Posted By
Fred
Apr 21, 2019 03:05
One of the most prominent names of the international metal scene for the last 30 years or so, Sepultura were set to rock Beirut heavily on April 28th at The Palace - Hamra. With heavy promotion underway since the announcement a couple of months ago, and with high expectations and pride for bringing such a name home, the General Security has decided otherwise, a week from the performance. In a statement issued by the hosts…
Posted By
Najib
Apr 15, 2019 05:08
The Beiteddine Art Festival is celebrating 35 years of arts & culture by hosting a world premiere on its opening night on July 18, joining Oscar winning composer Gabriel Yared and Yasmina Jumblatt; a talented artist who happens to be the great granddaughter of Asmahan, a woman whose "golden voice" was one one of very few in the Arab music world to pose serious competition to that of Umm Kulthum. The two artists whose paths…
Middle East
5 years ago
Spotify celebrated International Women’s Day on Friday by sharing the list of most-streamed female artists in the World, including those in the Middle East and North Africa. Egypt singer Sherine tops the regional list followed ...
Humor
5 years ago
Every now and then, we hear about an updated “Ironic” song to suit today’s problems. The latest was released a month ago and sung by Alanis Morissette and James Corden. I was thinking someone should ...
Lebanon
5 years ago
After participating in 2012 in MBC’s The Voice – Ahla Sawt (Season 1), and being contacted by Disney for the role of Aladdin in the upcoming live-action film without succeeding to claim both, Lebanese singer ...
Lebanon
5 years ago
We’re ecstatic to finally reveal CAVALRY, the first single from our forthcoming album ‘THE BEIRUT SCHOOL’ . An album that celebrates the first 10 years of Mashrou Leila and kicks off our next chapter together ...
Fun
5 years ago
Some “artist” called Hadi’z released a terrible song called Ya Bro. The lyrics, the clip everything sucks but it’s one of those songs that will stick in your head for some reason. The funniest part ...
Baladi
5 years ago
The weeks-long Tantoura winter festival in Saudi Arabia had a special guest for their first year, as iconic Lebanese singer Majida el Roumi performed for the first time ever at the festival and in Saudi ...
Lebanon
5 years ago
I stumbled today upon this old video by Red Bull showcasing a cultural conversation between traditional Lebanese Dabke and breaking. You’d think it’s an odd combination at first but the outcome is a captivating video ...
Lebanon
6 years ago
Last year, French-Lebanese trumpet player and teacher and composer Ibrahim Maalouf was celebrating his César for “Best Original Score” at France’s most prominent film awards. This year, he faced accusations of assaulting a 14-year-old schoolgirl ...
