Emilie Pons

Emilie Pons is a music writer based in New York. She has covered culture and politics for CBC News (Canada), National Public Radio (US), Public Radio International (US), JazzTimes (US), Jazzman (France), Jazzwise (UK) and Radio DW (Germany). She is an alumna of the Sorbonne.

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An Iraqi artist fights a lone battle to save the traditional Maqam

The musical form, which resonated for hundreds of years in Iraq, is now on the edge of a precipice but Hamid al Saadi has taken a journey to save it from extinction.

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An Iraqi artist fights a lone battle to save the traditional Maqam

Coronavirus is changing the music industry, as long as musicians survive

The ritualistic music scene has come to a halt. Online shows are trying to change the market dynamics, but its festive aspect of listening to live music is at stake.

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Coronavirus is changing the music industry, as long as musicians survive