Omar Khalil reflects on his grandfather, Mohamed Abdelwahab’s legacy, ahead of the landmark London concert, celebrating the ...

Renowned Egyptian soprano Amira Selim has recently released her latest single, ‘Benheb al-Masreya,’ on YouTube and other popular platforms. The song, a collaborative effort with musician Skander ...

Egyptian maestro and composer Hany Farahat performed a massive concert at the Sydney Opera House, one of the world’s most prominent musical venues. Farahat conducted the Australian Metropolitan ...

Award-winning singer looks forward to presenting her voice 'in a new light', while Abdel Wahab's grandson hopes to keep iconic singer's legacy alive ...

While political resistance in Egypt has become increasingly risky - with protesters regularly detained and laws used to curb activism - other forms of resistance are on the rise. A popular Egyptian ...

Egyptian singer Nouran AbuTaleb revealed on her Facebook page that she is very excited about a series of new songs she will be releasing within a month. AbuTaleb promised her fans multiple music ...

Standing before a rapt crowd, Ahmed Adel oozes charm with his passionate performance of an Egyptian classic, evoking a romantic nostalgia for Arabic songs of the past. After a melodious introduction ...

Egyptian singer Umm Kulthum performs on November 14, 1967, at the Olympia concert hall, in Paris. | AFP Photo Stringer / AFP The great Egyptian writer Naguib Mahfouz compared her to a preacher.

Thus sang the late iconic Sheikh Imam to lyrics molded into life by Egypt’s poet of the people Ahmed Fouad Negm in Ya Falastiniyyeh (O Palestinians, 1968), in which the duet celebrated the Palestinian ...

Having overcome years of bullying, the Cairo-born, Manchester-based artist now wants to "form a community" with their punky, peppy tunes We’re speaking to Nxdia (born Nadia Ahmed) in the weeks after ...

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