Bands to Watch

“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…

There is something to be said for the solace and inspiration found within Egypt’s evolving musical landscape over the past…

    It’s easy for underground musicians to feel misunderstood in Egypt — and especially so if you’re a female,…

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

Youssra El-Hawary seems to have a magic touch. Her music video for the song “Al-Soor” (“The Wall”), the first video…

A local act to look out for is El Zabaleen, a seven-piece band formed in April 2010. Their unique instrumentation…

Oh homeland we left you, and my tears fled away and died / Homeland you were our hope, and one…

“I am not singing,” is the theme singer and songwriter Maryam Saleh gives to her upcoming concert on Friday. “We…