By Thomas Burkhalter (Norient) on 11 July 2018 in
BLOG
By Thomas Burkhalter (Norient) on July 11, 2018
The Egyptian Revolution of 2011 and the political turmoil in the years since have changed the country. How did underground musicians, DJs and songwriters from Cairo react, and how did the events influence their art?
Posted in BLOG | Tagged Activism, Cairo, Protest, Seismographic Sounds, War |
By Norient on 28 February 2018 in
VIDEO
By Norient on February 28, 2018
Musicians need to pay rent and taxes. They are also affected by the daily business of producing music: How much does a new computer cost? How can I pay for advertising my new track on social media? We asked musicians how to get heard in global music.
Posted in VIDEO | Tagged Arshia Fatima Haq, Bit-Tuner, C-Drik Fermont, Cairo, China, Daniel Haaksman, Dave Phillips, Egypt, Emmanuel Jal, Funk na Caixa, Gregory aka Slugabed and Jake, Kim Emil Ramstedt, Mada Masr, Maha El Nabawi, Marcel Gschwend (Bit-Tuner), Money, Panji Anoff, piracy, Renato Martins, Rona Geffen, Rudolf Dethu, Scarface, Seismographic Sounds, Seismographic Sounds Debates, Simon Akindes, Social Media, Thomas Burkhalter |
By B Camminga on 11 January 2017 in
STORIES
By B Camminga on January 11, 2017
In Post Apartheid South Africa a new generation of young artists are drawing on the country’s idiosyncratic past and its unsettled present. They express queer visions for the future. See Dope St Jude at the 8th Norient Musikfilm Festival 2017.
Posted in STORIES | Tagged 8. Norient Musikfilm Festival, Aluta, Apartheid, B Camminga, Bill of Rights, body or presentation, Cairo, Chain Gang, communities, Congo, culture, Desire, Dope St Jude, Drag, Eve Sedgwick, Gay, Gayle, Gender, Hlasko, Keep in Touch, Lesbian, LGBTI, masculinity, post-apartheid, Pumla Dineo Gqola, Queer, Queer Culture, queer music, Race, Reciprocity, religion, Seismographic Sounds, sexuality, South Africa, Umlilo |
By Eric Mandel on 7 September 2016 in
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By Eric Mandel on September 7, 2016
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 |
By Thomas Burkhalter (Norient) on 16 January 2015 in
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By Thomas Burkhalter (Norient) on January 16, 2015
Freitag, 16. und Samstag, 17. Januar am Norient Musikfilm Festival in St. Gallen und Bern: Islam Chipsy Live! Der Ägypter mit seinem radikalen Sound und einer extravaganten Spieltechnik ist einer der aufregendsten Musiker der Gegenwart.
Posted in BLOG | Tagged 1+1, 1+1 Season 1, 1n1, 6. Norient Musikfilm Festival, Arab Avantgarde, Arab World, Cairo, Dossier Arab World, Egypt, Electro Sha‘abi, Islam Chipsy, Mahragan |
By Norient on 22 July 2014 in
AUDIO
By Norient on July 22, 2014
Manipulating Oriental melodies and rhythms with digital software seems in vogue – once again. This is what this collection of grime, dub-, breakcore-, hip-hop-, noise-, new-wave-dabké- and mahragan-tracks seems to suggest.
Posted in AUDIO | Tagged Acid Arab, Annihaya, Arab, Arab World, Beirut, Black Bannerz, Bosaina, Cairo, Dossier Arab World, Dossier World Music 2.0, Edd Abbas, El Mahdy Jr, Islam Chipsy, Machine Eat Man, Neobyrd, Orientalism, Paed Conca, Praed, Psychaleppo, Raed Yassin, The Narcicyst, Ulcerium feat. Cheb Lahbitry, Wetrobots |
By Norient on 29 April 2014 in
AUDIO
By Norient on April 29, 2014
Norient keeps searching for new sounds and puts together a monthly selection from Soundcloud. Enjoy or skip through tracks from upcoming and well-known artists from a wide variety of places. And read what some artists wrote about their tracks.
Posted in AUDIO | Tagged Adieu Gary Cooper, Alika, Argentinia, baile funk, Bass Music, Bombo legüero, Bosaina, Brasil, Buenos Aires, Cairo, Carlos Nunez, CatNapp, Colombia, Cumbia, Cumbion, Denmark, Egypt, El Mayonesa, El Remolon, Facial Index, From Bacteria To Boys, funk carioca, Funk na Caixa, Jimi Hendrix, Keny Arkana, Kradadash, Latin, Mamba, merengue, Meridian Brothers, Mike Pride, moi j, Norient Selection, Norient Soundcloud Selection, PepinkArt Studio, Poland, Rasterinha, Reptilian Commander, Salsa, Samthing Soweto, South Africa, Switzerland, Trap, USA, Villa Diamante |
By Thomas Burkhalter (Norient) on 28 January 2014 in
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By Thomas Burkhalter (Norient) on January 28, 2014
A short story of a keyboard virtuoso from Cairo: Islam Chipsy just released his first vinyl.
