Radiant in a crimson and gold dress, Farida Mohammed Ali was a sight and sound to behold at the Chicago Cultural Center Monday night. The Iraqi singer, eyes shut tight, held out her palms as if ...

They’re issuing a call to players! A Brooklyn group that hosts a twice-monthly concerts of Arab music will celebrate its two-year anniversary during its Jan. 28 show. Brooklyn Maqam’s fortnightly ...

Israeli attacks on the "party of God" have damaged a medieval castle and a Shia shrine in Shamaa, a village near Tyre. The site is dedicated to Shamoun al-Safa, who is none other than the first ...

The Arabic word farida means apart or alone. The Iraqi singer Farida Mohammad Ali truly is a one-off. She is one of only a handful of artists to have mastered the ancient musical discipline of maqam – ...

BAGHDAD, Dec 07, 2010 (AFP) - Performing before a half-empty room at Baghdad's Alwiyah Club, Taha Gharib is conscious that the music he has passionately played for decades -- traditional Iraqi maqam - ...

Iraq’s traditional maqam emerges as a casualty of modernity and war Performing before a half-empty room at Baghdad’s Alwiyah Club, Taha Gharib is conscious that the music he has passionately played ...

This Wednesday, Iraqi-American trumpeter, vocalist and composer Amir ElSaffar will take the Power Center stage to perform selections from his newest project, Rivers of Sound. With an international, 17 ...