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Highlights from the Samaa Sufi Music Festival
August 23, 2011
Highlights from the Samaa Sufi Music Festival
For eight consecutive nights, the courtyard of Al-Ghouri Dome in Islamic Cairo has been packed full as the fourth edition…
‘The people’s puppet’: The forgotten art of the aragouz
August 22, 2011
‘The people’s puppet’: The forgotten art of the aragouz
For a lot of people around the world, the word "clown" conjures a specific mental image - one that involves…
Ramadan TV Wrap-Up: Dramas move away from one-man shows
August 21, 2011
Ramadan TV Wrap-Up: Dramas move away from one-man shows
One feature of Ramadan dramas this year is the absence of several superstars that viewers have been accustomed to watch…
Badiaa Bouhrizi: A Tunisian musician who engages with the world
August 20, 2011
Badiaa Bouhrizi: A Tunisian musician who engages with the world
Badiaa Bouhrizi, an underground Tunisian composer and singer, paid her first visit to Egypt last week and performed to an…
‘Lessons in Revolting’: The revolution continues
August 20, 2011
‘Lessons in Revolting’: The revolution continues
On the opening night of “Lessons in Revolting”, Rawabet Theater was packed full, leaving many disappointed latecomers turned away at…
‘Al-Shahroura’ drama fails to catch a shining star
August 19, 2011
‘Al-Shahroura’ drama fails to catch a shining star
“Al-Shahroura,” a biographical drama of glamorous and prolific Lebanese singer Sabah showing this month, focuses on the personal life and…
Samaa Sufi Music Festival brings music world together
August 16, 2011
Samaa Sufi Music Festival brings music world together
Despite being rivals in the political arena, the Indian Qawwali Group and Pakistani Rafi Peer band sang side by side,…
Cairo kitsch embraced as artistic inspiration
August 15, 2011
Cairo kitsch embraced as artistic inspiration
Generously sprinkled throughout Cairo’s streets there exists an understated art form - that of kitsch art, which has over the…
Egypt’s ‘Western’ music scene loses Talaat Zein
August 15, 2011
Egypt’s ‘Western’ music scene loses Talaat Zein
Younger generations best know Egyptian singer, Talaat Zein, for his '90s hit “Ta’ala” (Come On) and a local rendition of…
‘Al-Rayan’: a biopic challenged by historical fallacies
August 14, 2011
‘Al-Rayan’: a biopic challenged by historical fallacies
One of the massive economic changes in 1980s Egypt was the rise of pyramid schemes. Presented as highly rewarding (offering…