Egyptian bands

  A heart-warming musical about an Egyptian band visiting an Israeli desert town triumphed on New York’s Broadway late Sunday,…

  It only makes sense that Brazilian musician Gilberto Gil is this year’s “Guest of Honor” at the fifth Cairo…

For Ahmed Mehessen, aka “Teknyk,” his newly founded record label, Subspace, is “a world within a world.” “That is what…

“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…

Many people are not aware of Egypt’s internationally recognized Free Jazz Ensemble, which was active during most of the second…

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

Underground musicians have established an Underground Music Federation, seeking to nurture the local underground music scene by providing a sympathetic…

When the revolution began in early 2011, artists were optimistic, as a heightened sense of free speech seemingly entered the…