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Articles of the author Ati Metwaly
Egyptian child performer Abdelrahman attracts attention of millions on TikTok with actor impressions
With TikTok captivating the young generation of social media users, one of its youngest devotees, Abdelrahman Ahmed Taha, has caught attention of the platform's fans. Only a few months after his first appearances on the channel, the young TikTok (...)

22 - 09 - 2021
Just jazz
It's not often that names such as Dexter Gordon, Charlie Parker, Dizzy Gillespie, Miles Davis or John Coltrane appear in town. But Cairo music lovers had a chance to experience some of the best works by jazz's greatest heavyweights at the Room Arts (...)

24 - 08 - 2021
Montreal-based Egyptian musician Cherine Amr searches for identity in 'Estena'
Canada-based Egyptian singer, songwriter, and guitarist Cherine Amr — known as Cheen — has released a new track titled Estana (Wait For Me). With lyrics in French and a chorus in Arabic, the song is Cheen's "reflection toward immigration," she said, (...)

14 - 08 - 2021
Marvel's song
Last month, the Egyptian independent band Gawy made the headlines with the news that their 2015 song, Atshan Ya Zeina (I'm Yearning, Zeina) had made it to the track list of the newly released American sci-fi action film Black Widow. Directed by Cate (...)

10 - 08 - 2021
Shaking it up again
In early July, Culture Minister Ines Abdel Dayem appointed Gamal Yakout president of the 28th Cairo International Festival for Experimental Theatre (CIFET, 14-19 December). Though this is Yakout's first time as president of Egypt's most important (...)

27 - 07 - 2021
Cairo Int'l Festival for Experimental Theatre revises dates of its 28th edition
The supreme committee of the 28th Cairo International Festival for Experimental Theatre (CIFET) revealed the modified dates for its upcoming edition. The 28th round of the festival will take place between 14 and 19 December 2021, changed from 7 to (...)

24 - 07 - 2021
11th Theatre Without Fund Festival to bear the name of Egyptian artist Ashraf Zaki
The supreme committee of the Theatre Without Fund Festival (TWFF) announced that its 11th edition (scheduled to take place 22-26 August) will bear the name of Egyptian artist Ashraf Zaki. The festival will take place across numerous stages in (...)

24 - 07 - 2021
Tarek Raouf Ensemble: A brand new Egyptian band bids on modern jazz
"Measure 22, once again, stress more, and again; here it goes..." Tarek Raouf holds his trumpet and leads the musicians during a rehearsal. As they get on the consecutive bars, loud sounds coming from a trumpet (Tarek Raouf), trombone (Michael (...)

07 - 07 - 2021
Cairo Opera's hall showcases first exhibition of Egyptian artist Sherif Nashed
An exhibition of works by Dr. Sherif Nashed took place at Ziab Bakir Hall of the Cairo Opera House, between 5 and 10 June. Titled 'Nature', the exhibition presented Nashed's drawings on glass/mosaic in addition to a few acrylic paintings by his (...)

16 - 06 - 2021
'Platform' to support emerging Egyptian musicians in their live online music sessions
Egypt's website Nowhere Online Music Platform, simply known as Platform, has announced a call to all Egyptian musicians to apply for its new season of online concerts. While offering their support in creating professional high-quality video and (...)

18 - 05 - 2021
'Baynee W-Baynak': Echoes of Levant in Dalia Farid and Ali Omar El-Farouk's first collaboration
In a recent creative collaboration, Egyptian guitarist, oud player and composer Ali Omar El-Farouk joined hands with singer Dalia Farid Fadel to create their rendition of a song Baynee W-Baynak Ya Hallayl (Between Me and You, O Night). The song is (...)

16 - 05 - 2021
Renowned Lebanese musician Marcel Khalife supports Palestinians amid Israeli aggression
Renowned Lebanese singer, oud player and composer Marcel Khalife has sent a message of solidarity with the Palestinian people amid Israeli aggression on Palestinian territories. "I am a Lebanese, Palestinian, Arab citizen: I condemn in the (...)

16 - 05 - 2021
World renowned Egyptian musician Abdo Dagher dies at 85
Internationally renowned Egyptian musician Abdo Dagher died earlier today, Egypt's Music Syndicate revealed. Born in Tanta in 1936, Dagher began learning music on his own and playing oud at the age of seven. At the age of ten he was inspired by the (...)

