electronic music

“Our folkloric instruments are dying,” says 61-year old, Egyptian musician Salama Metwally as he tunes his favorite rababa. He is…

Although 29-year-old Khaled “Kay” Nassef only began his professional music career a few short years ago and, to date, has…

By ambitiously flexing its synth-packed fury in the face of the overly politicized, post-revolution music scene, an unassuming electronic trio…

The sixth annual 100Live Electronic Music Festival takes place Thursday and Friday, 14 and 15 June, in downtown Cairo. Ten…

Any disaster movie worth its body count needs an alarming score to complement the onscreen carnage and convince audiences that…

It might be hard to imagine the bustling sounds of Cairo’s streets captured in an electronic music track. Can people's…

About a month ago, I remember being at Cairo Jazz Club, bopping my head to some refreshing electronic music that…

Halfway through their rollicking Monday night performance at the Cairo Jazz Club, two things became immediately obvious about Kaza Mada.…

When I go to electronic music concerts in Egypt, I like to play a little joke. I ask strangers, “Is…