Musicians have not been silent in the movement that brought down Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak. Perhaps the most popular song of the Egyptian revolution is by Mohamed Mounir, a singer so revered, ...

During the 2011 Egyptian revolution, Ramy Essam sang to hundreds of thousands of demonstrators each day. Now, he is playing far smaller venues in North America. Ramy Essam stood in front of a painting ...

The General Authority for Culture Palaces has issued a new series titled “Memories of the Nation,” to republish historically important yet out-of-print works. The first title in the series is Egyptian ...

It might be almost impossible to pinpoint the most popular or successful music productions of the year, as is success really measurable? Should we follow the charts or count the views on YouTube or ...

Egypt’s Musicians Syndicate, headed by Hany Shaker, contacted streaming giants YouTube and SoundCloud to take down all the “mahraganat shaabi” songs from their websites, amid a controversial decision ...

You would never see Ramadan ending without the goodbye songs played everywhere, promising anticipation for the month next year. Shortly before Ramadan starts and when you go to the markets to buy the ...

The members of Egypt Central, a hard-rock band from Memphis, Tenn., had to look no farther than themselves when it came time to find inspiration for their sophomore album. The band, which will perform ...