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‘Songs for Tahrir’: Music for and from liberation
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‘Songs for Tahrir’: Music for and from liberation

Most times that Palestinian artist and musician Reem Kelani was in Tahrir Square, she took her tape recorder along. She…
Are music platforms ready for Egypt’s emerging indie culture?
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Are music platforms ready for Egypt’s emerging indie culture?

When the revolution began in early 2011, artists were optimistic, as a heightened sense of free speech seemingly entered the…
Hope and weariness dance in ‘Ebb and Tide’
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Hope and weariness dance in ‘Ebb and Tide’

A man has a job, he hates it. It's not that he's bad at it, in fact he's quite good.…
Celebrate New Year’s Eve ‘in memoriam… in revolt’
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Celebrate New Year’s Eve ‘in memoriam… in revolt’

Whether you’ve already made your plans for New Year’s Eve or you’re still looking for an inspiring way to end…
Shakira to sing in Egypt in January
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Shakira to sing in Egypt in January

Latina pop star Shakira is scheduled to perform in Egypt on 13 January after the concert dates were postponed several…
Rousing patriotic pageantry at the 20th Arab Music Festival
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Rousing patriotic pageantry at the 20th Arab Music Festival

The 20th Arab Music Festival and Conference opened Friday evening at the Cairo Opera House with a dramatic pageant of…
Bands to Watch: El Zabaleen
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Bands to Watch: El Zabaleen

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

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

You must have heard the song "I'm the one whose life is so wrong,” by shaabi DJ Amr Haha. The DJs,…
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