Choreographer Zvi Gotheiner has no way to tell the Syrian singer Ali al-Deek how well his music went over in Washington this weekend. Hopefully he is still alive, and safe. For now, Deek's Arabic folk ...

The traditional Levantine dance form is enjoying a renaissance as a new generation of artists introduce it to a younger audience/ “For me, it’s the voices of the mountain,” says the Lebanese musician ...

Ramallah, occupied West Bank – The energetic tempo, the stomping, and the ancient traditions. Dabke has a lot in common with various African dances, so Palestinian choreographer Sharaf DarZaid decided ...

Silly things will be written about this record, so let me emphasize up top that, overhyped or not, a fine record it is, and fine in a distinct way. But with Omar Souleyman — especially as heard ...

Before anyone in the West had ever heard of him, Omar Souleyman was already a star in northeastern Syria, where he was one of the most in-demand wedding performers in the region. Souleyman plays dabke ...

Since coming to campus as an official organization this summer, the University of Minnesota’s Arab Dabke Club (ADC) has started to build membership. The Dabke originates from the Levantine regions, ...

Dabke marks weddings and celebrations. Check out the masterclass at the end of the story Dabke troupes in the UAE speak to Gulf News on the Levantine tradition and what the art form means for the ...

A flavor of Palestinian culture was on stage last weekend at Queen University. A dozen dancers from the Palestinian territories and Jordan were in Charlotte to perform a traditional folk dance called ...

A video from Palestine of a young girl and several boys performing the traditional Arab folk dance - Dabke, has gathered a lot of attention The girl can be seen dancing in the backdrop of what seems ...

BEIRUT: Hip-hop musicians often find their samples in unexpected places. For his 1997 single C U When U Get There, for instance, the U.S. musician Coolio sampled Johann Pachelbels Canon in D Major.