Although this year Shababco isn’t giving much attention to the music side of the festivities, unlike last year, when they hosted a full music stage featuring…
Author: Hesham Badr
Hesham Badr
Hesham would rather listen to music than to most people talk and he’s built a life around that truth. For the past three years, he’s been tuned into the MENA music scene, writing, reporting, and swapping stories with the artists behind the sound. When he’s not reading about music, he’s listening to it, and when he’s not listening to music, he's making his own.
What begins with a sampled snare made from a spoon clicking against a cup of tea as the sugar mixes sets the tone for ‘Bismar’, a…
After an eight-year hiatus since Maryam Saleh’s last full-length project, she unveils her first secret ‘El Fetra’ (translated as “The Instinct”) from her upcoming album ‘Syrr’,…
Hady Moamer drops a somber double single just a few weeks after releasing his love song “Mon Amour,” titled in the language of romance, “French”. While…
The pyramids heard it too… The world’s oldest wonders have heard their fair share of musical history, from timeless melodies to bone-rattling basslines. From classical legends…
Without getting into too many trivial details, one of the two most influential rappers in Egypt had a full beef in 2022 which all started when…
Egyptian star Mohamed Ramadan returns with a collaboration with Moroccan-American artist ILYAH in an emotional pop single, “I Don’t Know.” The track arrives two weeks after…
Young & Human team up with WRST Collective for an interactive phygital audio installation at Cairo Design Week, presenting a collaborative experience that merges physical design…
Tapping into a well of nostalgia, Egyptian pioneer Mohamed Mounir, affectionately known as “The King”, teams up with rap superstar Wegz for a cross-generational single ‘Kalam…
It’s been a while now that FLEX has been dropping a string of unexpected releases, experimenting with new sounds and unlikely collaborations. This time, he taps…
