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Babak Jahanbakhsh
Babak Jahanbakhsh (بابک جهانبخش), born Ali Jahanbakhsh in 1983, is an Iranian pop singer, songwriter, and composer who broke through with the 2005 album Chi Shodeh and released Mano Baroon in 2012.
Baddi Doub
Baddi Doub (بدي دوب, "I Want to Melt Away") is the 1998 debut album by Lebanese singer Elissa, whose title song launched her career and topped Arab sales charts.
Badr Al-Ezzi
Badr Al-Ezzi (بدر العزي, also Bader Alezzi) is a sheilat singer of Yemeni origin based in Riyadh, third most-streamed artist in Saudi Arabia on Spotify in 2022.
Bahaa Sultan
Bahaa Sultan (بهاء سلطان), born Bahaa Fathi Abdullah in 1972, is an Egyptian pop singer who rose to fame in the late 1990s and became one of Egypt's best-known 2000s stars.
Bahrain International Music Festival
The Bahrain International Music Festival is an annual October music festival in Bahrain, first held in 1992 and organized by the Bahrain Authority for Culture and Antiquities.
Bahrain Summer Festival
The Bahrain Summer Festival is an annual month-long festival of music, theater, and arts in Manama, organized by the Bahrain Authority for Culture and Antiquities, typically in July.
Bahram
Bahram (بهرام) is the stage name of Bahram Nouraei, an Iranian rapper and songwriter from Tehran who broke through in 2007 with a critical open letter to President Ahmadinejad.
Baloo (musician)
Baloo is the stage name of Ahmad Alammary, a Saudi house DJ and producer based in Riyadh who is Chief Creative Officer of the entertainment company MDLBEAST.
Balqees Ahmed Fathi
Balqees Ahmed Fathi (بلقيس أحمد فتحي), known as Balqees, is a Yemeni-Emirati pop singer born in 1988, the daughter of Yemeni oud player Ahmed Fathi.
Bandari music
Bandari music (بندری), literally "music of the ports", is a dance and popular-music style from Iran's Persian Gulf coast, built from Iranian, Arab, and African elements.
Bashar Al Shatty
Bashar Al Shatty, also known as Bashar Al Shatti (بشار الشطي), is a Kuwaiti pop singer who finished second in the first Star Academy Arab World in 2004.
Bastanak (album)
Bastanak (بستناك, "I'm waiting for you") is a 2006 studio album by Lebanese pop singer Elissa, released by Rotana and topping sales across the Arab world.
BBC Persian
BBC Persian (بیبیسی فارسی) is the BBC's Persian-language news service in London, on radio since 1940 and television since 2009, reaching about 24 million weekly.
Behnam Bani
Behnam Bani (بهنام بانی) is an Iranian pop singer born in 1987 in Damghan, whose romantic, energetic songs have earned about 1.3 billion plays on Radio Javan.
Behrad
Behrad is a rapper from Tehran, Iran, working in trap-infused Persian rap; active since 2018, he debuted with producer Catchybeatz on tracks including Baba Midone.
Behzad Abdi
Behzad Abdi (بهزاد عبدی) is an Iranian composer of film, television, opera, and concert music, born in Tehran in 1973, best known for winning the Fajr Film Festival's Crystal Simorgh twice.
Behzad Leito
Behzad Leito (بهزاد لیتو), real name Behzad Davarpanah, is an Iranian rapper and singer in Persian hip hop, active since 2011 and based in Toronto.
Beirut Holidays
Beirut Holidays, also called Beirut Holidays Festival, is an annual summer music festival in Beirut, Lebanon, launched in 2012, mixing Arab and international headliners on waterfront stages.
Bengü
Bengü, full name Bengü Erden, is a Turkish pop singer born in 1979 whose debut album Hoş Geldin appeared in 2000, with hits including "Korkma Kalbim" and "Sahici".
Bijan Mortazavi
Bijan Mortazavi (بیژن مرتضوی) is an Iranian virtuoso violinist, singer, and composer based in California since 1985, who in 1994 became the first Iranian performer at the Greek Theatre in Los Angeles.
Bilal Sonses
Bilal Sonses is a Turkish singer, songwriter, and composer born in Istanbul in 1993, known since his 2016 song "İki Kelime"; his duet "Hasbelkader" topped the Turkish charts in 2020.
Bir Efsane
Bir Efsane is the 1989 debut album and title song of Turkish pop singer Hakan Peker, whose title track became a defining early Turkish pop hit.
Bisht
The bisht (بشت) is a men's cloak of wool or camel hair worn over the thobe across the Arab world, now reserved for weddings, funerals, and ceremonies.
Boro Boro
Boro Boro (بورو بورو, "go away") is a 2004 Persian pop song by Iranian-Swedish singer Arash, the first Persian-language song to top the pop charts in Sweden and Europe.
Bostancı Gösteri Merkezi
Bostancı Gösteri Merkezi is a concert and events hall in the Bostancı quarter of Kadıköy, on Istanbul's Anatolian side, seating 2,370 and standing up to 6,000, and one of the Anatolian side's principal indoor venues.
Boulevard City
Boulevard City is the flagship entertainment zone of Riyadh Season in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, a free-to-enter district of arenas, theaters, and restaurants in the Hittin district.
Boulevard World
Boulevard World is a country-themed entertainment zone of Riyadh Season in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, opened in 2022 with replicas and pavilions devoted to cultures from around the world.
Byblos International Festival
The Byblos International Festival (مهرجان جبيل الدولي) is an open-air summer music festival at Unesco Square in Byblos, Lebanon, founded in the 1960s and annual since 2003.
Cabaret Sauvage
Cabaret Sauvage is a Magic Mirror concert venue in the Parc de la Villette in Paris, created by Méziane Azaïche and opened in December 1997.
Cairo International Film Festival
The Cairo International Film Festival (CIFF; مهرجان القاهرة السينمائي الدولي) is an annual film festival in Cairo, Egypt, founded in 1976 and one of the oldest in Africa and the Arab world.