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By Norient on September 10, 2015
By Norient on 10 September 2015 in
AUDIO
Music, sounds and noises from the Arab World – The Norient Performance is out now! Collected and mixed by the Norient collective. Vinyl and digital.
Posted in AUDIO | Tagged Ahmed Basiony (R.I.P.), Anouar Brahem, Arab World, Asmahan, Bao, Beirut, Bern, Cairo, Charbel Haber, Cheik Imam, Dhafer Youssef, Dossier Arab World, Dossier World Music 2.0, Egy, Egypt, El Général, Electro-Jurjina, Experimental, Filastine, Hassan Khan, Hassan Taha, Hisham Awad, Ibrahim Qashoush, John Kamel Farah, Joumana Seikaly, Kamiliya Jubran +Werner Hasler, Kareem Lofty, Koji, Lebanon, Les Djinns, Leyla Murad, Luigi Russolo, Machine eat man (Mohamed Ragab), Mahmoud Refat, Mahmoud Turkmani, Mahragan, Mazen Kerbaj, Morocco, Mustafa Ismaiel, Norient, Orientalism, Praed, Rabih Abou Khalil, Raed Yassin, Ramsi Lehner, Rana Eid, Rayya Badran, Releases, Sha'abi, Sharif Sehnaoui, Simon Grab, Skander Guetaria + Khaled Waghleni, Sonic Traces: From the Arab World, sonohr, Switzerland, Tahal Fasny, Tarek Atoui, The Devil's Anvil, Thomas Burkhalter, Ulcerium feat. Cheb Lahbitry, Walid Gholmieh, War, Waslah in Dugah, Weeping Willow, World Music, World Music 2.0, Xardas, Ziad Nawfal |
By Thomas Burkhalter from Norient on July 8, 2015
By Thomas Burkhalter from Norient on 8 July 2015 in
STORIES
Beirut based Syrian-Filipino Rapper Chyno writes lyrics and produces video clips dealing with the Syrian Civil War, a suicide bomber and other topics of the world he lives in. An interview.
Posted in STORIES | Tagged Beirut, Chyno, Class, Dossier Arab World, Fareeq El Atrash, Fight or Flight, Jackson Allers, Jon Stewart, Lebanon, Mashrou’ Leila, Migration, Rap, Seismographic Sounds, Suicide Bomber, Syria, Syrian Civil War, The Americanization of Emily, The Colbert Report, The Cult of the Suicide Bomber, Tupac, War |
By Thomas Burkhalter from Norient on January 21, 2015
By Thomas Burkhalter from Norient on 21 January 2015 in
ACADEMIC
This book offers the first in-depth study of experimental and popular music in Beirut. 2014 finally out as Paperback and Kindle Edition.
Posted in ACADEMIC | Tagged Abu Arab, Aks’ser, Arab World, Assy Rahbani, Ayat, Beirut, Bellydance, Book, Charbel Haber, Charbel Rouhana, Civil War, Cynthia Zaven, digitalization, Dossier Arab World, Dossier World Music 2.0, Elias Rahbani, ethnography, Ethnomusicology, Exoticism, Fairuz, Garo Gdanian, Ghada Shbeir, globalization, Hizbullah, Joelle Khoury, Katibe 5, Khaled al-Habre, Lebanese Forces, Lebanon, Mahmoud Refat, Mahmoud Turkmani, Mansour Rahbani, Marc Codsi, Marcel Khalife, Mashrou’ Leila, Mazen Kerbaj, Munma, Muslimgauze, Norient, Paed Conca, Popular Music Studies, Praed, Propaganda, Psychedelic Music, Raed Yassin, Rayess Bek, Raymond Azoury, Releases, Ruptured Sessions, Sabah, Scrambled Eggs, Sharif Sehnaoui, Soap Kills, Tarab, Tarek Atoui, The Arcane, The Kordz, The New Government, The Sea-ders, Thomas Burkhalter, Toufic Succar, Trauma, Weeping Willow, World Music 2.0, Yasmine Hamdan, Zad Moultaka, Zeid Hamdan, Ziad Sahhab, Ziyad Rahbani, Ziyad Sahhab |
By Thomas Burkhalter from Norient on January 16, 2015
By Thomas Burkhalter from Norient on 16 January 2015 in
BLOG
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 July 22, 2014
By Norient on 22 July 2014 in
AUDIO
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 Thomas Burkhalter from Norient on January 28, 2014
By Thomas Burkhalter from Norient on 28 January 2014 in
BLOG
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 January 21, 2014
By Carl Cappelle on 21 January 2014 in
BLOG
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 Thomas Burkhalter from Norient on January 12, 2014
By Thomas Burkhalter from Norient on 12 January 2014 in
STORIES
Die alternativen Musikszenen in Kairo sind in den letzten Jahren stark gewachsen. Metal, Indie Rock, Punk, Rap, Elektronika, Mahragan – es sollen rund 600 Bands, Kollektive und DJs sein. Ein Überblick.
