Musicologist

I hold a master’s degree in Musicology and my research covers a range of topics, including music theory, improvisation, hip-hop, electronic music, and the cultural evolution of music. I’m particularly interested in how different genres and practices develop and influence one another over time.

I am open to collaboration on research projects, giving workshops, programming concerts, and music curating. For inquiries, please reach out via the contact section.

Articles and Publications

I’ve written about a variety of topics in musicology, focusing on things like Arabic music, improvisation, and how music evolves within cultures. My work looks at both traditional music and modern genres, exploring how they shape and are shaped by the world around them. Here are some of my selected publications:

• From a Russian Riverbank to Damascus: The Many Lives of Katyusha
• Nixon in China
• Electronic Music in the Arab World 1
• Arabic Music and the Challenges of Artificial Intelligence (also published in Arabic on arabmusicmagazine.com)
• Classical Music and Modern Syria (Education, politics, war, and migration)
• Taqsīm as a Creative Musical Process in Arabic Music

Useful Resources

This section introduces useful resources for musicologists and composers interested in microtonal music.

• MaqamWorld — teaching the Arabic Maqam modal system
• The Arabic MIDI Keyboard II by Zaher Alkaei — microtonal keyboard and drum machine
• Leimma & Apotome by Khyam Allami — exploring, creating, hearing, and playing microtonal tuning systems
• Music Toolbox by Modrigue — microtonal scales, chords, and song generator
• The Microtonal Synth by Mauro Braunstein — many different EDOs
• Scale Workshop by Sevish