Arab music

Elfar3i cover
Interview
Film, TV & Music
Culture
Live Story

El Far3i's music bridges Gaza's pain and Palestine's future

Tareq Abu Kwaik has attracted thousands of new followers of Levantine music and the Palestinian cause via El Far3i and 47Soul. Here he reflects on his journey

Paul McLoughlin
01 November, 2025
Oum – A Son’s Quest for His Mother when it premiered in Amsterdam earlier this year​​​​​ [Bart Grietens]
Musical theatre
Film, TV & Music
Culture
Live Story

Oum at Barbican: An emotional journey through music and heritage

The New Arab Staff

Shahla Omar

01 October, 2025
fairouz drake
Lebanon
Offbeat
Live Story

Drake samples Fairuz’s ‘Wahdon’ on new album Iceman

The New Arab Staff
11 September, 2025
Rita MAlek
Interview
Interviews
Live Story

Rita Malek: From piano prodigy to Arab music trailblazer

Anam Alam

Anam Alam

22 August, 2025
Mariem Labidi
Interview
Interviews
Live Story

Mariem Labidi: A voice for Palestine in every language

Basma El Atti

Basma El Atti

07 August, 2025
Lebanese composer Ziad Rahbani
Arab music
World
Live Story

Ziad Rahbani, Lebanese composer and son of Fairuz, dies at 69

The New Arab Staff & Agencies
26 July, 2025
Roblox [Getty]
Arab music
Offbeat
Live Story

Roblox hosts wave of Arabic concerts as stars go virtual

The New Arab Staff
16 July, 2025
Dana Salah
Interview
Interviews
Live Story

Dana Salah on her music evolvement and embracing her heritage

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Yousra Samir Imran

06 June, 2025
Nawafiz festival
Music festival
Art
Culture
Live Story

Nawafiz: An Arab music festival for the diaspora by the diaspora

The New Arab Staff

Shahla Omar

16 May, 2025
ed-sheeran-azizam
Arab music
Video

Coachella: The Rise of Arab & Iranian influences in Western music

Charlotte Hocquet
22 April, 2025
Egyptian artist Mohamed Ramadan's Coachella outfit ignites criticism among fans and unions [Getty]
Mohamed Ramadan
Offbeat
Live Story

Egyptian singer's Coachella outfit sparks unions investigation

The New Arab Staff
15 April, 2025
Kokym_music_artist
Interview
Interviews
Live Story

Kokym: The Palestinian pop star refusing to be defined by misery

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Yousra Samir Imran

28 March, 2025
Egyptian_Casette_Archive
Egyptian music
Film, TV & Music
Culture
Live Story

Saving Egypt's music legacy with the Egyptian Cassette Archive

The New Arab Staff

Veronica Merlo

27 February, 2025
Classic Arabic Music
Valentine's Day
Lifestyle
Live Story

How classic Arabic music is capturing the hearts of MENA's youth

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Tharwa Boulifi

13 February, 2025
Nai Barghouti
Palestinian
Video

Nai Barghouti: Palestine is in my roots; my identity, it's who I am

07 February, 2025
LEBANON-ENTERTAINMENT-MUSIC-NANCY AJRAM
Nancy Ajram
Offbeat
Live Story

Did Nancy Ajram's latest X post confirm her divorce?

The New Arab Staff
30 January, 2025
Samir_Joubran
Music
Interviews
Live Story

Le Trio Joubran's Samir Joubran talks oud, family and identity

Rawaa Talass

Rawaa Talass

08 January, 2025
Kuwaisiana
Kuwait
Film, TV & Music
Culture
Live Story

Going beyond traditional stereotypes with rock band Kuwaisiana

Tariq Raouf

Tariq Raouf

08 November, 2024
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Gaza
Film, TV & Music
Culture
Live Story

Behind Fairuz’s powerful force in Macklemore’s Hind’s Hall

The New Arab Staff

Asmahan Qarjouli

10 May, 2024
Flowers to Shabjdeed, voice of Palestine's blossoming youth
Palestine
Film, TV & Music
Culture
Live Story

Flowers for Shabjdeed, voice to Palestine's blossoming youth

The New Arab Staff

Salma Mousa

29 February, 2024
‘Telk Qadeya’, anthem of divorce from the Western world
Gaza War
Film, TV & Music
Culture
Live Story

‘Telk Qadeya’, anthem of divorce from the Western world

Sarra Grira

Sarra Grira

30 January, 2024