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A musician’s guide to Cairo’s rehearsal and recording studios
Art news

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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…
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