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Omary explores the sounds of his upbringing on new album ‘Tourat’

The 12-track project brings together Afro House, traditional Moroccan instruments and influences from across the Arab world

Ava Rasti explores belonging, identity and displacement on new album

“I wanted to explore the tension between the desire to leave and the need to belong. Rather than offering answers, the album sits with these contradictions, tracing a search for home in a world where home can feel both deeply familiar and impossibly distant”

Saint Abdullah and Eomac release fifth collaborative album ‘When The Sandbox Has No Edge’

Iranian-born artist and architect Elham Goodarzi created the artwork for the release

Jordan’s first vinyl pressing plant to open in Amman in 2027

MAKBAS aims to make vinyl manufacturing more accessible to artists and labels across the MENA region

DJ Mehdi’s name to be given to a square in Paris

The tribute comes ahead of what would have been DJ Mehdi’s 50th birthday in January 2027

Bana Haffar gives sonic form to ‘Ancient Future’

The nine-track album explores sample manipulation, modular synthesis and sonic transformation across densely layered compositions

Cinna Peyghamy among featured artists on O.M.Theorem’s upcoming ‘Lemma 3’ release

Cinna Peyghamy contributes tombak and modular synths across three tracks on ‘Lemma 3’

New residency project Maklaa connects contemporary scenes of Tunisia and Italy

Led by the Italian Cultural Institute of Tunis, Maklaa welcomes Laura Agnusdei, Rami Harrabi and Aymen Mbarki for its opening event on October 10

Theo Alexander and Qow announce second collaborative album: ‘Happy Birthday’

Alongside the digital edition, the album will also receive a physical release on 12-inch black vinyl, limited to 300 copies and featuring a printed insert

Kawtar Sadik returns to Ostowana with ‘Halawah’

The new single follows her four-track ‘Mohal’ EP, released earlier this year

NIYAZ draws on Attar’s 12th-century poetry for new album ‘SEVEN REALMS OF ATTAR’

Each track represents one of seven realms in a journey moving from self-discovery towards interconnectedness

Roland Leesker reworks Soft House Company’s ‘What You Need’ and unveils new alias Mysterious Eastern Force

‘What You Need’ first appeared in 1990 as a release by Italian house project Soft House Company

Winamp is returning in 2027 with streaming and personal music collections in one player

The Deezer-powered subscription service will sit alongside local music, internet radio, podcasts and cloud-based collections

New free app allows users to detect smart glasses in clubs and festivals

ZuckOff provides users with information about the type of smart glasses detected and their approximate distance from their location

Mikita Skye explores spiralling grooves on new track ‘Kavaal’

She previously appeared with ‘Jazz Asscit’ as the opening track on Peachpuff’s ‘Don’t Touch My Swing’ VA compilation this year

BEONIX Festival announces stage partners for 2026 edition

Ibiza Global Radio, Desert Sound, Franky Wah & Friends, HÖR and LEGGO join the festival’s three-day programme from September 25 to 27

Does It Matter delivers emotion-led melodic house on ‘Don’t Give Up On Us’

The track marks Does It Matter’s third single of the year, following ‘How Does It Feel’ and ‘Cold’

Jast unveils remixes of Myriam Fares’ ‘Aman’ and EMEL’s ‘Holm’

Jast joins forces with Ahmed Romel on ‘Aman’ while taking on EMEL’s 'Holm' for a separate remix

Dave Angel releases ‘Apocalypse’ ahead of forthcoming album ‘A Time And Place’

‘A Time And Place’ lands via R&S Records on September 18, with ‘Apocalypse’ serving as the second preview of the forthcoming LP

12 Syrian rappers come together for seven-minute ‘Syrian Cypher 2 (963)’

Bilad El-Sham Collective brings established and emerging voices from Syria’s hip-hop scene together on the same track

Thoom frames new album around what she describes as “the immigrant mentality”

Executive-produced by 100 gecs’ Dylan Brady, ‘Everyday, Everything Is At Stake’ spans nine tracks and includes the previously released singles ‘December Forever’ and ‘Towards the Sky’