INTERVIEW

Jazz week sweeps the country, Tannourine cider launches, Lebanese icons land at the Louvre
ENCOUNTERS WITH ARTISTS
Marianne James: 'I was born free, dammit!'
MUSIC FOR GAZA
Irish rap group Kneecap under fire for criticizing Israel at Coachella
BEIRUT MUSIC SCENE
Beirut jazz festival: The jazz capital of tomorrow
CLASSICAL MUSIC
Abu Dhabi festival: 22 years of 'world harmony'
HISTORY
The truth about the (non-)dispute between Fairuz and Madonna over an Easter song
BEIRUT OUTINGS
Cultural long-weekend in Beirut: Music, theater, cinema and vintage finds
Meeting
Gloria Gaynor: Rape, theft, Beirut ... I'm finally ready to say it all
MUSIC
‘Crossroads’ at Station Beirut: Photo-concert committed to a world in perpetual motion

Arabic in Avignon, Sudan’s ancient treasures and the ultimate chocolate cake
LEBANESE MUSIC SCENE
Outsider in a mosh pit: A night with Beirut’s punks

Orange peel theory, Vernis Rouge and a retro cinema in Burj Hammoud
POP CULTURE
Haifa Wehbeh banned from performing in Egypt again
CLASSICAL MUSIC
Abdel Rahman el-Bacha: A brilliant tribute to Mozart, Beethoven and Chopin