10 - 05 - 2021
Following her double triumph, Egyptian soprano Fatma Said on the cover of BBC Music Magazine
"Thank you, BBC Music Magazine, for having me as your cover story in this month's edition," Egyptian soprano Fatma Said wrote on her Facebook page earlier this week. BBC Music Magazine, a monthly publication dedicated to classical music, features (...)

06 - 05 - 2021
Cairotronica: Platform for media artists to ruminate on digital technology's impact on life
"Method for exploration of social networks to derive location of employees. Targeting content to network enabled devices based upon stored profiles. System and method for inferring social influence networks from transitional data. Method of handling (...)

04 - 05 - 2021
Memory theatre
"I spent most of my life in theatre; more time than I ever stayed at home. In fact, theatre is my home. I wanted to share my passion with others and let the younger generation uncover riches they do not know much about..." Thus Manal Ebrahim, (...)

12 - 04 - 2021
Sudan guest of honour at 10th Luxor African Film Festival
Sudan will be the guest of honour of the 10th edition of the Luxor African Film Festival (LAFF), said organisers of the festival, scheduled for 26-31 March. Although the preliminary choice of Sudan as guest of honour was announced in December, the (...)

15 - 03 - 2021
Rachmaninoff back-to-back: Inspiring Egyptian pianist Wael Farouk to play at McAninch Arts Centre, USA
"I have been so fortunate in my career to have the opportunity to meet some of the most talented people in the country. About four years ago I met Wael Farouk. I have to say there is something about the story that just continues to stay with me," (...)

12 - 03 - 2021
Sotheby's London to auction two sculptures by Egyptian modern art pioneer Mahmoud Mokhtar
Sotheby's London revealed that it will be auctioning off two works by Egyptian sculptor and modern art pioneer Mahmoud Mokhtar. The sculptures, ‘Ibn Al-Balad' and ‘Arous Al-Nil', will participate in the upcoming ‘20th Century Art / Middle East' (...)

09 - 03 - 2021
Lights on the Canal: 'Port Said, Capital of Egyptian Culture 2021'
Under the patronage of President Abdel-Fattah Al-Sisi, Minister of Culture Ines Abdel-Dayem and Port Said Governor Adel El-Ghadban launched the celebration of Port Said, Capital of Egyptian Culture 2021. The extensive celebrations spanned two days, (...)

09 - 03 - 2021
Two days of activities launch 'Port Said, the Capital of Egyptian Culture 2021'
Under the patronage of President Abdel-Fattah El-Sisi, Minister of Culture Ines Abdel-Dayem and Port Said Governor Adel El-Ghadban launched the celebration of Port Said, the Capital of Egyptian Culture 2021. The extensive celebrations spanned over (...)

07 - 03 - 2021
Cairo Steps release 'InFerag' performed with the Cairo Opera Orchestra on YouTube
Cairo Steps released a new video of the performance of their original composition InFerag on YouTube and Instagram on Sunday. InFerag is one of the most recent compositions by Basem Darwisch, composed during the lockdown period due to COVID-19. As (...)

28 - 02 - 2021
Film Review: Revisiting silence and emotional distortions in multi-award-winning Sound of Metal
The newly released drama Sound of Metal opens with a shirtless, bleach blond haired Ruben Stone (Riz Ahmed) accompanying frontwoman Lou (Olivia Cooke) on the drums during a punk-metal concert at some unspecified location in the USA. A couple, Lou (...)

16 - 02 - 2021
Popular Egyptian singer Dina El Wedidi releases new song 'Ya Badr'
In her first collaboration with DJ Totti, Egyptian well known independent singer Dina El Wedidi released a new song Ya Badr. The music video was released on YouTube on 12 February. It is now available on Anghami, Deezer, SoundCloud, Spotify and (...)

15 - 02 - 2021
A Valentine's Day night with Lebanese Carla Chamoun released on YouTube
Lebanese rising singer Carla Chamoun released a pre-recorded live concert on YouTube. Taking place on 12 February in celebration of Valentine's Day and dubbed ‘Love and Joy', the video was released on YouTube on 13 February. The concert features the (...)

14 - 02 - 2021
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