Pakistan, June 30 -- In a modest makeshift workshop tucked inside the crowded Nuseirat refugee camp in central Gaza, the soft ...

“Thank God, now with the openness and development that we are witnessing and the interest in music and artists from everywhere in the world, everyone is benefiting from this exhibition and this ...

The dexterous Palestinian musician and luthier Wissam Joubran takes us on an intimate tour of his atelier in the French ...

In the shattered heart of Nuseirat refugee camp, a 60‑year‑old luthier, Suhail Abu Shawish, works quietly on a makeshift ...

Musician Beckles Willson (Orientalism and Musical Mission) scrupulously traces the history of the oud—a short-necked, fretless stringed musical instrument—from its first written mention in ancient ...

Grammy-nominated Turkish composer and musician Mehmet Ali Sanlikol would like to introduce his one-of-a-kind dream instrument. It’s been decades in the making, and on Wednesday, March 26, his ...

Now, in a changing world, it's reassuring to hear one thing that has not changed much at all. It's the sound of a musical instrument in the Middle East. Amid war and political turmoil, you can still ...

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