Posted in STORIES, XFEATURED | Tagged «Zeitgenössische Künstler aus der Arabischen Welt - Positionen 7», 100copies, 100Copies Music Space, After Eight, Ägypten, Ahl Sina, Ahmad Samih, Ahmed Basiony, Amr 7a7a, Amr Diab, Amr Haha, Amro Salah, Bikya, Black Theama, Cairo Jazz Festival, Camel Dance, d-caf, Dark Philosophy, Dina El-Gharib, DJ Amr Haha, Dossier Arab World, Downtown Contemporary Arts Festiva, Egypt, Egyptian Aliens, Epic 101, Eskenderella, Face Music, Fathy Salama, Freemuse, George Kazazian, Goethe-Institut, Hakim, Halim El Daph, Hany Mehanna, Hussein El-Sherbini, Islam Chipsy, Ismael Hosny, Kairo, Kamal Iskander, Les Petits Chats, Mahmoud Refat, Mahragan, Mark Levine, Maryam Saleh, Mascara, Massive Scar Era, Maurice Louca, MC Amin, Mouhamadou Gaye, Musique Concrète, Oka Wi Ortega, Ola Saad, Omar Kamel, Psychedelic Music, Quit Together, Ramy Essam, Revolution, Salah Eldin Ahmad Ragab, Salah Ragab, Scarab, Sha‘ban ‘Abd al-Rahim, Sherine Amr, Steidl Verlag, Tahrir, Takki MTM, Tamer Abu Ghazaleh, Tamer Hosny, techno sha'abi, The Black Coats, The Expression of Zaar, The Maniacs, The Mass, Umm Kulthum, Vibe Studio, Waking Up Scheherazade, Wetrobots, Worm, Wrong Notes, Wust El Balad, Yara Mekawei, Zimoun, Zuli |
By Ted R. Swedenburg on January 10, 2014
By Ted R. Swedenburg on 10 January 2014 in
STORIES
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 Thomas Burkhalter from Norient on January 10, 2014
By Thomas Burkhalter from Norient on 10 January 2014 in
STORIES
Fr. 10. Januar 2014: 5. Norient Musikfilm Festival. Jüdische und muslimische Musiker prägten in den 1950er Jahren in Algerien die Chaabi-Musik. Safinez Bousbia macht sich in «El Gusto» auf die Suche nach den Musikfreunden.
Posted in STORIES | Tagged 5. Norient Musikfilm Festival, Abdelkader Chercham, Abdelmadjid Meskoud, Abdelrahmane Guellati «Manou», Abderrahmane Hamidi, Ahmed Bernaoui, Algerien, Algier, Chaabi, Darabuka, documentary, Dossier Arab World, El Gusto, El Hadi El Anka, Frankreich, Hamai Mabrouk, Houari Boumedienne, Jose De Suza, Kasbah, Kino der Reitschule, Liamine Haimoun, Luc Cherki, Mamed Benchaouch, Maurice El Medioni, Mohamed Ferkioui, Mohamed Touzan, Mustapha Tahmi, Nationale Befreiungsfront, Norient Musikfilm Festival, Philippe Darmon, Rachid Berkani, Rachid Taha, Rai, Reda El Djillali, Rene Perez, Riqq, Rober Castel, Safinez Bousbia |
By Theresa Beyer from Norient on January 8, 2014
By Theresa Beyer from Norient on 8 January 2014 in
STORIES
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 January 8, 2014
By Phil Battiekh on 8 January 2014 in
BLOG
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 Norient on December 2, 2013
By Norient on 2 December 2013 in
BLOG
The american musicblog Afropop Worldwide has just published a three part series on the Middle East country Lebanon. Have a small overview and a brief insight into a very special approach to this topic: the Lebanese-Syrian community in Brazil.
