Unable to unveil his rap song at a suppressed flash-mob protest against Uzbekistan's ban on women covering their heads in public places, singer Young Zapik released it on social media. The young ...

Mohammed Mounir is known here for singing thoughtful and sometimes provocative lyrics, a pop star interested in more than music. After the Sept. 11 attacks, the singer was driven to learn more about ...

Melodious Islamic songs dominate the airwaves in the Ethiopian capital Addis Ababa during the Muslim holy month of Ramadan. The loudspeakers of thousands of music shops breathe the poetic warmth of ...