It might be almost impossible to pinpoint the most popular or successful music productions of the year, as is success really measurable? Should we follow the charts or count the views on YouTube or ...

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" ...

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 ...

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 ...

In the blistering heat of June 2013, as Egypt teetered on the brink of monumental change, Cairokee, the country’s trailblazing rock band, took the stage in front of hundreds of thousands gathered at a ...

The year 2025 highlighted a growing divide in Egypt’s music ecosystem, as major festivals and star-led events continued to ...

Al-Ayoubi's singing career launched in 1991 with her biggest hit Ala Bali (On my Mind). As singer, composer and songwriter, she produced three albums, Ala Bali, Rafiq Omy and Min Zaman, between 1991 ...

This year, on September 15, Egypt officially declared its first National Day of Music—a celebration of the country’s rich cultural heritage and its icons who shaped the soundtrack of generations. To ...