For many decades Egypt was at the heart of Arabic music, and a pioneer of Western classical music practices in the Arab world. Egypt’s Golden Age (1950s-1970s) was known for setting trends and ...

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Egypt is set to join the global music stage with the launch of Grammy House – Giza in October 2026, announced in Cairo by Kanazawa Yukio, CEO of Japan’s Titan Capital. The event is a collaboration ...

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" ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Egypt's restrictions on what it deems inappropriate forms of art have reached a new height with a ban on a popular genre of street ...

The day also commemorates the death anniversary of Sayed Darwish (14 March 1892 - 15 September 1923), an Egyptian musician, composer, and singer. He is widely regarded as the father of modern Egyptian ...

As they navigate the narrow streets of Cairo, tuk-tuk drivers blast mahraganat from their speakers. The music’s sound is distinctive: the Egyptian ri’ (tambourine) and tabla (drum) are combined with ...