music
Are music platforms ready for Egypt’s emerging indie culture?
Art news
January 12, 2012
Are music platforms ready for Egypt’s emerging indie culture?
When the revolution began in early 2011, artists were optimistic, as a heightened sense of free speech seemingly entered the…
Hope and weariness dance in ‘Ebb and Tide’
Art news
January 7, 2012
Hope and weariness dance in ‘Ebb and Tide’
A man has a job, he hates it. It's not that he's bad at it, in fact he's quite good.…
Celebrate New Year’s Eve ‘in memoriam… in revolt’
Art news
December 31, 2011
Celebrate New Year’s Eve ‘in memoriam… in revolt’
Whether you’ve already made your plans for New Year’s Eve or you’re still looking for an inspiring way to end…
Shakira to sing in Egypt in January
Art news
November 16, 2011
Shakira to sing in Egypt in January
Latina pop star Shakira is scheduled to perform in Egypt on 13 January after the concert dates were postponed several…
Rousing patriotic pageantry at the 20th Arab Music Festival
Art news
November 12, 2011
Rousing patriotic pageantry at the 20th Arab Music Festival
The 20th Arab Music Festival and Conference opened Friday evening at the Cairo Opera House with a dramatic pageant of…
Bands to Watch: El Zabaleen
Art news
November 5, 2011
Bands to Watch: El Zabaleen
A local act to look out for is El Zabaleen, a seven-piece band formed in April 2010. Their unique instrumentation…
Bands to Watch: Dina El Wedidi
Art news
October 27, 2011
Bands to Watch: Dina El Wedidi
Oh homeland we left you, and my tears fled away and died / Homeland you were our hope, and one…
The Shaabi music breakthrough
Art news
October 22, 2011
The Shaabi music breakthrough
You must have heard the song "I'm the one whose life is so wrong,” by shaabi DJ Amr Haha. The DJs,…
Master violinist to perform at the Cairo Opera House
Art news
October 19, 2011
Master violinist to perform at the Cairo Opera House
If virtuoso violinist and composer Abdo Dagher were Japanese, he would have been declared a national treasure. As it is,…