Egyptian Streets

“Abdel Halim Was Like a Rock Band”: Egyptian-Australian Virtuoso Joseph Tawadros on Reinventing the Oud

Was Abdel Halim Hafez, Egypt’s most celebrated classical singer, actually a rockstar?With his crisp black suits and neatly ...
Al Jazeera English

Remembering El Rayes Zakaria, Egypt’s folk music revolutionary giant

The ancient-looking PA system was not meant to handle the immensity of sound produced by famed Nile Delta folk music ensemble El Tanbura as they warmed up for a show on the streets of Ismailia on a ...
Mena FN

Egypt, Japan Harmonise In Cultural Musical Exchange

(MENAFN- Daily News Egypt) The Embassy of Japan in Cairo, in cooperation with the Egyptian Center for Culture and Arts“Makan,” held a cultural evening on Wednesday at the residence of Ambassador Oka ...
KETV Omaha

Northwest Iowa museum holds small collection of rare, historic musical instruments including an Egyptian harp

Crammed into the tiny upstairs of the small northwest Iowa County Museum is *** collection of rare and historic musical instruments. They aren't exactly displayed in the style of the Smithsonian.
Hebdo Ahram

Egypt launches first-ever Music Day with 100 events nationwide

Egypt will mark its first Egyptian Music Day on Monday, 15 September, with more than 100 events across 80 venues in Cairo and other governorates. The day also commemorates the death anniversary of ...