We present the second episode on Egyptian singer Fatheyia Ahmed, the singer of two regions.

Fathiya Ahmed (1898-1975) was one of three daughters of a Qur’an reciter, Sheikh Ahmed El-Hamzawi. Each of her two sisters, ...

Encompassing dozens of countries inhabited by close to 500 million people, the Arab world is enormously diverse, and its music reflects that. Our list of the 50 best Arabic pop songs of the 21st ...

Currently based in Italy, continues to develop his sound with his latest single ‘Sabah,’ drawing on one of Arabic music’s ...

Egypt has long been a key hub of Arab music and a cultural powerhouse in the Arab world — MOHAMED EL-SHAHED With its catchy beats and in-your-face lyrics, Egypt's hugely popular electro "mahraganat" ...

This transcript is from a CSIS podcast published on December 26, 2023. Listen to the podcast here. Jon Alterman: Danny Hajjar is a Lebanese American music journalist and curator of the weekly ...

Minister of Culture Ahmed Fouad Hanno designated 15 September each year as the "Egyptian Music Day". This year the date coincides with the 102nd death anniversary of The People's Artist - Sayed ...

The first few seconds of Marwan Moussa’s song “3AMEL EH” open with an interaction between the rapper and a voice that seemingly belongs to his therapist. The therapist can be heard asking the ...

ALEXANDRIA, Egypt — Hamo Bika rose up from the slums of this northern coastal city to become one of Egypt's most popular musicians. He has amassed millions of followers on YouTube and SoundCloud. He ...

One of the wonders of music streaming is its borderlessness. Back in the day, a person might never hear, let alone purchase, music outside their country or comfort zone if they didn’t happen to wander ...

Until recently, Arab music had been used by American and European studios and popular media in a way that “was very orientalist,” playing on racist tropes, according to writer and music journalist ...