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Revels presents Karim Nagi, Arab Future Folklore: Traditional Arab Instruments and Songs, March 28 at 5:00 pm ET on Facebook Live! Explore musical traditions from around the world with the # ...
Band leader Najib Al-Muzayel told KUNA that Al-Fintas Band, established in 1919, is one of Kuwait’s oldest folklore ensembles ...
Every year, the appearance of Suhail, known as Canopus, signals the end of the Arabian Peninsula’s peak summer heat. This ...
However, the group has been hosting Arab heritage events throughout April. Many of these gatherings typically involve dabke,an Arab folk dance, but Al Moutaa said Monday’s poetry night was ...
FENG: Shkoon's latest album, "FIRAQ," has this German techno vibe, which I love, but it also maintains a really strong Arabic folkloric color, whether it's the melodies or the lyrics.
Starzplay, the MENA streaming platform, has announced the launch of Starzplay’s first Arabic language original, Kaboos. The series is set to stream on the platform starting from February 9th. Set in ...
STARZPLAY is set to premiere the horror anthology Kaboos, its first Arabic-language original, on February 9. The series provides a modern retelling of Arab folklore, taking viewers through urban ...
Nagi's residency includes ten school engagements and culminates in a public performance of "Future Folklore," Arabic music and dance at the Providence Public Library Donald J. Farish Auditorium on ...
The oral-formulaic theory of poetic composition and transmission, developed and advanced by Milman Parry, Albert Lord, and others, is just beginning to influence the study of classical Arabic poetry, ...
Tons of great ideas, but none of them close to the truth. Don't worry, you'll get to meet our jinni soon enough." Djinn occupy a varied and ambiguous position both in Arabic folklore and Islam.