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• I'm Not Ready To Make Nice

  Now that A Dream Of Arabia is a critically acclaimed success, I can honestly say that nothing we have done before has garnered more attention, both positive and negative, than this show. We'll start with the positive. Much to my delight, the Middle... Posted Jun 18 2008, 10:48 AM by Bashar with | with no comments Filed under: a dream of arabia, cultural, MAQAM, nanae, middle east, radio, Broadway World

• Bringing Arabic Music to America - NPR's Market Place

  Last month I taped the first of a series of interviews with NPR's Market Place ( www.marketplace.org ). I am thrilled that Market Place has an interest in Middle East related stories, and today marks the beginning of a month long broadcast from the... Posted Feb 25 2008, 08:47 AM by Bashar with | with no comments Filed under: a dream of arabia, MAQAM, middle east, market place, radio, npr

• Tangential Arabic Radio - San Francisco

  I just got back from three hours of live broadcast on KALW 91.7 San Francisco, where I guest host a world music radio show called Tangents with the show's producer and host Dore Stein. When I'm there, the show becomes "Tangential Arabic Radio"... Posted Feb 24 2008, 01:10 AM by Bashar with | with no comments Filed under: a dream of arabia, MAQAM, middle east, radio, npr, KALW, tangents, san francisco

• Costumes, Costumes, Anywhere?

  Read all about it! Nanae and I were so excited last November to come up with an idea for a new costume and rework one of the numbers of the show in Act 2. The costume is very traditional Middle Eastern with an incredible intricate design - in fact, the... Posted Jan 16 2008, 09:21 AM by Bashar with | with no comments Filed under: a dream of arabia, nanae, 2008, middle east, costumes