Posted in BLOG | Tagged A.J. Racy, Afro-Rock, Afropop Worldwide, Banning Eyre, Beirut, Brasil, Diaspora, Dossier Arab World, Fairuz, Ghana, Hasafer Baeed, Highlife, Hip Deep, It Could Happen To You, Kenneth Habib, Lebanon, Migration, Najib Hankash, Ottoman Empire, Syria, Thomas Burkhalter |
By Thomas Burkhalter from Norient on November 20, 2013
By Thomas Burkhalter from Norient on 20 November 2013 in
BLOG
The co-edited book is finally out! Ten articles about new musical positions in the Arab World.
Posted in BLOG | Tagged Aida Nadeem, Amir Elsaffar, Arab Avantgarde, Arab World, Avant-Garde, Ben Harbert, Book, Caroline Rooney, Dossier Arab World, Egypt, Experimental Music, Halim El-Dabh, Hassan Taha, Iraq, Kamilya Jubran, Kamran Rastegar, Kay Dickinson, Lebanon, Local Music Scenes and Globalization – Transnational Platforms in Beirut, Mahmoud Turkmani, Marina Peterson, Massive Scar Era, Mazen Kerbaj, Michael Khoury, Norient, Osman Arabi, Raed Yassin, Releases, Saed Muhssin, Sami W. Asmar, Scarab, Scrambled Eggs, Sharif Sehnaoui, Shayna Silverstein, Tarek Atoui, Thomas Burkhalter, Werner Hasler, Zad Moultaka, Ziad Rahbani |
By Philip Vlahos on October 29, 2013
By Philip Vlahos on 29 October 2013 in
STORIES
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 Felix Wiedemann on June 25, 2013
By Felix Wiedemann on 25 June 2013 in
ACADEMIC
In der zweiten Folge der neuen Rubrik Future Academics analysiert Felix Wiedemann in seiner Bachelorarbeit Songtexte des tunesischen Rappers El Général im Hinblick auf die Darstellung von dessen Identität.
Posted in ACADEMIC | Tagged Arabischer Frühling, Ben Ali, Dossier Arab World, El Général, Hip Hop, Identitätsproblematik, Islam, Muhammad Bouazizi, Norient Future Academics, Rap, Sfax, Tunesien |
By Tanya Traboulsi on April 9, 2013
By Tanya Traboulsi on 9 April 2013 in
BLOG
Photography from Irtijal 2013, our favorite festival for experimental music in the Middle East. Plus two comments by festival co-organizer and musician Sharif Sehnaoui.
Posted in BLOG | Tagged Alexandre St-Onge, Alvise Seggi, Anthony Von Seck, Arab World, Balazs Pandi, Beirut, Dao, Dossier Arab World, Gert-Jan Prins, Irtijal Festival, Jim Quilty, Lebanon, Lukas Ligeti, Mazen Kerbaj, Miles, Omar Dewachi, Osman Arabi, Paed Conca, Piero Bittolo Bon, Rabih Beaini, Sam Shalabi, shalabi effect, Sharif Sehnaoui, Thomas Burkhalter, Tommaso Cappellato, Upperground Orchestra, Will Eizlini |
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, 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 Ahmad Zatari on July 5, 2012
By Ahmad Zatari on 5 July 2012 in
STORIES
Using folk songs from Lebanon, Egypt, Palestine, and Kuwait, Yasmine Hamdan’s self-titled new album revives the music of the region with an unheard of frankness and freshness.
