It's hard to overstate the importance of Egyptian singer Oum Kalthoum in 20th century music -- when she died in 1975, 4 million people attended her funeral. Though she's passed on, she remains one of ...

The release of the song "El Watan El Akhbar" ("The Great Nation") seemed to capture the sentiments that were running wildly through the hearts of young people across the Arab world. Longtime rulers ...

One of the most legendary figures in Arabic music has the first official compilation of his work-- made in the mid-1970s-- released in the West. Save this story Save this story Oum Kalthoum, Abdel ...

After featuring the Sultana of Tarab Music, the Prince of the Arabic Violin, the Master of the buzuq, Hajja Zeinab El Mansouria, the rich music of Yemen, episode 1 and 2, Arab songs of satire and ...