There may not be any words to be found on Marcel Khalifé's latest virtuoso celebration of the oud (the Arabic lute pictured on the cover), but Caress (Muda'aba) does an elegant job in using the ...

Before discussing the extraordinarily beautiful and uplifting music on Taqasim, a last minute, odds-on favourite for the best of 2006 lists, a little background on the oud, taqasim and oud player ...

The classical musician and composer is often compared to Bob Dylan — not for his music, but for his political songs about freedom and nationalism. Marcel Khalife: The Bob Dylan Of The Arab World ...

Influenced by Arab-Andalusian traditions and contemporary Middle Eastern politics, Lebanese singer Marcel Khalifé performs poetry by Palestinian poets Mahmoud Darwish and Izzidine Al Munassrah. Liner ...

This album was recorded with jazz bassist Peter Herbert and Khalife's two sons, pianist Rami and percussionist Bachar. (On one number, violinist Omar Guey is also featured.) While all nine of the ...