El-Fashny established his profile through collaborations with singers and bands, such as Mohamed Tharwat, Mahmoud El-Tohamy, ...

(Ed. note: just wait until the 11 or 13-strings of the oud and those maqams make it to the 6-string guitar in Gripper's hands!) For now, Gripper plays another unbelievable arrangement of a Malian ...

Valentine's Day may not be until next week, but love is already in the air in New Mexico. The Friends and Lovers Balloon Rally celebrates the state's love of the sport. Or check out one of these other ...

From oud and percussion beats to DJ sets that will get your feet moving, the festival is bringing a serious music lineup.

The untimely death of Toumani Diabaté last summer makes his sometime collaborator (on the groundbreaking album New Ancient Strings) Ballaké Sissoko undisputedly Mali’s finest living kora player.

Baghdad-born AlHaj began playing the oud at age 9, then left Iraq in 1991 after he was jailed ... a 21-string West African instrument, into classical guitar pieces. — B.S. Paradiso Santa Fe, a ...

The Chutzpah! Festival returns with a special spring edition of its signature festival, offering a vibrant lineup of performances this March 19-23, presenting music, theatre, comedy, dance, and family ...

Their instrumentation, featuring the oud, bouzouki, violin, kanun and guitar, weaves a mesmerizing tapestry of sounds that transport listeners to another era. Beyond Smyrneika, Estudiantina of ...

Scattered around it all are several guitars that can be brought up to your ... For a quieter vacation, the De Pijp and Oud-West neighborhoods are great options. Expect to pay between $150 to ...