These days you can add to the list of unexpectedly risky professions: being a popular singer in Egypt. Sherine Abdel Wahab, known as Sherine, has been sentenced to six months in prison for "spreading ...

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 ...

CAIRO (AP) — Egyptian courts have sentenced two singers to prison time for seemingly tame behavior deemed threatening to society in a country growing increasingly repressive on all fronts. One, the ...

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" ...

Jordanian singer-songwriter Aziz Maraka speaks to NileFM about his viral visit to Al-Matariya’s Ramadan Iftar, performing in Egypt’s streets, the stories behind his hit songs, and his upcoming ...

During their one-month stay in Egypt, Afropop Worldwide, collected a large amount of data for four radio episodes on Egypt's music scene Afropop is syndicated American radio programme operating within ...