By Maha El Nabawi on November 27, 2018
By Maha El Nabawi on 27 November 2018 in
BLOG
The #MeToo movement also reveals other discriminations. In music, sexism often works in tandem with exotism. To resist both, the Egyptian musicians Dina El Wedidi and Youssra El Hawary resurrect an old claim: the personal is political.
Posted in BLOG | Tagged #MeToo, Arab women, Arabic, Carol Hanisch, Center Stage tour, colonialism, Dina El Wedidi, Discrimination, Egypt, El Soor, exclusion, feminist, Gender Equality, Hymn For The Weekend, Maha El Nabawi, otherness, patriarchy, Sexism, Youssra El Hawary |
By Eric Mandel on May 31, 2017
By Eric Mandel on 31 May 2017 in
STORIES
The Lebanese musician Malikah started to rap out of rage. She travels between the streets of Beirut to Europe’s avant-garde spaces. Norient caught up with her to talk about her sense of belonging in an English-speaking, male-dominated hip hop scene.
Posted in STORIES | Tagged Africa Express, André de Ridder, Arabic, Belonging, Damon Albarn, Diana Avella, Egypt, female rapper, feminism, Golden Beirut, Intikhabeit 2009, Lebanese, Lebanon, Lyrical Rose, Malikah, Nazzi, Stargaze Orchestra, Tunisia, War, Ya lubnan |
By Eric Mandel on March 20, 2017
By Eric Mandel on 20 March 2017 in
STORIES
Yasmine Hamdan, hyped singers of the Arab world, talks about her fascination for Asmahan Al-Atrash being the first female punk and Western misconceptions of the Arab worlds.
Posted in STORIES | Tagged Al Jamilat, Arab Spring, Arabic, Asmahan Al-Atrash, Beirut, Belonging, Crammed Discs, Egyptian cinema, Elia Suleiman, Islamists, Jim Jarmusch, Kuwait, Mahmoud Darwhish, Marlene Dietrich, Oum Kulthum, Punk, Soapkills, Yasmine Hamdan, Zeid |
By Eric Mandel on September 7, 2016
By Eric Mandel on 7 September 2016 in
STORIES
Tamer Abu Ghazaleh is one of the key figures of Egypts independent music scene. Norient caught him to talk about curating music, Cha’abi and egyptian futurism.
Posted in STORIES | Tagged Arabic, Beirut, Berlin, Cairo, Chaabi, dystopic, Egypt, future, Futurism, Hip Hop, Independent Music, Lebanon, Mahraganat, Mostakell, Musical Collaboration, Tamer Abu Ghazaleh, Techno, Underground |
