Playlist #33: Piano Pleasures

[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text] Click here for the full playlist on YouTube and Spotify. Emerging from the Western classical repertoire, the piano made its first appearance in Arabic music in the early 20th century. The earliest works associated with this instrument are said to be by Sayed Darwish who used...

Playlist #29: Keyboard and Synth Sensations

[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text] Click here for the full playlist on YouTube and Spotify. The last decade has seen synths taken to another dimension. This exhilarating and pulsating playlist plays through a wide array of electronic sounds from sensational synths, to cutting edge keyboard, exploring the evolution of the sound...

Playlist #26: Elias Rahbani Tribute

[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text] Click here for the full playlist on YouTube. Elias Rahbani was arguably one of the most influential lyricists, composers, orchestral arrangers and conductors in the Arabic-speaking world. As the youngest brother of the famed Rahbani brothers Assi and Mansour, he would soon outgrow their footsteps with...