Once the epicentre of music in the Arabic-speaking world, Egypt finds it increasingly hard to meet the financial needs of its local musicians, who are looking to the Gulf states for more lucrative ...

On its YouTube channel, the Cultural Development Fund (CDF) has begun releasing a series of concerts featuring winners of the Golden Voice singing competition. The videos are recordings from the ...

With Mohsen Farouk (Egypt), Meyas El-Yamani (Syria) and Fadia El-Hajj (Syria), orchestra led by maestro Mohamed Saad Basha Ali El-Haggar (Egypt), accompanied by Orchestra El-Nil led by maestro Mohamed ...

Firqat Alnoor, featuring both Jewish and Arab musicians, plays late Egyptian icon's song to mark 50th anniversary of her ...

Independent artists often have a tough time carving their way to the top, or at least ceasing to be anonymous. Between creating a brand for themselves, making an album and being present for the fans ...

It was a beautiful night for Mashrou’ Leila. Over 35,000 concertgoers showed up to see the Lebanese band and two other Arab rock groups perform at the daylong Music Park Festival in an upscale suburb ...

Mahragan is gaining a mainstream following but has been criticised for its lyrics In the middle of a narrow alley in Cairo's Ain Shams district, one shop stands out from the rest. While it could be ...

LONDON (Reuters) - A Dutch DJ is bringing underground Egyptian street music to Western night clubs with the hope that it will paint the troubled North African country in a better light. Music producer ...

CAIRO (Reuters) - The mostly black-clad crowd goes wild in a frenzy of slam dancing to the music of heavy metal band Black Sabbath, played by Egyptian rockers on a placid bank of the Nile river. Heavy ...

In this Tuesday, Jan. 8, 2013 photo, Egyptian musical instrument specialist and piano tuner Khadr Dagher, 65, unseen, speaks about the musical instrument known as an oud at his shop, on Mohammed Ali ...

In the middle of a narrow alley in Cairo's Ain Shams district, one shop stands out from the rest. While it could be missed from the outside, step inside and you enter a world of neon graffiti, ...