Blues

Amazing Rock Artists from around the Arab World

August 24, 2022

By Malorie Lewis

By: Malorie Lewis / Arab America Contributing Author Rock music established itself in the early 1940s in the United States. Throughout time the popularity of this genre of music is typically characterized by its rhythm esthetic, and the use of particular musical instruments. Foundationally speaking, it is a music of the people. Rock music was … Continued

‘From the Desert Sands of the Sahara Comes North African Rock Music Stardom’: Meet Tinariwen, the Tuareg Musicians Redefining the Sounds of Protest Songs in Algeria, Libya, and Mali

August 16, 2021

By Claire Boyle

By: Claire Boyle/Arab America Contributing Writer Introduction and Tinariwen’s History: Who is the North African band, Tinariwen, and why is their music so important? Today, let us meet them and listen to the wonderful sounds of Tinariwen. “Tinariwen is the plural form of ténéré in the Tamasheq language. The name means ‘deserts’, so the band’s … Continued

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