Arabic Music

     Assumptions bother me.  Especially when they generalize a culture that has such a diverse history.  I am speaking of course about th...

     Not many people realize how important the audience is in Arabic music.  Their importance is such that they were given a title of sorts....

     Listening to the music coming out of the pop scene in Arabic music, I have noticed a lot of mediocre product coming out.  At times I ca...

In my past three posts I have mentioned the word tarab, and I would give a definition of musical ecstasy in Arabic music.  I decided to take...

We have a problem with Arabic music today.  The mainstream pop culture music has taken over the entire music scene in the Middle East practi...

Because of recent events we are seeing a rising interest in Arab culture. With this interest we are also seeing Arabic music making its way ...

When I tell people that I am teaching non Arabs how to play Arabic music, the most common reaction is, "Can they play the Quarter tone...