Ramallah, occupied West Bank – The energetic tempo, the stomping, and the ancient traditions. Dabke has a lot in common with various African dances, so Palestinian choreographer Sharaf DarZaid decided ...

The traditional Levantine dance form is enjoying a renaissance as a new generation of artists introduce it to a younger audience/ “For me, it’s the voices of the mountain,” says the Lebanese musician ...

A video from Palestine of a young girl and several boys performing the traditional Arab folk dance - Dabke, has gathered a lot of attention The girl can be seen dancing in the backdrop of what seems ...

Choreographer Zvi Gotheiner has no way to tell the Syrian singer Ali al-Deek how well his music went over in Washington this weekend. Hopefully he is still alive, and safe. For now, Deek's Arabic folk ...

Dabke marks weddings and celebrations. Check out the masterclass at the end of the story Dabke troupes in the UAE speak to Gulf News on the Levantine tradition and what the art form means for the ...

Israeli snipers, tear gas and smoke from burning tires couldn’t stop Palestinian protesters from performing the dabke, a traditional Arab folk dance, at the Gaza border fence on Friday (video above).

At the first annual Hebron Festival, an event organized by the Hebron Municipality to celebrate the culture and history of Palestinians in Hebron, students from across the West Bank put on a ...

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Drawing from Kurdish and Turkic music, Iraqi choubi, and the dabke, Souleyman makes a modernized blend of old musics that collide in the modern Middle East. Save this story Save this story Most of ...