Leaders of a musicians’ licensing group are trying to curb mahraganat, a bold genre wildly popular with young people. It is not clear if they can. By Mona El-Naggar CAIRO — The song starts out like ...

Egypt has long been a key hub of Arab music and a cultural powerhouse in the Arab world — MOHAMED EL-SHAHED With its catchy beats and in-your-face lyrics, Egypt's hugely popular electro "mahraganat" ...

The Egyptian Room was overflowing with irresistible pop hooks on Wednesday, Dec. 4, when Suki Waterhouse made her way to Indy with opening support from Nashville rock band Bully. The solo project of ...

FIFA has tapped two of the fastest-rising artists from Africa’s music scenes, Egypt’s indie-pop sensation Nour and Nigerian singer-songwriter Yarden, for the official anthem of the FIFA U-17 World Cup ...

Once the epicentre of music in the Arabic-speaking world, Egypt finds it increasingly hard to meet the financial needs of its local musicians, who are looking to the Gulf states for more lucrative ...