{
  "id": 11502145,
  "title": "The nays have it: Palestinian musician uses ancient flute to campaign for recognition of Arab classical music",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/02/the-nays-have-it-palestinian-musician-uses-ancient-flute-to-campaign",
  "topic": "culture",
  "section": "Culture",
  "published": "2026-10-02T18:00:00.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "The National Business",
    "slug": "the-national-business",
    "url": "https://www.thenationalnews.com/arts-culture/music-stage/2026/10/02/toot-respectable-palestinian-musician-uses-flute-to-campaign-for-recognition-of-arab-classical-music/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "Palestinian musician Faris Ishaq is campaigning for the recognition of Arab classical music by using the ancient nay, a flute from herding traditions. Ishaq, who studied classical trombone in Palestine and global jazz in the US, aims to expand classical music education to include more global traditions, similar to how jazz has incorporated global influences. His first solo album, Jasad (Body), showcases his innovative use of the nay, a small, rudimentary instrument made of hollowed cane. Ishaq's album features a single uncut recording where he plays the nay and a foot-mounted frame drum, creating multi-layered sounds through his breath and voice. He rejects the idea of AI-generated music, stating that it is insulting to feed AI with his traditional instrument, which is part of his ancestry. Ishaq's album includes two tracks, \"Ard\" and \"Qabas,\" which reflect Palestinian, Iraqi, and Jordanian melodies and incorporate the nakreez maqam, one of the oldest scales in Arabic music. His goal is to elevate the nay in classical music education and showcase the visionary culture of Palestinian artists who can experiment with tradition while creating high-quality music.",
  "summary": "Palestinian musician Faris Ishaq wants classical music education to be expanded to include more global traditions. He would also like to see Arabic music better represented in the classical music repertoire – in the same way as jazz has come to include global movements and fusions inspired by the American genre. \"Arabic classical music has a strong heritage, and there are so many innovative…",
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    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "The National UAE",
        "title": "The nays have it: Palestinian musician uses ancient flute to campaign for recognition of Arab classical music",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/02/the-nays-have-it-palestinian-musician-uses-ancient-flute-to-campaign-11505447",
        "published": "2026-10-02T18:00:00.000Z"
      }
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  },
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}