By Thomas Burkhalter on May 3, 2013
By Thomas Burkhalter on 3 May 2013 in
VIDEO
Pictures, videos and tracks from a recent fieldtrip to Cairo – including Mahragan, Electronica, Sound Art, Egyptronica, Experimental Music …
Posted in VIDEO, XFEATURED | Tagged 100copies, Ahmed Basiony, Arab World, Bosaina, Cairo, Cairo Liberation Front, Dossier Arab World, Dossier World Music 2.0, Egypt, EKA3, Electro-sha‘bi, Hussein El-Sherbini, Islam Chipsy, Ismael Hosny, Maghragan, Mahmoud Refat, Maryam Saleh, Maurice Louca, MC Amin, Middle East, Mohammed Antar, Nadia Mounier, Ola Saad, Quit Together, Sadat, sha'bi, Sherine Amr, Society for Arab Music Research, Tamer Abu Ghazaleh, Wetrobots, Yara Mekawei, Zuli |
By Ralph Kronauer und Luca Tommasini on March 25, 2013
By Ralph Kronauer und Luca Tommasini on 25 March 2013 in
STORIES
15 years ago Egyptian metal-heads were indicted with Satanism and accordingly controlled – since then little has been heard from Egypt’s metal scene. Insight into a scene that is stranded somewhere midst assimilation and throw-off.
Posted in STORIES | Tagged Ahl Sina, Alexandria, Bassam, Brutus, Cairo, Crescent, Dark Philosophy, Doqi, Egypt, El Sawy Culture Wheel, Enraged, Gizeh, Heavy Metal, Heliopolis, Hosni Mubarak, Kairo, Marzaban, Mascara, Massive Scar Era, Metal, Metal Blast, Morsi, Noor, Samadie, Satanismus, Scarab, Sepultura, Shafiq, Shang, Sherine, Tahrir, Tarek, Timur, Vibe, Wael, Worm, Zamalek |
By Theresa Beyer on November 12, 2012
By Theresa Beyer on 12 November 2012 in
VIDEO
(*) In 1932 Fritz Pfleumer invented the magnetic tape – a breeding ground for artists who looked for new compositional techniques. But the pioneers of electronic music not only came from avantgarde-centres like Cologne and Paris.
Posted in VIDEO | Tagged Bruna Maderna, Cairo, Centre for Electronic Music, Cologne, Columbia-Princeton Electronic Music Center, Einhoven, electroacoustic music, Electronic Music, Else Marie Pade, Groupe de Recherche de Musique Concrète, Halim El-Dabh, Herbert Eimert, Jerusalem, Jikken Kobo, John Cage, Josef Tal, Karlheinz Stockhausen, Kid Baltan, Kuniharu Akiyama, Luciano Berio, magnetic tape, Milan, Minao Shibata, Morton Feldman, Musique Concrète, New York School, Otto Luening, Philips Natuurkundig Laboratorium, Pierre Henry, Pierre Schaeffer, sinus tones, Studio d'essai, Studio für elektronische Musik, Tape music, Tokyo, Tom Dissevelt, Toru Takemitsu, Toshiro Mayuzumi, Vladimir Ussachevsky |
By Torie Rose DeGhett on April 2, 2012
By Torie Rose DeGhett on 2 April 2012 in
VIDEO
The multimedia-webdocumentary «The song of Tahir square. Music at the heart of revolution» by Hussein Emara and Priscille Lafitte invites to dive in contrasting places of music in Cairo. An interactive approach.
Posted in VIDEO | Tagged Ahmad Fouad Negm, Ali Al-Haggar, Arab World, Arabian Knightz, As-Salam City, Cairo, Documentary Film, Dossier Arab World, Egypt, Electro-sha‘bi, Eskenderella, Fathy Salama, France24, Haitham Said, Hip Hop, Hosni Mubarak, Hussein Emara, MC Deeb, Priscille Lafitte, Ramy Essam, Revolution 2.0, Revolution Records, Tahir, Wael Ghonim, webdocumentary, Wellsbox Productions |
By Norient on May 19, 2011
By Daniel J. Gilman on 19 May 2011 in
VIDEO
During the 2011 revolution, most Egyptian pop singers said nothing. Now they are back and praising the national martyrs in song. A PR gaffe or more?
Posted in VIDEO | Tagged 25 January 2011, Ahmed Basyoni, Amr Diab, Arab World, Aziz al-Shaf‘i, Baligh Hamdi, Cairo, Dossier Arab World, Egypt, Hamada Helal, Hany Shaker, Hosni Mubarak, Khaled Said, martyr, martyr pop, Mohamed Fouad, Ramy Gamal, Ramy Yusef, Revolution, Sally Zahran, Tamer Hosny |
By Nader Sadek on February 17, 2011
By Nader Sadek on 17 February 2011 in
BLOG
Multimedia artist, horror activist and metal musician Nader Sadek looks at the conflicts between metal music, arts and politics in Egypt, past and present.
Posted in BLOG | Tagged Cairo, Censorship, Egypt, Hosni Mubarak, Metal, Middle East, Protest Music, Satanism |
By Simon Grab on August 12, 2010
By Simon Grab on 12 August 2010 in
AUDIO
A Mash-Up Mix with Urban Sounds from the Arab World.
Posted in AUDIO | Tagged Adbak ma’a Aassi, Aks’ser, Ali ad-Deek, Anwar Iskander, Arab World, Beirut, Cairo, Charbel Haber, Checkpoint 303, Clotaire K, DAM, Dossier Arab World, Hanoueh, Kita Ayoun, La Chambre, Lumi, Majeed ar-Ramah, Munma, New Wave Dabké, Omar Souleyman, Rabih al-Asmar, Ramallah Underground, Rayess Bek, RGB, Scrambled Eggs, Shift Z, Soap Kills, The New Government, Urban Music, Whitetrashbubblegum, Zeid Hamdan |
By Kaelen Wilson-Goldie on November 10, 2008
By Kaelen Wilson-Goldie on 10 November 2008 in
STORIES
The upcoming experimental music scene in Cairo has its own label: 100 copies. Its mastermind Mahmoud Refat talks about its content and strategies.
Posted in STORIES | Tagged 100copies, Arab World, Cairo, Egypt, Experimental, Hassan Khan, Mahmoud Refat |