Posted in BLOG | Tagged 1+1, 1+1 Season 1, 1n1, Björk, Cairo, Dabké, DJ Sardena, Dossier Arab World, Electro Chaabi, Gershon Kingsley, Islam Chipsy, Joost Heijthuijsen, Mahmoud Refat, Markez, Moog, Nashazphone, New Wave Dabké, Omar Souleyman, Praed, Raed Yassin, Sublime Frequencies, synthesiser, Thomas Burkhalter, Trash, Wenu Wenu |
By Carl Cappelle on 21 January 2014 in
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By Carl Cappelle on January 21, 2014
How Egyptian pop singer Tamer Hosny tries to maintain a balance between his fans and the (former) regime. A thin line.
Posted in BLOG | Tagged Cairo, Carl Capelle, Daniel Gilman, Dossier Arab World, Egypt, Military, pop music, Propaganda, Revolution, Tamer Hosny, video, War |
By Ted R. Swedenburg on 10 January 2014 in
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By Ted R. Swedenburg on January 10, 2014
Friday 10 January 2014: At 5. Norient Musikfilm Festival the documentary «Electro Chaabi» by Hind Meddeb and the Electro-Sha’abi-night pull into the wild world of Mahragan, the popular party-sound of Cairo’s suburbs. Context and backgrounds.
Posted in STORIES | Tagged 5. Norient Musikfilm Festival, Cairo, DJ Amr Haha, DJ Ramy, DJ Vigo, Dossier Arab World, Egypt, Eight Percent, Electro Chaabi, Electro Sha‘abi, Electronic Music, Figo, Hind Meddeb, Mahragan, MC Alaa 50 Cent, MC Sadat, Music and Satire, Oka, Ortega, Sha'abi, techno sha'abi, Traditional music, Turnhalle, Weza |
By Theresa Beyer (Norient) on 8 January 2014 in
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By Theresa Beyer (Norient) on January 8, 2014
Fr. 10. Januar 2014: Cairo Liberation Front ist das erste westliche DJ-Kollektiv, das sich Electro Sha‘abi aus Kairo einverleibt. Zu hören sind sie an der Sha’abi-Nacht am 5. Norient Musikfilm Festival. Ein Interview mit Frontman Joost Heijthuijsen.
Posted in STORIES | Tagged 5. Norient Musikfilm Festival, Cairo, Cairo Liberation Front, Diplo, Dj, DJ Ramy, DJ Yannick, Dossier Arab World, Egypt, Electro, Electro Chaabi, Electro Sha‘abi, Islam Chipsy, Joost Heijthuijsen, Mahragan, MC Alaa 50 Cent, MC Sadat, mixtape, Netherlands, Party, Tilburg |
By Phil Battiekh on 8 January 2014 in
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By Phil Battiekh on January 8, 2014
The swiss DJ Phil Battiekh is one of the first to import Electro-Sha3by/Shaaby/ Chaabi/Sha3byton from Egypt to Europe. In his essay he reflects about its occidental perception, fictitious causalities by the medias and young narratives.
Posted in BLOG | Tagged 5. Norient Musikfilm Festival, Basel, Cairo, DJ Ramy, Dossier Arab World, Egypt, Electro Chaabi, Electro Sha‘abi, Mahraganat, MC Alaa 50 Cent, MC Sadat, Mubarak, Mursi, Orientalism, Phil Battiekh, Sha'abi, Sha3byton, Sonic Traces: From Switzerland |
By Philip Vlahos on 29 October 2013 in
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By Philip Vlahos on October 29, 2013
Revolutionshymnen sind nichts für die Electro-Szene in Kairo. Sie hat es auch nach Mubarak nicht leicht und schliesst sich zu Kollektiven zusammen. Eines davon ist Kairo is Koming – es elektrisiert nun die Schweiz, Wien und Berlin. In Basel am 31.10.
