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Farah Kaddour, the Lebanese artist trying to put the buzz back into the buzuq

But Farah Kaddour, a Lebanese artist and music teacher, hopes she can revive interest in a lesser-known string instrument – the buzuq.The long-necked lute is known for the crisp sound of its metal ...

HistoriCity: The many musical strings that bind West Bengal and Bangladesh

Kazi Nazrul Islam, another Bengali poet and the national poet of Bangladesh whose poetry transcends barriers of religion and ...

Boundless Bach at the 12th rollout of the Jerusalem Piano Festival

The 'Bach for Two and Three Pianos' concert makes for one helluva evening’s entertainment, but Shapira takes the presentation ...
NPR

Billy Strings: Tiny Desk Concert

It's rare these days for an artist to ask for fewer microphones, but after warming up in our space, Billy Strings did just that. Surrounded by his band, the bluegrass virtuoso brings back the spirit ...
Rolling Stone

Billy Strings Makes His Debut on ‘Tiny Desk’ After Sending Audition Tape: ‘It Only Took 12 More Years’

Michigan bluegrass phenom Billy Strings and his band stopped by NPR’s Tiny Desk for a performance more than a decade in the making. Backed by his band — Alex Hargreaves on fiddle, backing vocalist ...
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FIFA Arab Cup Qatar 2025: Full match schedule, teams, groups and format

Here are the details on the teams, groups, format, match fixtures, kickoff times and venues for FIFA Arab Cup 2025: The top two teams in each group will qualify for the knockout stage, which features ...
People

Billy Strings Says He's Still in 'Denial' Over His Mom's Shocking Cause of Death: 'It Was Just Unnecessary'

The bluegrass musician's mom Debra died of a drug overdose in June Rachel DeSantis is a senior writer on the music team at PEOPLE. She has been working at PEOPLE since 2019, and her work has ...
Taste of Country

Billy Strings Was Blindsided When He Learned His Mom’s Cause of Death

Billy Strings is opening up about the unexpected death of his mother, Debra Apostal, which happened in June. Strings — whose legal name is William Lee Apostal — says his mom wasn't sick leading up to ...
Rolling Stone

Billy Strings Wants to ‘Honor’ His Late Mom With a New Album Featuring Her Poetry

Billy Strings revealed that he wants to set his late mother’s poetry to music for a potential new album during an extensive interview about drug use and addiction on the Dopey podcast. Strings’ mother ...
FIFA

FIFA Arab Cup final squad lists revealed

View the final squads for the second edition of the FIFA Arab Cup, set to take place in Qatar from 1-18 December. The second edition of the FIFA Arab Cup™ will take place in Qatar from 1-18 December.
Snopes.com

Mamdani isn't requiring NYC students to 'learn Arabic numerals.' They already do

In mid-November 2025, a rumor spread on X that New York City's Mayor-elect Zohran Mamdani would be introducing "Arabic numerals" to schools in the city. One post from the account of the prediction ...