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Top Filipino surf-rock, in town for the first of two nights at the Fridge Warehouse.

The international R&B star gets a one-off gig in SLS Dubai’s 75th floor club Privilege. We are promised an unforgettable evening (of course), from 11pm till late; the pricey ticket does include a free drink. Prior booking is recommended, but [ ... ]

A second night for the top Filipino surf-rock combo.

The second day of The Arts Center’s annual mini-festival of world music features multi-award winning Korean traditional music group Ak Dan Gwang Chil (ADG7) – six Korean traditional musicians and three powerhouse female singers. Their repertoire ranges from the sacred, [ ... ]

Jazz Garden is back with its latest iteration, another new venue, and an inflated event name. It promises "a series of live jazz, blues, soul, funk and a variety of music genres by a talented lineup, all accompanied by a [ ... ]

Back for another session at the newly reconstituted Jazz Garden are Chinua Hawk, "award-winning singer, writer, and professional entertainer" who specialises in a mix of jazz, soul, pop, hip-hop, and R&B and Dubai/Philly souk-ish singer Tracey Preston. DJ Max fills [ ... ]

The Canadian singer known to her mum as Margaux Sauvé is touching down in Dubai as part of a MENA tour. This is classy pop for our times, engaging lyrics and soulful beats that speak of grief, growth, and desire: [ ... ]

The pioneer of Malian Mandé blues live in concert as part of the Sharjah Biennial 15 Music Programme with his band – Boubacar Traoré (guitar, vocals), Daouda Diarra (calebasse, vocals), Abdoulaye Dembélé (kamalen n’goni, kora, dozon n’goni, bolon, vocals) and [ ... ]

Musical influences from the Sahara, Maghreb and West Africa come together in the work of Noura Mint Seymali. Raised in one of Mauritania’s most prestigious musical families, Seymali was trained from an early age as a griot (storyteller); she mastered [ ... ]

The exciting Tuareg band plays live in Sharjah as part of the Sharjah Biennial 15 Music Programme. Tinariwen (the name translates to ‘People of the Deserts’ or ‘The Desert Boys’) merge traditional Tuareg melodies and rhythms with guitar-driven rock ‘n’ [ ... ]

The Senegalese superstar Youssou N’ Dour is debuting The Salam Project as part of the Sharjah Biennial 15 Music Programme. The project is a collaboration with Senegalese Sufi singers in a new performance that speaks to the theme of our [ ... ]

The regular Friday evening residency during April for Tracey Preston, Chinua Hawk, and the All-Star Jam Band, performing "a variety of Jazz & Blues standards and originals". DJ Max works the wheels of steel the rest of the time. Doors [ ... ]

An evening of vibrant New York electronica and hip-hop from DJ Spooky (aka That Subliminal Kid, and Paul D Miller to his mum). He’s long been one of the most interesting faces on the club-mix scene; he’s a composer, multimedia [ ... ]

The honey-voiced baritone soul and blues singer gigs with the Alexey Cheremizov Jazz Quartet. Doors open at 7pm, Travis is on at 9pm, and the evening winds up around 1am. The price buys you a stool and you have to [ ... ]

Ms King is “an expressive, big-voiced singer who combines jazz with elements of R&B, blues and gospel” as her blurb puts it. She does sing rather well – she’s from Philadelphia, which probably helps, and she’s been on the circuit [ ... ]

For the 40th Fridge Concert Series, the Fridge's people have paired new acts with alumni of past concert series for one-off guest collaborations – "merging voices, genres and artistic styles to create memorable music moments". Karman Line, who will be [ ... ]