Posted in STORIES | Tagged Ahmad Qaboor, Arab World, Beirut, Darine Hamze, Dossier Arab World, Elia Suleiman, In Kana Fouadi, Kwaidan Records, Laila Murad, Lebanon, Marc Codsi, Marc Collin, Mohammed Abdel Wahhab, Nouvelle Vague, Paris, Rima Khcheich, Soap Kills, Umaima al-Khalil, Ya Habibi Taala Lhaeni, Yasmine Hamdan, Zeid Hamdan |
By Jonathan Fischer on April 29, 2012
By Jonathan Fischer on 29 April 2012 in
STORIES
Malikah ist eine der bedeutendsten Stimmen im arabischen Hip-Hop. Die libanesisch-französische Rapperin setzt sich ein für politische Freiheiten und weibliche Selbstbestimmung. Sie provoziert dabei das Establishment zwischen Beirut und Kairo.
Posted in STORIES | Tagged Arab World, Beirut, Coronation, Diana Avella, Dossier Arab World, Fredwreck, Hip Hop, Lebanon, Lynn Fattouh, Lyrical Roses, Malikah, Nazizi, Rap, Translating Hip Hop |
By Christoph Oeschger on April 6, 2012
By Christoph Oeschger and Gabi Schwegler on 6 April 2012 in
VIDEO
Jugendliche aus Casablanca und Rabat suchen nach einer eigenständigen Identität. Eine Foto- und Video-Reportage über die «Generation Nayda»
Posted in VIDEO | Tagged Arab World, Casablanca, Death Metal, Dossier Arab World, Metal, Morocco, Punk |
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 Thomas Burkhalter from Norient on March 12, 2012
By Thomas Burkhalter from Norient on 12 March 2012 in
VIDEO
A new electro/rap album from Beirut inspired me to continue clicking through the World Wide Web. Within transnational Lebanese networks I found great, crazy, funny, strange and sometimes also worrying videos, tracks, as well as a book.
Posted in VIDEO | Tagged Ashekman, Beirut, Busta Rhymes, Cham3oun, Cyber-Mix, Dossier Arab World, El Rass, I-Voice, Ice Cube, Islam, KVM, Lazzy Lung, Lebanon, Manifest One, Mashrou’ Leila, Mazen el Sayed, Michelle & Noel Keserwany, Munma, Oky Doky, Ramcess L'Hamourabi, Rap, Safar Barlik, Sandmoon, Scrambled Eggs, Talib Kweli, Tania Saleh, The Incompetents, World Music 2.0, Zeid and the Wings, Zeid Hamdan |
By Anna Trechsel on January 10, 2012
By Anna Trechsel on 10 January 2012 in
STORIES
Gleich zweimal Hip-Hop aus dem Libanon zeigen die zwei Kurzfilme «Life from the BBC» und «Visit me once a year». – Am 13.1.2012 am 3. Norient Musikfilm Festival in Bern.
Posted in STORIES | Tagged „Life from the BBC“, „Visit me once a year“, 3. Norient Musikfilm Festival 2012, Arab World, Beirut, Bourj al-Barajneh, Diaspora, Documentary Film, Dossier Arab World, France, Hip Hop, I-Voice, Jackson Allers, Kitaa Bey-Route, Lebanon, Migration, Palestine, Rap, Siska, TNT, YaSeen |
By Susanne Schanda on January 6, 2012
By Susanne Schanda on 6 January 2012 in
STORIES
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 Miriam Gazzah on January 4, 2012
By Miriam Gazzah on 4 January 2012 in
STORIES
This is a story about the empowering force of (Moroccan) hip-hop. Screened on Thursday 12.1.2012 at the 3rd Norient Musikfilm Festival.
Posted in STORIES | Tagged 3. Norient Musikfilm Festival 2012, Arab World, Brown Fingaz, DJ Key, Documentary Film, Dossier Arab World, Fnaïre, H-Kayne, Hip Hop, I Love Hip-Hop in Morocco, Josh Asen, Marrakesh, MC Bigg, Morocco, Mot de Passe, Rap |
By Michael Spahr from Norient on December 31, 2011
By Michael Spahr from Norient on 31 December 2011 in
AUDIO
Radio-Interview mit dem amerikanischen Hip-Hop-Kenner Jackson Allers über die Bedeutung des Hip Hop für die Revolutionen in der arabischen Welt.
