’d forgive Dubai-based oudist and guitarist Kamal Musallam if ...

For the past two seasons, Mark Cudek, chair of the Peabody Institute's Early Music Department, has included a concert of medieval Christian, Jewish, and Arabic music in the schedule for his ensemble, ...

The Cairo Opera House announced on Sunday the four main topics of discussion in the upcoming 32nd edition of the Arab Music Festival and Conference, which will take place under the overarching theme ...