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El-Sawy Culturewheel, Wisdom Hall, 26th of July Street, Zamalek, Cairo El-Sawy Culturewheel Puppet Theatre reenacts Umm Kalthoum’s live performances. The theatre troupe mimics the Arab diva’s singing ...
News Egypt » Cairo » Music: Cairo Pop: Youth Music in Contemporary Egypt
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News Egypt » Cairo » Music: Egyptian musicians dominate Cairo Jazz Festival's programme
According to Amr Salah, founder and president of the festival, the 17th edition of the Cairo Jazz Festival (CJF, 30 October–7 November) will feature more than 50 percent Egyptian participation. The ...
News Egypt » Cairo » Music: Egypt’s music industry shifts from major to minor amid fragile economy
For many decades Egypt was at the heart of Arabic music, and a pioneer of Western classical music practices in the Arab world. Egypt’s Golden Age (1950s-1970s) was known for setting trends and ...
News Egypt » Cairo » Music: Dutch DJ brings Egypt's 'electro-shaabi' street music to Europe
LONDON (Reuters) - A Dutch DJ is bringing underground Egyptian street music to Western night clubs with the hope that it will paint the troubled North African country in a better light. Music producer ...
News Egypt » Cairo » Music: Remembering El Rayes Zakaria, Egypt’s folk music revolutionary giant
The ancient-looking PA system was not meant to handle the immensity of sound produced by famed Nile Delta folk music ensemble El Tanbura as they warmed up for a show on the streets of Ismailia on a ...
News Egypt » Cairo » Music: The voice of Egypt : Umm Kulthūm, Arabic song, and Egyptian society in the twentieth century / Virginia Danielson
"The voice and face of Egypt" Some questions ; Speech about music ; Listening ; Performing ; "Popular" music ; The individual ; Social issues -- Childhood in the Egyptian delta. "Min al-Mashāyikh" ; ...
News Egypt » Cairo » Music: Karol G Takes Us on a Desert Joyride in the "Cairo" Music Video
Karol G is taking us all to the pyramids. The artist released the music video for "Cairo" on Nov. 13, and the visually gorgeous tour of the Egyptian city doubles as a celebration of the artist's star ...
News Egypt » Cairo » Music: Sixty years of sound: The cassette’s past, present and future in Egypt
Sixty years ago, the compact audio cassette debuted at the German Radio Exhibition. Behind this innovation was Lou Ottens, a Dutch engineer who, the story goes, was home one night listening to music ...
News Egypt » Cairo » Music: Chinese opera "Xiju" captivates audience at 33rd Cairo int'l theatre festival
CAIRO, Sept. 6 (Xinhua) -- With a spotlight on him, a Chinese actor slowly descended from the stage and made his way through the aisles of a packed Cairo theatre, delivering an anguished soliloquy ...
News Egypt » Cairo » Music: In Egypt, a vibrant brand of street music is outlawed as censorship deepens
ALEXANDRIA, Egypt — Hamo Bika rose up from the slums of this northern coastal city to become one of Egypt's most popular musicians. He has amassed millions of followers on YouTube and SoundCloud. He ...