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Lebanese pop singer Aziza. (Asharq Al-Awsat)


Lebanese pop singer goes viral

Lebanese pop singer goes viral

Beirut, Asharq Al-Awsat—Lebanese singer Aziza has become famous in her home country almost overnight. Thanks to a concert she held on Saturday, June 7, to mark the release of her upcoming debut album, and thanks to a savvy media campaign launched on several social...
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Zakariya Ahmed with his oud in Cairo’s Al-Hussein district (Asharq Al-Awsat)


Cairo’s Struggling Minstrel

Cairo’s Struggling Minstrel

Cairo, Asharq Al-Awsat—With his old-fashioned oud, timeworn face and tired fingers, the 74-year-old musician Zakariya Ahmed wanders among the tables at coffeehouses in the historic Al-Husayn district in Cairo hoping to find an audience for his singing. Despite some...

Mashrou’ Leila Get London Dancing

London, Asharq Al-Awsat—Hamed Sinno is a Lebanese Freddie Mercury—only he wears black, not white. In a shiny wife-beater, slicked-back hair and matching moustache, he hits the painfully high notes and caresses the microphone. Sinno is the frontman for Mashrou’ Leila,...
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File photo of Arab League Intellectual Property Unit chief Maha Al-Bakheit. (Asharq Al-Awsat)


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Musicians perform at this year’s Cairo International Jazz Festival (Ramy Samir/Cairo Jazz Festival)


Still butting heads

Still butting heads

Cairo, Asharq Al-Awsat—Egypt’s January 2011 Revolution has reshaped the political, social and ideological landscape of the country. It has also infused the artistic scene framework with new ideas and energy, and as a by-product has shaken up the relationship between a...