Popular Culture and the Performing Arts

Links

This web site aims to bring a wide variety of resources on Arab culture and civilization to your computer, but there is much more online. This list includes a number of other sites that you may wish to visit. For additional print resources, consult the supplemental bibliography.

General

Al Jadid
This quarterly journal is a "Review and Record of Arab Culture and Arts." It contains articles on literature, art, music, film, dance and theater, many of which can be read online at its web site.

Creative Arab
A site that seeks to showcase all forms of creative expression--fine art, calligraphy, sculpture, music, film, etc.-- of artists of Arab descent from all over the world

Arab Artists Resources and Training
A site for a new organization intended to support Arab artists in the Performing and Fine Arts.

Spirit of Fes
Web page for the Annual Festival of Sacred Music in the Moroccan city of Fez. The festival features music and dance from a very wide variety of religious traditions.

Music

Maqam World
This educational web site provides nearly everything a beginner with a serious interest in Arabic music might want to know about maqam, i.e. the modal system used in that music.

The Arab Classical Music Society
A page with a wealth of information about Arabic music in the 19th and 20th century.

Iraqimusic.com
A web site dedicated to Iraqi music with numerous audio samples.

Xauen Music
Xauen Music, Inc. is dedicated to preserving the heritage of classical Oriental music from the Arabic, Turkish, Armenian, and Sephardic traditions. Their activities include sponsoring musical performances, producing scores and recordings, publishing a newsletter, and participating in educational workshops and intercultural exchange. They are based in Chicago, IL.

Kanuns.com
A website that is all about the Kanun, one of the most important instruments in Middle Eastern music. Includes video, audio, etc.

Oriental Tunes
A web site devoted to Middle Eastern music

Music in Our World: Arabic Music
Information on Arabic Music from the "Music in Our World" web site.

Maqamat
A page Arab musical modes from the Ethnomusicology Department at UCLA

Mike's Oud Website
A web site full of information and media clips about the Oud, sometimes referred to as the "Arabic lute."

Almashriq.com
An excellent short list of links and resources devoted to music, song and dance.

Aramusic.com
Aramusic is also an online retailer of Arabic Music. Aramusic is an online retailer of Arabic music, with a site that offers many resources on Arabic music, including a great deal of music available online.

Webchaabi.com
An outstanding, comprehensive site on Chaabi music from Algeria

Fairuz Online
Web site of the legendary Lebanese singer

Turath.org
Links to internet resources dealing with Arabic music

U. Penn Morocco article
An article on Moroccan music, dance and drama, from the U. Penn collection of articles on Arabic.

Moroccan Music
A page on Moroccan music from the Moroccan Ministry of Communication that includes mp3 samples, a music map and articles.

Al-AMIR
AMIR stands for Arabic Music Internet Reference.

Arabic music on About.com
A directory of Arabic music resources on the Internet.

ArabToronto.com
Music corner of the site set up by the Toronto Arabic community

Oghnia.com
Watch music videos online

Music of Lebanon

Mazika.com
Also includes videos

Arabia Tarab
A retailer of music and movies, but with an impressive site that includes artist bios, mp3 clips, video.

Lebanese Radio playing Arabic pop

Middle East service of Radio France International

Medi1.com
Moroccan Radio station

Tunisian Radio

Beur FM
Radio station catering to the North African community in France

Marcel Khalife
The official website of Marcel Khalife. Well-presented and well-maintained, with pictures, biographies, schedules, etc.

Tunisian singer Latifa

Gnawa Diffusion
Web page for this incredibly talented Algerian-French Group.

Palestinian lutist Simon Shaheen

Amr Diab
Web site devoted to this star of Egyptian Music

Lebanese singer Diana Haddad.

Lebanese singer Nawal Zoghby

George Wassouf
Web site for this Lebanese singer.

Ragheb Alama's web site

Farid el Attrache
Web site devoted to this superstar of Arabic musical history

Film

Arte East
Web site for a non-profit organization established in 2003 to exhibit the works of artists and filmmakers from the Middle East and its diaspora in the United States.

Middle East Film from About.com
Links from the web directory service to Middle Eastern film

Zoom In Focus Productions
The web site for the Arab-American actor/director Sayed Badreya's production company, which contains some interesting information, particularly on Egyptain film

Interview with Moufida Tlatli
Interview with Moufida Tlatli, director of Silences of the Palace from The Guardian.

Arab-Celebs.com
Web site devoted exclusively to Arab film stars and celebrities

Moroccan Cinematographic Centre

Arab Film Distribution

Theater

Ajyal Arab American Theatrical Group
Theatrical Group based in Dearborn, Michigan.

Arab Theatrical Arts Guild

Nathalie Handal
Web site for this poet, writer, playwright, director and producer

Dance

Egyptian Academy
A well-known dance school in New York that teaches Middle Eastern dance.

Adam Basma
Dance company of this Lebanese dancer/choreographer