MAQAM
| Company type | Parent | 3B Media, Inc. |
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MAQAM is a US-based production company specializing in
The company's consumer retail web site is considered to be "The World's biggest on-line source for Arabic Music".
MAQAM states that as an organization it has "a mission to preserve and promote Arabic and Middle Eastern culture around the world". In 2001 the company co-produced a commemorative album for Iraqi oud player Munir Bashir entitled Mesopotamia. This was followed by another oud album for Iraqi Oud prodigy Asim Al Chalabi entitled Monajat.
In 2005, the company premiered the first Broadway-style theatrical production of Arabic and Middle Eastern dance and music in Tokyo, Japan called A Dream of Arabia. This was followed by a series of shows in Asia and then the US premier in Chicago on June 12, 2008. The show received wide coverage in the media,[2][3][4] and was critically praised as a groundbreaking show and described as "..a majestic fusion of dance and theatre".
MAQAM has also been credited with bringing Arabic culture to the Western mainstream. The company frequently collaborates with top Arab artists from the "golden age" such as
Media accounts have reported that the company frequently sponsors charitable causes including benefits for Médecins Sans Frontières (Doctors without Borders), food drives, Benefit for Gaza,<ref>"Gaza Benefit in NYC raises $6000 with 100% of profits going to Médecins Sans Frontières".
In response to the events of the
, and across the Middle East and North Africa. Their reporting is noted for being uncensored, unedited, and a direct broadcast of the protests allowing viewers around the world to experience the revolutions as they happen. This brought some criticism as well as complaints on Facebook and Twitter due to the graphic and uncensored nature of some of the posts. This involvement resulted in their web sites coming under brutal malicious attacks in summer of 2011 in response to their coverage and reporting on the revolutions.On November 2, 2012 the company produced a new show entitled Arabian Journey that so far has only been available in Asia. Also, as of 2015, the reference to a Madrid office on their web site was quietly removed without an announcement and replaced with a Las Vegas one.
