Music
VIDEO: Salma Khshaiboun Covers Fairouz, Beautifully
Of all the wonderful music we heard last week at The New York Arabic Orchestra’s benefit concert for Haiti, this might have been our favorite —... Read more
Freestyle 101 with The Narcicyst
In the beginning, a freestyle was a rap written about no particular subject — free of style or concept — solely for the purpose of demonstrating skill.... Read more
FEN FIVE – FEBRUARY 2010
A shorter month makes for a more potent FEN Five. Starting off with the lively “Clandestine” from L.A.-based MC Rai. The Narcicyst is hard... Read more
VIDEO: Kanye West’s ‘Coldest Winter’
OK. There’s really only one word I can use to describe this: Bonkers. If you haven’t heard of Nabil Elderkin, you’ve certainly seen... Read more
FEN Five – January 2010
It’s been another amazing month — more incoming music, more concerts, more brilliance — all makes for another exciting month of FEN Five. Anuja... Read more
VIDEO: Bassam Saba Ensemble live at Joe’s Pub NYC
A couple weeks ago, a packed Joe’s Pub saw a very special performance by the Bassam Saba Ensemble as they celebrated the release of their long-anticipated... Read more
6Qs with Trumpeter-Composer Ibrahim Maalouf
Trumpeter and composer Ibrahim Maalouf has music in his blood. His father, after realizing that adding a fourth valve to his trumpet would allow him to... Read more
VIDEO: The Narcicyst – “P.H.A.T.W.A.”
The jury’s still out on whether the coolest thing about this video is either: a) Narcy’s friend telling him he needs a “fatwa”... Read more
6Qs with Rapper The Narcicyst
It may be safe to say Iraqi-Canadian rapper The Narcicyst (a.k.a. Narcy a.k.a. Narcel X) has a name for every talent, but then again it may not be. One... Read more
Trumpeter Ibrahim Maalouf at Barbès
Bodies were everywhere—in chairs, against the wall, on the floor—overlapped like ice cubes in a glass. There was no room to move, let alone breathe,... Read more
