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 (...)
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 (...)
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 (...)
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 (...)
"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 (...)
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"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, (...)
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 (...)
"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," (...)
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' (...)
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, (...)
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 (...)
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 (...)
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 (...)
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 (...)
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 (...)
It is the dawn of 2011, the year of the revolution. And many new songs are coming out of the Tahrir Square demonstrations: Sout Al Horeya and Matloob Zaeem by Cairokee, followed by Aida El Ayouby joining the band for the single Ya Al Midan (“O (...)
On 14 December, Egypt's renowned filmmaker Khairy Beshara held a masterclass at Mall of Arabia, Jeddah, Saudi Arabia.
The masterclass was accompanied by a screening of Beshara's key works, which have been restored by the Red Sea Festival Foundation, (...)
Amateur music ensembles are no commonplace occurrence on Egypt's classical music scene. While in many parts of the world independent amateur musicians, choirs, and community orchestras perform at schools, colleges, clubs and theatres, in Egypt such (...)
Despite Covid-19 making even a one-off event, let alone a whole festival difficult, the fifth Sharm Al-Sheikh International Theatre Festival for Youth (SITFY, 16-20 November) took place in the South Sinai resort city. The event was initially (...)
Directed by Mayye Zayed, the Egyptian feature-length documentary Lift Like a Girl had its world premiere during the ongoing Toronto International Film Festival (10 - 19 September).
The film scored positive reviews after its first screening on 12 (...)
News of David Hales passing at the age of 63 sent shock waves through the ranks of Egyptian classical musicians. Though more likely to be recognized by his serious face, grey hair and beard than his name, the British pianist who shied away from the (...)
With Ludwig van Beethoven's 250th birth anniversary falling in 2020, music venues around the world prepared to celebrate the birthday of the decade, showing their appreciation for one of the greatest composers of all time. But with the current (...)
Among world musical's gems is Andrew Lloyd Webber's The Phantom of the Opera, the musical with lyrics by Charles Hart. It premiered in London'd West End in 1986, and with its captivating story and the abilities that enabled the composer to give us (...)
The lockdown on all artistic venues and the recently imposed curfew drove ROOM Arts Space & Café to step in with a different approach to reach audiences.
ROOM Arts Space & Café, known simply as ROOM, is among most popular independent creative (...)
