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 ...
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 ...
Israeli snipers, tear gas and smoke from burning tires couldn’t stop Palestinian protesters from performing the dabke, a traditional Arab folk dance, at the Gaza border fence on Friday (video above).
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 ...
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 ...
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 sound of synchronized stomps filled Parkes Hall 122 during the Middle Eastern North African Student Association’s Dabke dance workshop Monday evening. The event doubled as a fundraiser, with entry ...
The Oxford Union is partnering with a Palestinian group associated with a man who has been described as a “Hamas operative”.
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.