UMG has announced the launch of Universal Arabic Music (UAM), a newly-created label dedicated to discovering, introducing and championing the artists and musical culture of the Middle East & North ...

In a fitness studio in Saudi Arabia, dozens of women sway to Arabic music as they practise belly dancing -- an activity that many feel compelled to keep secret. Despite their enthusiasm, none of them ...

Alia Mohamed is a Los Angeles belly dancer who is creating a new work, "Electric Hamsa," with her father, Dallas drummer Jamal Mohamed, for the 19th Teatro Dallas International Festival. Lichiban “Go ...

I'm throwing a Kurdish party in Central London on December 22nd—my very own celebration featuring DJ Krises, a stunning belly ...

Not a Silent night but an incredible celebration! Enjoy a Christmas Belly Dance night with Live Arabic Music! Egyptian Hors d’œuvres and drinks will be served. BYOB! Mark your calendar and get your ...

David Buchbinder is descended from Eastern European Jews while Roula Said’s Christian Arab family came from Bethlehem. So Buchbinder, a trumpeter, and Said, a singer and belly dancer, create music ...

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 ...

New York Arab Festival (NYAF) 2023 Edition has announced programs and partnerships for the second half of the annual spring festival this May. NYAF takes place in venues across NYC from April through ...

“Here, there is a growing trend to invite foreign belly dancers to weddings, nightclubs and other events.” At a Cairo wedding hall, Russian belly dancer Anastasia Biserova shimmied to the dance floor ...

Messages such as "Cool Kuwaiti wants to meet a pretty girl" and "I love you Eagle of the Orient" flash along the bottom of the television screen as a sultry singer gyrates to the music. Switch on, day ...