Music Reviews

November 4, 2012

Melanie C, popular singer from UK is seen performing during her concert at Beats on the Beach at Abu Dhabi Corniche at Al Sahil Beach on Thursday night. (PHOTO: ABDUL RAHMAN/GULF NEWS)
08:04 GMT

Arab and Western stars kicked off the start of Abu Dhabi's beach festival, The Yasalama Beats.

American singer and dancer Jason Derulo performing live at Dubai Caribbean Carnival on Thursday night.
06:36 GMT

Sean Kingston and Jason Derulo are in town to rock the glitzy emirate.

November 1, 2012

Point of View's debut album "Revolutionize The Revolutionary."
11:39 GMT

Having just launched their debut album, Dubai band Point of View train their eyes on international success.

Angham
09:49 GMT

The Egyptian singing star is back to making her TV drama after filming was delayed over the holy month of Ramadan.

Get down to Burj Park this Friday, November 2, for the family-friendly carnival kicking off at 2 pm, complete with rodeo bulls, bouncy castles and parades to keep everyone entertained.
09:23 GMT

A look ahead at this weekend's Caribbean Carnival in Dubai.

October 31, 2012

A performance by Taybeh folklore dance group during Taybeh festival in Palestine (Photo: Eloïse Bollack)
12:57 GMT

The Edward Said National Conservatory of Music (ESNCM) is launching its month-long Nights of Tarab celebration as part of the Arab Jerusalem Festival which kicks off on November 8.

Shatha Hassoun
08:02 GMT

The Iraqi singer is ranked third on the list of her nation's 'most influential' tweeps.

Rotana
07:23 GMT

After rumors started flying about the most famous production company in the Arab world, the corporate giant goes on the offensive.

October 25, 2012

Elissa, Wael Kfoury and Haifa Wehbe
08:48 GMT

The biggest stars were left eating humble pie after the good people of Beirut decided the lives lost to the bombings were more important than celebrities on stage.

07:22 GMT

With more names being added everyday to the line-up, how will the UAE's beaches cope with the onslaught?

October 24, 2012

Najwa Karam and Bassem Feghali
09:17 GMT

At a grand dinner in the Qatari capital the two divas of the Levant will compete for an audience of thousands but only one of them is a woman....

October 23, 2012

'Anarchy' - one of the Egyptian metal bands making a splash
10:59 GMT

Not quite the lilting tones Sherine Abdel Wahab or Amr Diab but metal rock bands are making it big in the Arab world.

Carole Samaha
07:20 GMT

No background music here as the Lebanese singer accompanies the biggest world festival of short films.

October 22, 2012

AfroLatin Festival in Cairo.
09:19 GMT

With the AfroLatin Festival in town, the Egyptian capital's jet setters get their hips swinging.

50 cent performs at the Atelier festival in Dubai (picture courtesy of Virendra Saklani/Gulf News)
06:53 GMT

The huge line-up did not disappoint and Dubai's Atelier music festival was a huge hit with the Middle Eastern audience.