Sounds from around the Islamic world rang out to the delight of the audience at an Oxford theatre over the weekend. The Muslim Music Festival, organised by the Muslim Education Centre of Oxford (Meco) ...
Mipsterz, which is a loose group of self-proclaimed “Muslim hipsters,” has released a video entitled “Somewhere In America.” It shows several Muslim young women, all in hijabs, doing a variety of ...
If you saw him on the street, you might mistake him for a member of One Direction with his hair and his style — but his name is Harris J. The 18-year-old British singer scored a deal with Awakening ...
NEW YORK (Reuters) - Pop singer Youssou N'Dour's 2004 album of Islamic music earned him a boycott by some Muslim fans, but in a new documentary about the album, "Egypt," he says the music has ...
Rock stars sometimes destroy their guitars on stage. The audience isn't supposed to do it for them. Yet that's what happened to unknown 18-year-old singer Salman Ahmad during a 1982 performance in a ...
Since its birth in the ‘70s, hip-hop has become a global phenomenon and cross-cultural unifier. Countless artists like the members of Native Deen, a D.C.-area trio, have harnessed the power of the ...
FirstWorks, a non-profit connecting art with audiences in Providence, Rhode Island, will present an artist residency with multi-instrumentalist and movement artist Karim Nagi serving local K-12 ...
Click to share on X (Opens in new window) X Click to share on Facebook (Opens in new window) Facebook Ahmed Elkatib/MiC “What is your favorite song?” is a question I have begun to despise. I can ...
If you cannot see the music player below, download the free Flash Player. When Manjip Vhatti gets on the line two hours after Double Muslims’ set in Charlottesville, Va., he talks about the music ...
UK rap and hip-hop have come a long way. In 1999, it accounted for just 3.6 percent of all singles purchased in Britain but in 2020, that figure rose to 22 percent. For a long time, it seemed like UK ...