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Morocco

A living heritage. Nouba Al Andaloussia orchestra performs on stage during the Andalusian International Music Festival in Casablanca. (Saad Guerraoui)

Andalusian music brings Maghrebis together

Iraq

A young performer in a black robe chants as Iraqi Shia youth take part in a mourning ceremony at their local mosque in the town of Midhatiya, south of Baghdad. (AFP)

Iraq’s ‘latmiyat’ rap has youth appeal but conservatives not amused

Arabofolies

Kurdish singer and musician Aynur Dogan performs during the Arabofolies festival. (The Arab World Institute in Paris)

Arabofolies festival celebrates Arab art in Paris

Egypt

Egyptian classical Arabic music singer Ahmad Adel performs a song by celebrated 20th century Egyptian composer Mohamed Abdel Wahab at the Arab Music Institute Theatre in Cairo, January 20. (AFP)

Egypt nostalgic for golden age of Arab song

Egypt

With an authentic touch. Members of Taksir Sharqi perform at at the Egyptian Centre for Culture and Arts — Makan. (Taksir Sharqi)

Egyptian band gives folkloric music a modern beat

Iraq

The place to be.</strong> A waiter serves coffee to customers at the Fairouz Cafe in Basra. (Reuters)

Books, Fairuz’s music in Basra mixed-gender cafe

Lebanon

Restoring divides. May Nasr and the children choir perform at AUB auditorium (Partners Lebanon)

Music and art bring refugee, Lebanese children together

Egypt

Breaking with tradition. Yousra el-Gendy (R) and Ezz Shahwan perform on stage. (Chris B)

Egyptian ‘funky’ band gets attention of young audience with sarcasm

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Iraq

Items related of Islamic State militants are seen displayed on the wall of Qantara Culture Cafe in Mosul, Iraq October 26, 2018. (Reuters)

Artists emerge from ruins of Mosul to reclaim Iraqi city's cultural life