
Michael Hakim on Diaspora Pop as a Gateway to Arabic Music
Michael Hakim isn’t seeking validation from the Arab world. He’s building AR&B, a new sound shaped by the Arab diaspora’s hybrid identity.

Michael Hakim isn’t seeking validation from the Arab world. He’s building AR&B, a new sound shaped by the Arab diaspora’s hybrid identity.

Under the weight of representation and identity politics, Salma Mousa examines the Arab diaspora’s longing for a home that doesn’t exist.

Jordanian singer Reina Khoury returns with ‘Bi Alami,’ the opening statement of her debut album REINA – and her most honest work yet.

TÄRA named her own genre, dropped her debut EP on the anniversary of the Nakba, and is making music Italy has no category for.

From sun-soaked afternoons to 5 AM closing sets, Sandbox 12 returned to El Gouna with two moods and one clear identity.



Sofiane Pamart’s most expansive work to date, Movie, reframes authorship, emotion, and the figure of the artist.

Yasmine Hamdan reflects on making her latest album, the hiatus that led to it, and the emotions it helped her process.

An exclusive interview with TUL8TE during the recording of the jazz rendition of his latest album, Narein.

Inside House of Yanos, the creative collective that made African music’s arrival in Dubai feel like a homecoming.

Against a long history of political and protest music, Salma Mousa asks why Arab pop today insists we chill when we should rage.