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              Music

              Latest news from the music industry, including reviews from Middle Eastern artists and The National's Tarab podcast

              Bahareya, Mohamed Hamaki’s sun-kissed duet with Sherine, is among the popular Arabic songs of summer 2026. Ruel Pableo for The National

              Arabic songs of summer 2026: The hits, duets and viral anthems

              Music & On-stageJuly 21, 2026
              Shakira performs during the World Cup final half-time show in New Jersey. EPA
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              Tom Cruise delivers an emotional speech at the World Cup 2026 closing ceremony. Reuters
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              World Cup 2026July 19, 2026
              Syrian singer George Wassouf, seen here at Jerash Festival in 2011, returns to Jordan as a headliner this year. Reuters

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              Music & On-stageJuly 14, 2026
              Bakrin Timlfati of Algerian desert blues group Tissilawen performs as part of the Humnava project in Hunza, Pakistan. Photo: Nidhi Khanduri

              From the Sahara to Hunza: Where Algerian desert blues meets Pakistani folk

              Music & On-stageJuly 12, 2026
              Colombian singer Shakira will follow up her 2007 performance at the Pyramids of Giza in November 2026. AFP
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              Music & On-stageJuly 08, 2026
              Florian Leonhard was appointed luthier for the Royal College of Music in 2018. Photo: Chris Renton

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              Saniya Iyappan in the official music video of Kalyani by ARJN, KDS, Fifty4 and Ronn

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              Music & On-stageJuly 04, 2026
              A fundraiser concert near Paris in support of the Gazan artist Mahmoud Mabrouk. Photo: Maan for Gaza
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              EuropeJuly 03, 2026
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              Music & On-stageJuly 03, 2026
              John Denver meets US president Gerald Ford during a visit to the White House in 1975. US National Archives

              Take me home: How the World Cup renewed interest in John Denver's first hit

              USJuly 01, 2026
              Lebanese singer Nancy Ajram is among the Arabic pop stars joining the UAE’s busy live events calendar. Photo: Expo 2020 Dubai

              Top 52 concerts and events coming to the UAE, from Nancy Ajram to Shakira

              Music & On-stageJune 27, 2026
              Mohamed Khalifa Al Mubarak, chairman of the Department of Culture and Tourism Abu Dhabi, will a model of Dar Al Funoon. Chris Whiteoak / The National

              Dar Al Funoon is 'going to connect us all,' says head of culture and tourism

              CultureJune 25, 2026
              Sheikh Khaled bin Mohamed, Crown Prince of Abu Dhabi, at the launch of the project. Photo: Abu Dhabi Media Office

              New performing arts centre designed by Frank Gehry to open in Abu Dhabi in 2030

              CultureJune 25, 2026
              Entertainment venue Etihad Park, which now goes by Etihad Live, opened in 2009 as du Arena. Photo: Live Nation Entertainment

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              CultureJune 25, 2026
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