Arab News, Billboard Arabia launches its website and music charts, creating the ultimate destination to spotlight and discover Arab artists and music, 14 Dec 2023, “This launch comes at...
Hassan Hassan, New Lines Magazine, How Rural Music in the Middle East Bypassed Cultural Gatekeepers Using Tech and Weddings, 4 Oct 2023. “The music’s detractors, like Syrian actors who...
Shah Meer Baloch, The Guardian, ‘The love for music is still there’: saving the sounds of Afghanistan one cassette at a time, 21 Sep 2023 “Zamri, an Afghan refugee,...
Mary Fawzy, New Lines Magazine, Nooriyah Brings Arabic Music to the Dance Floor, 22 Sep 2023. “The Saudi DJ splices genres and shows how regional classics have influenced modern...
Tibisay Zea, The World, ‘Planet Hip Hop’: Senegalese rappers push for social and political change, 27 July 2023 “Bamba Ndiaye, a Senegalese hip-hop researcher at Cornell University, explained that...
“As musicians, politicians and fans remember Sinead O’Connor, some Muslims are disappointed that the Irish singer and lifelong activist’s religious identity is not being highlighted in tributes.”