News Yemen Music: Yemen Blues Raises Money for Doctors Without Borders
Yemen Blues, the multicultural Judeo-Arabic Afro-funk band, is bringing a mashup of global sounds to Denver for a concert at the Jewish Community Center’s Elaine Wolf Theatre on November 3. The group ...
News Yemen Music: A city of gardens, Greeks and Turks
Often steeped in prejudice and fed by ignorance, travelogues penned by Europeans travelling to the Middle East between the fifteenth and twentieth centuries nevertheless remain fascinating for the cultural insights they provide. Renzo Manzoniʹs "Yemen: A trip to Sanaa" is a case in point. By Mohamed Shaaban
News Yemen Music: Oud festival boosts Qatar’s image as a multi-cultural hub
The memorable event attracted a large number of music enthusiasts in general, and oud lovers in particular, from various nationalities. Besides the daily concerts featuring well-known musicians, the ...
News Yemen Music: Music of the Banned fest inspired by Trump concludes its third season
A week after President Donald Trump’s inauguration on January 20, 2017, he signed an executive order banning entry to the United States for 90 days by citizens of Iraq, Syria, Iran, Libya, Somalia, ...
News Yemen Music: Washington Jewish Film Fest and Jewish Music Fest collide at JxJ
the Brazilian choro music of Tio Chorinho, the Arabic pop and African funk of Yemen Blues & Nani, and a “queer-inspired take on klezmer music” with Isle of Klezbos. The lattermost will also ...