Posted in AUDIO | Tagged Arab, Arab World, Deeb, Dossier Arab World, Egypt, Hip Hop, Jackson Allers, Palestine, Ramallah Underground, Revolution, Tunesia |
By Norient on December 5, 2011
By Norient on 5 December 2011 in
BLOG
The first CD release by norient and Outhere Records focuses on a young generation of musicians from Beirut that is tired of war, fed up with politics, sick of religious madness, and angry about Euro-American exoticism.
Posted in BLOG | Tagged Arab World, Beirut, CD, Dossier Arab World, Katibe 5, Lumi, Malikah, Mashrou’ Leila, Outhere Records, Praed, Rayess Bek, Release, Releases, Scrambled Eggs, Soap Kills, The New Government, Zeid Hamdan, Ziyad Sahhab |
By Thomas Burkhalter from Norient on November 9, 2011
By Thomas Burkhalter from Norient on 9 November 2011 in
STORIES
In der kabylische Musik, der einstigen algerischen Volksmusik, spiegeln sich eindrücklich Geschichte und Politik. Auf CD-Veröffentlichungen gibt es herausragende Musikerpersönlichkeiten zu entdecken.
Posted in STORIES | Tagged Africa, Algeria, Dossier Arab World, France, Imazighen, Northern Africa, Rai |
By Thomas Burkhalter from Norient on October 31, 2011
By Thomas Burkhalter from Norient on 31 October 2011 in
AUDIO
Die orientalische christliche Musik wird im Libanon und in Ägypten seit vielen Jahren gepflegt. Aramäische und koptische Hymnen und Christen-Pop sind musikalischer Ausdruck des kulturellen Erbes und gleichzeitig politisches Manifest.
Posted in AUDIO | Tagged Arab World, Beirut, Chœur de l’Archevêché Orthodoxe de Beyrouth, Dimitri Murr, Dossier Arab World, Fairuz, Global Prayers, Kamel El Ajyal, Maher Fayez, Mansour Rahbani, Nidaa Abou Mrad, Nizar Fares, Père Maroun Mrad, religion, Syriac, Tania Kassis, Toufic Succar, Wadi Al Safi |
By Norient on September 28, 2011
By Norient on 28 September 2011 in
BLOG
A compilation of music collected from memory cards of cellular phones in the Saharan desert. And it’s coming to vinyl.
Posted in BLOG | Tagged Abidjan, Africa, Algier, Arab World, Bamako, cellphones, Dossier Arab World, Northern Africa, Sahara |
By Thomas Burkhalter from Norient on September 23, 2011
By Thomas Burkhalter from Norient on 23 September 2011 in
AUDIO
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 Thomas Burkhalter from Norient on August 31, 2011
By Thomas Burkhalter from Norient on 31 August 2011 in
STORIES
Wir befinden uns im Jahr 2002: Der algerische Rap drückt mit Worten aus, was die Jugendunruhen in Algerien mit Gewalt demonstrieren. Sie nehmen kein Blatt vor den Mund und formulieren lautstark ihren Zorn.
Posted in STORIES | Tagged Africa, Algeria, Cheb Hasni, Cheb Mami, Cheb Sahraoui, Dossier Arab World, Double Kanon, Hip Hop, Idir, Intik, Khaled, Le Micro Brise Le Silence, MBS, Northern Africa, Ourrad Rabah, Rai, Rap |
By Moses Iten on June 1, 2011
By Moses Iten on 1 June 2011 in
AUDIO
Our friends Moses Iten and Marc Peckham from Melbourne collected sounds and quotes from Radio National broadcasts in the Arab World.
