music

On a crisp Friday night, dozens of Egyptians, Poles and miscellaneous expats lounged on orange beanbags to take in the…

At first glance, there seems to be much in common between Beirut’s Mashrou’ Leila and Cairo’s Wust el-Balad - they’re…

For eight consecutive nights, the courtyard of Al-Ghouri Dome in Islamic Cairo has been packed full as the fourth edition…

Badiaa Bouhrizi, an underground Tunisian composer and singer, paid her first visit to Egypt last week and performed to an…

Despite being rivals in the political arena, the Indian Qawwali Group and Pakistani Rafi Peer band sang side by side,…

Younger generations best know Egyptian singer, Talaat Zein, for his '90s hit “Ta’ala” (Come On) and a local rendition of…

Popular singer, Hassan al-Asmar, passed away on Sunday morning, marking the end of an era characterized by the rise of…

The rift between mainstream and underground music bands and crooners became highly visible over the past decade, with the latter…

About a month ago, I remember being at Cairo Jazz Club, bopping my head to some refreshing electronic music that…

There are a number of professional recording and rehearsal studios available in Greater Cairo. Rehearsal studios, while fewer in number,…