Culture created between home and elsewhere.

An independent publication, cultural platform, and record label documenting the artists, sounds, images, and stories shaping the Arab diaspora.

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[No. 001]

Saint Levant Is Building a Career Out of Refusing to Choose

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Saint Levant Is Building a Career Out of Refusing to Choose

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[No. 001]

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Saint Levant Is Building a Career Out of Refusing to Choose

How a Gaza Wedding Singer Became Arab Idol, and What Came After

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How a Gaza Wedding Singer Became Arab Idol, and What Came After

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How a Gaza Wedding Singer Became Arab Idol, and What Came After

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Before Palestinian Rap Had a Name, DAM Was Already Making It

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Before Palestinian Rap Had a Name, DAM Was Already Making It

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Before Palestinian Rap Had a Name, DAM Was Already Making It

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How an Algerian Teenager Became the King of Raï

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How an Algerian Teenager Became the King of Raï

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How an Algerian Teenager Became the King of Raï

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From Soapkills to Only Lovers Left Alive: Yasmine Hamdan's Long Detour

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From Soapkills to Only Lovers Left Alive: Yasmine Hamdan's Long Detour

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From Soapkills to Only Lovers Left Alive: Yasmine Hamdan's Long Detour

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[No. 003]

Sama' Abdulhadi Withdrew From Sónar. It Was Not Her First Stand.

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Sama' Abdulhadi Withdrew From Sónar. It Was Not Her First Stand.

[No. 004]

A Decade Into Shamstep, 47SOUL Is Still Its Only Fluent Speaker

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A Decade Into Shamstep, 47SOUL Is Still Its Only Fluent Speaker

[No. 005]

Who Controls Playlist Access in the MENA Music Market?

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Who Controls Playlist Access in the MENA Music Market?

[No. 006]

The Economics of Being an Independent Arab Musician

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The Economics of Being an Independent Arab Musician

[No. 007]

Why Viral Arabic Songs Rarely Create Sustainable Careers

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Why Viral Arabic Songs Rarely Create Sustainable Careers

[No. 008]

What Western Publications Misunderstand About Arab Alternative Music

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What Western Publications Misunderstand About Arab Alternative Music

[No. 003]

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Sama' Abdulhadi Withdrew From Sónar. It Was Not Her First Stand.

[No. 003]

Features

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Sama' Abdulhadi Withdrew From Sónar. It Was Not Her First Stand.

[No. 004]

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A Decade Into Shamstep, 47SOUL Is Still Its Only Fluent Speaker

[No. 004]

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A Decade Into Shamstep, 47SOUL Is Still Its Only Fluent Speaker

[No. 005]

Education

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Who Controls Playlist Access in the MENA Music Market?

[No. 005]

Education

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Who Controls Playlist Access in the MENA Music Market?

[No. 006]

Education

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6 min read

The Economics of Being an Independent Arab Musician

[No. 006]

Education

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The Economics of Being an Independent Arab Musician

[No. 007]

Education

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Why Viral Arabic Songs Rarely Create Sustainable Careers

[No. 007]

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Why Viral Arabic Songs Rarely Create Sustainable Careers

[No. 008]

Education

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What Western Publications Misunderstand About Arab Alternative Music

[No. 008]

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What Western Publications Misunderstand About Arab Alternative Music

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[No. 015]

Education

A Practical Guide to Grants, Residencies, and Funding for Arab Artists

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[No. 015]

Education

A Practical Guide to Grants, Residencies, and Funding for Arab Artists

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Explore artists, producers, filmmakers, photographers, designers, writers, venues, labels, and cultural organizations shaping Arab culture around the world.