Posted in AUDIO | Tagged Ahmed Basyoni, Arab World, Boykutt, David Fanshawe, Dossier Arab World, Ibn Thabit, Khaled Ben Yahia, La Tribu Hérisson, Little Egypt, Marc Peckham, Mark Gergis, Moses Iten, Protest Music, Revolution, Zemeken |
By Daniel J. Gilman 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 Thomas Burkhalter from Norient on April 11, 2011
By Thomas Burkhalter from Norient on 11 April 2011 in
AUDIO
Charles Hirschkind, author of the book «The Ethical Soundscape: Cassette Sermons and Islamic Counterpublics», talks about Cassette Sermons, YouTube-Clips and the Value of Listening in Egypt.
Posted in AUDIO | Tagged Abdul Basit Abd us-Samad, Arab World, Charles Hirschkind, Dossier Arab World, Egypt, Global Prayers, Imad Rami, Islam, Seth Ayyaz, Soundscape |
By Selina Nowak on March 25, 2011
By Selina Nowak on 25 March 2011 in
STORIES
Björk hat ein neues Projekt am Start – mit Omar Souleyman, dem Dabké Sänger aus der syrischen Provinz Hasake. Labelbesitzer Mark Gergis erzählt, wer er ist, dieser Omar Souleyman.
Posted in STORIES | Tagged Alan Bishop, Arab, Arab World, Björk, British Council, Dabké, Dossier Arab World, Dossier World Music 2.0, Group Doueh, Mark Gergis, New Wave Dabké, Omar Souleyman, Rainbow Arabia, Sublime Frequencies, Syria |
By Thomas Burkhalter from Norient on February 16, 2011
By Thomas Burkhalter from Norient on 16 February 2011 in
AUDIO
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 Norient on February 13, 2011
By Norient on 13 February 2011 in
EVENTS
Eine audio-visuelle Performance zu Musik, Lärm und Protest in der arabischen Welt. Rap, Death Metal, Indie Rock, Pop, Propaganda-Musik, Free Jazz, Musique Concrète und alte Schellack-Platten.
Posted in EVENTS | Tagged Arab World, Beirut, Dossier Arab World, Experimental, Lebanon, Lecture, Performance, Sonic Traces, Sonic Traces: From the Arab World, Transdisziplinarität |
By Thomas Burkhalter from Norient on February 11, 2011
By Thomas Burkhalter from Norient on 11 February 2011 in
STORIES
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 from Norient on January 27, 2011
By Thomas Burkhalter from Norient on 27 January 2011 in
ACADEMIC
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, 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 Susanne Schanda on November 29, 2010
By Susanne Schanda on 29 November 2010 in
STORIES
Wenn Darg Team aus Gaza in einem palästinensischen Flüchtlingslager in Syrien auftreten, kommen sie alle hin: von der Grossmutter zum Enkel. Beobachtungen um eine seltene Konzert- und Film-Nacht.
Posted in STORIES | Tagged Arab World, Darg Team, Dossier Arab World, Gaza, Neirap, Palestine, Rap, Syria, UNWRA |
By Thomas Burkhalter from Norient on November 19, 2010
By Thomas Burkhalter from Norient on 19 November 2010 in
AUDIO
The Swiss-Italian musician and composer Paed Conca and Lebanese artist Raed Yassin have been working together since 2005 as Duo Praed. The two of them have released their second CD «Made in Japan».
Posted in AUDIO | Tagged Annihaya, Arab World, Beirut, Bern, Dossier Arab World, Dossier World Music 2.0, Free Improvisation, Globale Nischen, Lebanon, Mahmoud El Husseini, Paed Conca, Porta Chiusa, Praed, Raed Yassin, Sonic Traces: From Switzerland, Switzerland |
By DJ Ben i Sabbah on September 21, 2010
By DJ Ben i Sabbah on 21 September 2010 in
AUDIO
Transcendental soundscapes, ethnic music, jazz and experimental sounds between tradition and contemporary electronica. This time: Sounds from the Orient.
Posted in AUDIO | Tagged Badawi, Ceza, Dhafer Youssef, Dossier Arab World, Genetic Drugs, Hassan Hakmoun, Jah Wobble, John Berberian, Koch Schütz Studer, Muslimgauze, shalabi effect, Simon Shaheen, Smadj, Sussan Deyhim |
By Thomas Burkhalter from Norient on September 18, 2010
By Thomas Burkhalter from Norient on 18 September 2010 in
STORIES
Reflections on the new multi-local musical Avant-Gardes of the 21st Century. An essay on the Lebanese musician Tarek Atoui, Luigi Russolo, Mazen Kerbaj and many artists more.