Posted in STORIES | Tagged $$$TAG$$$, 100copies, Ägypten, Artistic Professions Syndicate Law, Asem, Bosaina II, Breakbeat, Cairo, Cairo Jazz Club, Cairokee, Dossier Arab World, Egypt, Electro, Electronic, Epic 101 Studio, HipHop, Hussein Sherbini, Ismael, Kairo, Mamdouh al-Leithy, Melouk Bar, Nader, Nader Ahmed, Neobyrd, Nile FM, Quit Together, Shaaby, Swag Lee, Tahrir, Vent, Wake ’n’ Bake, Wetrobots, Wetrobots ♥ Bosaina, Wonderful Morning, Workers for Art Profession, Ya Al Midan, Zuli |
By Ralph Kronauer und Luca Tommasini on 25 March 2013 in
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By Ralph Kronauer und Luca Tommasini on March 25, 2013
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, Dossier Arab World, 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 (Norient) on 12 November 2012 in
VIDEO
By Theresa Beyer (Norient) on November 12, 2012
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 2 April 2012 in
VIDEO
By Torie Rose DeGhett on April 2, 2012
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 Susanne Schanda on 6 January 2012 in
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By Susanne Schanda on January 6, 2012
Musik, Gesang und Bauchtanz gehören in Ägypten zu jedem Hochzeitsfest. Je pompöser und kostspieliger Band und Tänzerinnen, desto angesehener ist der Gastgeber. Am 12.1.2012 am 3. Norient Musikfilm Festival.
Posted in STORIES | Tagged „At Night They Dance“, 3. Norient Musikfilm Festival 2012, Arab World, Bellydance, Cairo, Documentary Film, Dossier Arab World, Egypt |
By Michael Spahr (Norient) on 4 November 2011 in
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By Michael Spahr (Norient) on November 4, 2011
Ramy Essam, Protestsänger aus Ägypten, erhält den Freemuse Award 2011. Sein Song «Irhal» («Hau ab») wurde letzten Februar zur Hymne der Proteste auf dem Kairoer Tahrir-Platz. Nun wird er für sein Engagement geehrt.
Posted in BLOG | Tagged Arab, Arab World, Cairo, Egypt, Freemuse, Ramy Essam, Revolution |
By Thomas Burkhalter (Norient) on 23 September 2011 in
AUDIO
By Thomas Burkhalter (Norient) on September 23, 2011
Der Islam ist im akustischen Alltag der ägyptischen Hauptstadt Kairo allgegenwärtig. Die Taxifahrer hören Koran-Rezitationen und im Satelliten-Fernseher klingt Islam-Pop. Eine Reportage.
Posted in AUDIO | Tagged Alaa El Kashif, Arab World, Azhan, Cairo, Dossier Arab World, Egypt, Fathy Salama, Global Prayers, Hany Mihanna Studio, Hassan Khan, Ines Weinrich, inshad, Islam, Khalid Ra’ouf, Kristina Nelson, Mahmoud El Leithy, Mohammed Antar, Mohammed Refat, mosque, Mustafa Ismaiel, Quran, Sabine Dorpmüller, Sami Yusuf, Sayyid Al-Naqschbandi, Shaykh Abd al-Basit, Taha El Fasny, Umm Kulthum, Walter Armbrust, Yassin Tuemi, Youssou N’Dour, Yusuf El Batimi |
By Daniel J. Gilman on 19 May 2011 in
VIDEO
By Daniel J. Gilman on May 19, 2011
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 Andreas Glauser and Julia Kaelin on 27 April 2011 in
AUDIO
By Andreas Glauser on April 27, 2011
Ahmed Basyoni starb an den Demonstrationen der ägyptischen Revolution 2011 infolge von Schussverletzungen. Ein Portrait dieses ägyptischen Klang- und Medienkünstlers.
Posted in AUDIO | Tagged 100copies, Ahmed Basyoni, Arab World, Brainhall, Cairo, Egypt, Revolution |
By Nader Sadek on 17 February 2011 in
BLOG
By Nader Sadek on February 17, 2011
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 Thomas Burkhalter (Norient) on 16 February 2011 in
AUDIO
By Thomas Burkhalter (Norient) on February 16, 2011
Wael Sami hat im Kinderchor vom Opernhaus Kairo Gesang gelernt. Heute nimmt er Unterricht in Zeitgenössischer Musik an der Hochschule der Künste in Bern. Ein Gespräch.
Posted in AUDIO | Tagged Arab World, Cairo, Dossier Arab World, Dubai, Egypt, Globale Nischen, New Music, Sonic Traces: From Switzerland, Wael Sami |
By Thomas Burkhalter (Norient) on 11 February 2011 in
STORIES
By Thomas Burkhalter (Norient) on February 11, 2011
Ägyptens Machthaber kontrollieren das Kulturschaffen in Ägypten seit Jahrzehnten. Jetzt demonstrieren auch viele Künstler Tag und Nacht auf dem Tahrir-Platz.
