A woman who succumbs to the seductive charm of wealth becomes a metaphor for a world that has lost the sense of true value, ...

The recent death of French Algerian superstar Rachid Taha brought to mind the musical genre called raï, so I decided to feature it this week by highlighting a few raï artists.… It’s not hard to ...

What happens when you combine Spanish, French, African and Arabic music? Bedouin shepherds frequenting the Algerian port of Oran first dived into this mixing bowl in the early twentieth century. What ...

A Chicago music duo has created a unique sound to celebrate their Arab roots. They're mixing the music of the Middle East with good old Chicago blues. Music can make you feel at home. When Rami ...

Rock star Lenny Kravitz received worldwide attention last month when he released an anti-war song called "We Want Peace," but lost in the reporting of the story was a vital fact: Kravitz recorded his ...