Ibrahim Maalouf plays a four-valve trumpet — most just have three. The extra valve, attached to the button a trumpeter pushes down, allows the Lebanese musician to play quarter-tones — the notes ...

University of Waterloo provides funding as a founding partner of The Conversation CA. University of Waterloo provides funding as a member of The Conversation CA-FR. In 2022, I embarked on learning to ...

DUBAI, 24 May 2007 -- The market in traditional Arabic musical instruments is booming, according to exhibitors at PALME Middle East 2007, an event ongoing at the Dubai International Exhibition Centre ...

The emirate’s rich musical heritage offers visitors the opportunity to gain an insight into many aspects of its culture. Celebrated oud composer Faisal Al Saari, plays in Abu Dhabi’s cultural center ...

Around the middle of the nineteenth century the first monograph of Arabic music appeared in German. The material that the author, Rafael Georg Kiesewetter, had at his disposal, consisted of a number ...

The University of Minnesota’s Arab Band showcases the unique complexity of Arabic music and is looking to continue performing at events on and off campus. The Arab Band implements Arabic music by ...