Musicians have not been silent in the movement that brought down Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak. Perhaps the most popular song of the Egyptian revolution is by Mohamed Mounir, a singer so revered, ...

The poetry of Abdel-Rahman El-Abnoudi has been delivered by lead singers ever since the end of the 1950s. It contributed to recording Egypt’s national battles and shaping its collective consciousness ...

During the 2011 Egyptian revolution, Ramy Essam sang to hundreds of thousands of demonstrators each day. Now, he is playing far smaller venues in North America. Ramy Essam stood in front of a painting ...

This is part one of an interview with Youssra El Hawary a singer/songwriter from Cairo, Egypt. Currently touring the United States through the U.S. Department of State's Bureau of Education and ...

Some rather lively lines (Papyrus Chester Beatty I)--Songs inscribed on an earthen vessel (Cairo ostracon 25218)--Songs of the garden (Papyrus Harris 500)--Songs of great heart's ease (Papyrus Chester ...

2001-05-07 04:00:00 PDT Cairo-- At 300 pounds, with craggy features and a loud taste in clothes, Shaaban Abdel Rehim is nobody's idea of a pop idol. But he is Egypt's newest sensation, and his song, ...