Posted in STORIES | Tagged 100copies, Arab World, Cairo, Censorship, Dossier Arab World, Egypt, Karima Mansour, Protest Music |
By Thomas Burkhalter (Norient) on 27 January 2011 in
ACADEMIC
By Thomas Burkhalter (Norient) on January 27, 2011
Musiker aus Afrika, Asien und Lateinamerika formulieren selbstbewusste nach-koloniale Positionen. Ihre Parodien auf Exotika und der Fokus auf Gewalt zeigen aber: Alte Abhängigkeiten haben weiterhin Bestand.
Posted in ACADEMIC | Tagged Adham Hafez, Avant-Garde, baile funk, baltimore club, beat research, Beatniks, Beirut, Cairo, Charbel Haber, Checkpoint 303, Cumbia, Cynthia Zaven, detroit ghettotech, Die Antwoord, digitalization, Diplo, DJ Rupture, Dossier Arab World, Dossier World Music 2.0, Dubsided, dubstep, Exotica, Favela Chic, Gazelle, Ghislain Poirier, glitch, Global Ghettotech, Globale Nischen, globalization, grime, Halim al-Daph, Hassan Khan, Jagwa, K'Naan, Kode 9, kuduro, kwaito, Luigi Russolo, M.I.A, Mad Decent, Mahmoud Refat, Major Lazer, Man Recordings, Mazen Kerbaj, Music 2.0, Music and Satire, Nortec, Omar Souleyman, Osman Arabi, Out of the Absurdity of Life, Outhere Records, Pastiche, Postkolonialismus, postmodern, Raed Yassin, Ramsi Lehner, reggaeton, Schlachthofbronx, Scrambled Eggs, Secousse, Shangaan, Shangaan Electro, Steve Goodman, Tam Tam Motherland, Tarek Atoui, Tashweesh, Terry Lynn, The Hardcore Continuum, Thementage2012, UK Funky, Veit Erlmann, War, Wayne Marshall, Werner Jauk, Wildlife, World Music 2.0 |
By Thomas Burkhalter (Norient) on 24 June 2010 in
STORIES
By Thomas Burkhalter (Norient) on June 24, 2010
Schaut man heute arabisches Satellitenfernsehen, so scheint sowohl für arabische wie auch westliche Musikfreunde und Intellektuelle alles klar: Die arabische Welt befindet sich im Niedergang.
Posted in STORIES | Tagged Arab World, Asmahan, Beirut, Cairo, Dossier Arab World, Fairuz, Gender, Hisham Mustafa, Joelle Khoury, Sabah, Umm Kulthum, Y.A.S, Yasmine Hamdan |
By Thomas Burkhalter (Norient) on 11 June 2009 in
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By Thomas Burkhalter (Norient) on June 11, 2009
In der zeitgenössischen Musik der arabischen Welt werden «Authentizität», «Herkunft» und «Lokalität» nicht nur durch Instrumente und Klangfolgen evoziert – es gesellen sich Geräusche und akustische Erinnerungen hinzu.
Posted in STORIES | Tagged 100copies, 20SV, Arab, Arab World, Ayat, Beirut, Cairo, Censorship, Charbel Haber, Checkpoint 303, DAM, Dossier Arab World, Egypt, Garo Gdanian, Kairo, Karima Nayt, Lebanon, Mahmoud Refat, Mahmoud Turkmani, MazaJ, Mazen Kerbaj, Omar Khorchid, Raed Yassin, Ramallah Underground, Tarek Atoui, Weeping Willow, Xardas |
By Kaelen Wilson-Goldie on 10 November 2008 in
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By Kaelen Wilson-Goldie on November 10, 2008
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 |
By Thomas Burkhalter (Norient) on 17 August 2003 in
STORIES
By Thomas Burkhalter (Norient) on August 17, 2003
Der Nahe Osten gilt als politischer Brennpunkt. Davon profitiert neue Musik aus der arabischen Welt. In Kairo behauptet sie sich gegen mancherlei Widerstände.
Posted in STORIES | Tagged Arab World, Cairo, Censorship, Dossier Arab World, Egypt, Fathy Salama, Founoon, Frederic Giaccardo, George Kazazian, Hassan Khan, Hosni Mubarak, Kamilya Jubran, Mahmoud Refat, Michael Spahr, Mostafa Rezk, Omar Kamel, Omar Karim Kamel, piracy, Sarah Murcia, Sonic Traces: From the Arab World, Thomas Jeker, Werner Hasler, West El Balad, Wust El Balad |
