Podcast in collaboration with AMAR Foundation

In collaboration with AMAR Foundation (Arab Music Archiving & Research), Sharjah Art Foundation presents Rawdat al-Balabel: a series of podcasts about classical Arabic music that consists of 104 episodes posted online over the course of 52 weeks. The series will launch on March 21st, and new episodes will be available on the website every Thursday. It is divided into four programmes: Audition, Our Musical System, History, The Paths of Melody, and each programme consists of 26 episodes. Founded by Kamal Kassar, AMAR Foundation holds the largest and most unique collection of classical Arabic music in the world, containing recordings from the Arabic Renaissance period (1903-1930’s).