A kiss was enough to get Ragheb Alama suspended from one of the Arab world’s biggest music markets. The 63-year-old Lebanese singer is currently banned from performing in Egypt following a decision by ...

In 1913, W.E.B. Du Bois staged a giant pageant called “The Star of Ethiopia” in New York, with a thousand elaborately costumed performers and detailed sets, including an Egyptian temple. Over the next ...

In Egypt women rappers like Dareen are battling to make their mark in a booming industry long-dominaed by men - Copyright AFP Ahmed HASAN In Egypt women rappers like ...

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 ...

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 ...

The air of a large hall in one of Cairo’s studios vibrates with the sounds of Sudanese music. A choir of 20 singers, accompanied by eight instrumentalists, have come together to breathe life into ...

A shimmering dream on the Nile has inspired creativity from the Harlem Renaissance to Kara Walker to Beyoncé. But how much can you play with the past? By Jason Farago We call it Egypt; the Greeks ...

In the foyer of the Met’s second-floor gallery, Cleopatra’s Chair sits empty, beckoning. This throne, constructed by legendary sculptor Barbara Chase-Riboud, is a remnant of a sustained revelation. In ...