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Al-Música: When Arabic Music Went Latin
Danny Hajjar traces the centuries-long rhythm between Arabic and Latin sounds, from Al-Andalus to reggaeton
Tinariwen, Shabjdeed, and Pa Saieu: The Music Acts You Don’t Want to Miss at Sole DXB 2025
The artists to queue up before the big weekend
Ghorba: Songs of Immigration
The story of how exile, estrangement, and movement turn into rhythm, resonance, and new musical worlds
The Record Shows: The Story of Baidaphone
How a Beirut label captured the first voice of the Arab world
Why A$AP Rocky Is the Defining Chanel Man of Our Time
From red-carpet finesse to a cinematic short film in New York, A$AP Rocky’s journey with Chanel captures the house’s most ambitious expansion of its masculine identity to date
Import/Export: What Do We Lose When Arab Art Gains International Recognition?
The paradox of being seen: from Omar El-Sherif to the Grammys
Beirut Cutting Through The Noise
A city constantly folding in on itself is giving way to another new generation of independent musicians