Radiant in a crimson and gold dress, Farida Mohammed Ali was a sight and sound to behold at the Chicago Cultural Center Monday night. The Iraqi singer, eyes shut tight, held out her palms as if ...

Israeli attacks on the "party of God" have damaged a medieval castle and a Shia shrine in Shamaa, a village near Tyre. The site is dedicated to Shamoun al-Safa, who is none other than the first ...

Performing before a half-empty room at Baghdad's Alwiyah Club, Taha Gharib is conscious that the music he has passionately played for decades -- traditional Iraqi maqam -- is dying. Victim of the ...

The Arabic word farida means apart or alone. The Iraqi singer Farida Mohammad Ali truly is a one-off. She is one of only a handful of artists to have mastered the ancient musical discipline of maqam – ...

Iraq’s traditional maqam emerges as a casualty of modernity and war Performing before a half-empty room at Baghdad’s Alwiyah Club, Taha Gharib is conscious that the music he has passionately played ...

Chicago Maqam at Constellation in February 2023 Credit: Courtesy the Constellation YouTube channel On Saturday, December 16, Constellation hosts a Gaza benefit concert by Chicago Maqam, a five-piece ...