Middle East

New Sounds from Cairo

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 | Leave a response

Music Samples from Syria

By Manuel Sánchez on December 19, 2011

By Manuel Sánchez on 19 December 2011 in AUDIO

A new samples selection from the archives of the DJ Cinnamoon project.

Posted in AUDIO | Tagged Arab World, DJ Cinnamoon, Dossier Arab World, Dossier World Music 2.0, Middle East, mixtape, New Wave Dabké, Palestine, Popular Music, Syria | 1 Response

From Metal to Twitter

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 | 1 Response

Israeli troops play with popular music in Hebron

By Keith Kahn-Harris on July 7, 2010

By Keith Kahn-Harris on 7 July 2010 in BLOG

Reflections on Metal, Popular Music and Politics in Israel and Palestine.

Posted in BLOG | Tagged Israel, Metal, Middle East, Palestine, Politics, Propaganda, Violence, War | Leave a response

Global Ear on Jerusalem

By Eran Sachs on December 9, 2006

By Eran Sachs on 9 December 2006 in STORIES

The sound artist and peace activist Eran Sachs takes us to a journey through the nearer history of Israel’s underground music scenes: Death Metal, Doom Metal, Punk, Noise, Electro-acoustic experiments, and much more.

Posted in STORIES | Tagged Experimental, Israel, Jerusalem, Metal, Middle East, Ran Slavin, Tel Aviv | Leave a response