Musician

Elyanna

إليانا

Los Angeles

Musician

Saint Levant

سان ليفانت

Los Angeles

Musician

Yasmine Hamdan

ياسمين حمدان

Paris

Musician

Mona Haydar

منى حيدر

Brooklyn

Musician

47SOUL

٤٧ سول

London

Musician

Bashar Murad

بشار مراد

Jerusalem

Musician

Emel Mathlouthi

آمال المثلوثي

New York

Musician

Tamino

تامينو

Antwerp

Musician

Zeyne

زين

Amman

Musician

Khaled

الشاب خالد

Paris

Musician

Natacha Atlas

ناتاشا أطلس

Paris

Musician

DAM

دام

Lyd

Musician

Wegz

ويجز

Alexandria

Musician

Marwan Moussa

مروان موسى

Cairo

Musician

Dina El Wedidi

دينا الوديدي

Cairo

Musician

Angham

أنغام

Cairo

Musician

Mohamed Mounir

محمد منير

Cairo

Musician

Amr Diab

عمرو دياب

Cairo

Musician

Tamer Hosny

تامر حسني

Cairo

Musician

Hamza Namira

حمزة نمرة

Cairo

Musician

Hamed Sinno

حامد سنو

Beirut

Musician

Fairuz

فيروز

Beirut

Musician

Ziad Rahbani

زياد الرحباني

Beirut

Musician

Elissa

إليسا

Beirut

Musician

Myriam Fares

ميريام فارس

Beirut

Musician

Nancy Ajram

نانسي عجرم

Beirut

Musician

Ragheb Alama

راغب علامة

Beirut

Musician

Wael Kfoury

وائل كفوري

Beirut

Musician

Maya Diab

مايا دياب

Beirut

Musician

Marcel Khalife

مارسيل خليفة

Beirut

Musician

Ahmad Kaabour

أحمد قعبور

Beirut

Musician

Sama' Abdulhadi

سماء عبد الهادي

Ramallah

Musician

Nai Barghouti

ناي برغوثي

Amsterdam

Musician

Rasha Nahas

رشا نحاس

Berlin

Musician

Omar Souleyman

عمر سليمان

based internationally

Musician

Assala

أصالة

based internationally

Musician

Lena Chamamyan

لينا شماميان

based internationally

Musician

Soolking

سولكينغ

Paris

Musician

DJ Snake

دي جي سنيك

Paris

Musician

Rachid Taha

رشيد طه

Paris

Musician

Elyanna

إليانا

Los Angeles

Musician

Saint Levant

سان ليفانت

Los Angeles

Musician

Yasmine Hamdan

ياسمين حمدان

Paris

Musician

Mona Haydar

منى حيدر

Brooklyn

Musician

47SOUL

٤٧ سول

London

Musician

Bashar Murad

بشار مراد

Jerusalem

Musician

Emel Mathlouthi

آمال المثلوثي

New York

Musician

Tamino

تامينو

Antwerp

Musician

Zeyne

زين

Amman

Musician

Khaled

الشاب خالد

Paris

Musician

Natacha Atlas

ناتاشا أطلس

Paris

Musician

DAM

دام

Lyd

Musician

Wegz

ويجز

Alexandria

Musician

Marwan Moussa

مروان موسى

Cairo

Musician

Dina El Wedidi

دينا الوديدي

Cairo

Musician

Angham

أنغام

Cairo

Musician

Mohamed Mounir

محمد منير

Cairo

Musician

Amr Diab

عمرو دياب

Cairo

Musician

Tamer Hosny

تامر حسني

Cairo

Musician

Hamza Namira

حمزة نمرة

Cairo

Musician

Hamed Sinno

حامد سنو

Beirut

Musician

Fairuz

فيروز

Beirut

Musician

Ziad Rahbani

زياد الرحباني

Beirut

Musician

Elissa

إليسا

Beirut

Musician

Myriam Fares

ميريام فارس

Beirut

Musician

Nancy Ajram

نانسي عجرم

Beirut

Musician

Ragheb Alama

راغب علامة

Beirut

Musician

Wael Kfoury

وائل كفوري

Beirut

Musician

Maya Diab

مايا دياب

Beirut

Musician

Marcel Khalife

مارسيل خليفة

Beirut

Musician

Ahmad Kaabour

أحمد قعبور

Beirut

Musician

Sama' Abdulhadi

سماء عبد الهادي

Ramallah

Musician

Nai Barghouti

ناي برغوثي

Amsterdam

Musician

Rasha Nahas

رشا نحاس

Berlin

Musician

Omar Souleyman

عمر سليمان

based internationally

Musician

Assala

أصالة

based internationally

Musician

Lena Chamamyan

لينا شماميان

based internationally

Musician

Soolking

سولكينغ

Paris

Musician

DJ Snake

دي جي سنيك

Paris

Musician

Rachid Taha

رشيد طه

Paris

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[No. 009]

Why Diaspora Artists Are Marketed Through Identity Before Music

Education

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Why Diaspora Artists Are Marketed Through Identity Before Music

[No. 009]

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Why Diaspora Artists Are Marketed Through Identity Before Music

[No. 009]

Education

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Why Diaspora Artists Are Marketed Through Identity Before Music

[No. 010]

MENA Is the World's Fastest-Growing Music Market. Here Is What the Data Actually Shows.

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MENA Is the World's Fastest-Growing Music Market. Here Is What the Data Actually Shows.

[No. 010]

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MENA Is the World's Fastest-Growing Music Market. Here Is What the Data Actually Shows.

[No. 010]

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MENA Is the World's Fastest-Growing Music Market. Here Is What the Data Actually Shows.

[No. 011]

Mapping the Rise of Mahraganat, From El Salam City to Global Playlists

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Mapping the Rise of Mahraganat, From El Salam City to Global Playlists

[No. 011]

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Mapping the Rise of Mahraganat, From El Salam City to Global Playlists

[No. 011]

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Mapping the Rise of Mahraganat, From El Salam City to Global Playlists

Streaming Manipulation Is a Global Crisis. MENA's Fast-Growing Market Has No Public Data on It.

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Streaming Manipulation Is a Global Crisis. MENA's Fast-Growing Market Has No Public Data on It.

Ghurba Team

5 min read

Streaming Manipulation Is a Global Crisis. MENA's Fast-Growing Market Has No Public Data on It.

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How Beirut's Independent Music Scene Survives Instability

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How Beirut's Independent Music Scene Survives Instability

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How Beirut's Independent Music Scene Survives Instability

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Review: Saint Levant's 'Love Letters' Deluxe Trades Testimony for Tenderness, Unevenly

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Review: Saint Levant's 'Love Letters' Deluxe Trades Testimony for Tenderness, Unevenly

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Review: Saint Levant's 'Love Letters' Deluxe Trades Testimony for Tenderness, Unevenly

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