Posted in STORIES | Tagged 2006war, Ahmad Qaboor, Arab World, Avant-Garde, Beirut, Christine Sehnaoui, Cynthia Zaven, Dossier Arab World, Dossier World Music 2.0, Futurism, Globale Nischen, Iannis Xenakis, IRCAM, Khaled al-Habre, Lebanon, Luigi Russolo, Marcel Khalife, Mazen Kerbaj, Musique Concrète, Orientalism, Peter Brötzmann, Philemon Wehbe, Psychedelic Music, Raed Yassin, Scrambled Eggs, Sharif Sehnaoui, Tanya Traboulsi, Tarek Atoui, Violence, War, Xardas |
By Thomas Burkhalter from Norient on August 4, 2010
By Thomas Burkhalter from Norient on 4 August 2010 in
AUDIO
In den 60er Jahren kämpfte die Hippie-Bewegung für eine offene und tolerante Welt. Die arabische Welt war am Boom der Psychedelischen Rockmusik beteiligt.
Posted in AUDIO | Tagged 1960s, 1970s, Arab World, Bendaly Family, Bob Azzam, Dead Brothers, Dossier Arab World, Halim El Daph, John Berberian, Les Abranis, Omar Khorchid, Psychedelic Music, The Devil's Anvil, The Freak Scene, The Sea-ders, Waking Up Scheherazade |
By Thomas Burkhalter from Norient on July 20, 2010
By Thomas Burkhalter from Norient on 20 July 2010 in
AUDIO
Metal, Rock und Zensur im Libanon. Eine Radiosendung von Thomas Burkhalter
Posted in AUDIO | Tagged Arab World, Dossier Arab World, Lebanon, Metal, Post-War, Satanism, The Arcane, Trauma, Violence, Weeping Willow |
By Thomas Burkhalter from Norient on June 24, 2010
By Thomas Burkhalter from Norient on 24 June 2010 in
STORIES
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 Anna Trechsel on January 4, 2010
By Anna Trechsel on 4 January 2010 in
VIDEO
Die Rapper in diesem Dokumentarfilm wollen Mauern nieder reissen: nicht nur die israelische Mauer, sondern auch geschlechtsspezifische und religiöse Mauern in der palästinensischen Gesellschaft.
Posted in VIDEO | Tagged 1. Norient Musikfilm Festival 2010, Arab World, Documentary Film, Dossier Arab World, Hip Hop, Israel, Palestine, Politics, Rap, Rapperz PR |
By Simon Grab on September 3, 2009
By Simon Grab and Thomas Burkhalter from Norient on 3 September 2009 in
AUDIO
Zensur ist in der arabischen Welt allgegenwärtig. Filme werden zensuriert, Theaterstücke, Bücher, und Musik auch. Im Libanon sei die Zensur am lockersten, sagt man. So ganz stimmt das jedoch nicht. Oder etwa doch?
Posted in AUDIO | Tagged Arab World, Censorship, Dossier Arab World, Lebanon, Marcel Khalife, Nadim Mishlawi, Raed Yassin, Rayess Bek, The Arcane, The Kordz, The New Government, Weeping Willow |
By Simon Grab on September 1, 2009
By Simon Grab and Thomas Burkhalter from Norient on 1 September 2009 in
AUDIO
Die einen definieren den Libanon als östlichen Ableger Europas. Die anderen sehen ihn als ein kulturelles Zentrum der arabischen Welt. Dieser Identitätsstreit im Vielvölkerstaat am östlichen Ende des Mittelmeers spiegelt sich auch in seiner Musik wider.
Posted in AUDIO | Tagged Abdallah Chahine, Arab World, Asmahan, Baidaphone, Dossier Arab World, Egypt, Fairuz, Farjallah Baida, Layla Murad, Lebanon, Rita Saikali, Slovac Radio Symphony Orchestra, Toufic Succar, Wadi Al Safi |
