music
A musician’s guide to Cairo’s rehearsal and recording studios
Art news
June 30, 2011
A musician’s guide to Cairo’s rehearsal and recording studios
There are a number of professional recording and rehearsal studios available in Greater Cairo. Rehearsal studios, while fewer in number,…
Military plays music and attempts to distribute gifts in Cairo
Egypt
April 25, 2011
Military plays music and attempts to distribute gifts in Cairo
In celebration of Easter and Sinai Liberation Day, a military band affiliated with the armed forces offered musical entertainment in…
Drawing inspiration from the revolution
Art news
April 21, 2011
Drawing inspiration from the revolution
Talaat Zakareya: You must have heard of what’s going on in Tahrir Square. Bassem Youssef: No, what, what? Z: Drums…
Celebrating Sayyed Darwish: Egypt’s revolutionary singer
Archaeology
March 27, 2011
Celebrating Sayyed Darwish: Egypt’s revolutionary singer
Alexandria--“That’s a major success,” said poet Hamdy Zidan, describing the large audience who came to the ceremony commemorating the 129th…
Music freedom day salutes Arab demonstrators
Art news
March 3, 2011
Music freedom day salutes Arab demonstrators
Musicians in the Middle East will pay tribute to the Arab uprising and commemorate the death of an Egyptian musician…
Master Mimz: a Moroccan woman raps on the Egyptian revolution
Art news
February 25, 2011
Master Mimz: a Moroccan woman raps on the Egyptian revolution
“Back Down Mubarak!” is in essence what millions of protestors have been chanting in a unified voice for the 18…
Revolutionary music: Rap up
Art news
February 15, 2011
Revolutionary music: Rap up
As Tahrir rapidly imposed itself as the epicenter of the Egyptian revolution and a space of peaceful demonstrations, a frenzy…
Revolutionary music: The noise from Tahrir
Art news
February 8, 2011
Revolutionary music: The noise from Tahrir
Those who have witnessed recent Cairo protests know firsthand just how loud they can get. But as protesters continue to…
Fallen faces of the uprising: Ahmed Basiony
Egypt
February 7, 2011
Fallen faces of the uprising: Ahmed Basiony
Ahmed Basiony, a Cairo-born artist, experimental musician and teacher in his early thirties, was killed while participating in the first…
Artists to watch: ‘Lyrical ambassadors’ Yassin Alsalman and Shadia Mansour
Art news
January 24, 2011
Artists to watch: ‘Lyrical ambassadors’ Yassin Alsalman and Shadia Mansour
Best known by the moniker the Narcicyst, artist Yassin Alsalman demonstrates the possibilities of non-violent resistance through hip-hop. The Iraqi-Canadian…