As concert venues go, it's not exactly Carnegie Hall. A few dozen folding chairs are set up in a courtyard, in front of a modest elevated stage. A half-dozen musicians are crowded around a table, ...

I’ve been loving every note of a wonderful new jazz/Algerian chaâbi fusion album called Koum Tara: Chaâbi, Jazz and Strings. I featured a track from it on last week’s show,… The music of Koum Tara: ...

Chaabi—a word that literally translates to “popular” in both Arabic and Berber—has come to denote a vibrant music tradition that bridges the ceremonial cadences of the past with the immediacy of ...

In the vibrant landscape of Indian startups, Chaabi emerges as a distinct player with a mission to redefine blue-collar workforce upskilling. Founded in Gurgaon in 2022, this HRTECH company has chosen ...

A few weeks ago I was having lunch with Andy Votel of Finders Keepers, Jane Weaver of Bird Records and their kids. I told him that I really wanted to go to Cairo and he kindly gave me a brief ...

A graduation ceremony at the National School of Commerce and Management (ENCG) in Kénitra has sparked widespread debate after videos circulated online showing traditional Moroccan “chaâbi” music ...

In a concert hall down by the old port in Marseilles, a rabbi wearing a suit, Phillipe Darmon, walks on stage and launches into an unaccompanied song. Beside him stands another man; they trade verses ...

Stephen Graham of 'Adolescence' says research took its co-writer down 'a lot of dark holes' ...