Singer Abdallah Rahhal stepped on stage as the oud player picked out an intriguing tune. The musicians had met only moments before. Abdallah lifted his voice to meet the oud’s haunting semitones and ...
The world's attention has been on Syria for weeks; a country mired in chaos, a geopolitical conundrum, a complicated moral dilemma. But what about Syria's musical landscape? This week's Rhythm Planet ...
DAMASCUS, Syria May 21, 2010? -- Country music has little of a fan base in the Middle East. The crowd of Syrians that filed into Tishreen Park was mostly propelled by curiosity for a rare concert of ...
Syrian singer Hala Naqrour, joined by the Nahawand Choir, performed a traditional music concert titled “Spirit of the East” ...
Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. A packed concert hall in Damascus on Wednesday came alive with cheers as Wasfi Maasarani, a renowned singer and symbol of the ...
DAMASCUS, Syria — Hani Al Sawah recently walked the streets of Damascus, Syria's capital, with wide-eyed excitement. It had been 13 years since the rap artist last was in Syria. Later that night, he ...
Hani Al Sawah, the rap artist known as Al Darwish, recently walked the streets of Damascus, Syria’s capital, with a profound sense of excitement. It had been 13 years since he last set foot in his ...