Television Tunes: Ramy Sravya Gadepalli October 29, 2020 Columns and Opinions, Uncategorized Warning: This article contains a few spoilers from Ramy Seasons 1 & 2 Well into the second season of Ramy, a series following an Egyptian-Muslim’s spiritual journey, we find Ramy’s sister Dena fall ...
Yasmine Hamdan in SF: Conversations and Special Guests Michael Elsanadi November 18, 2017 Concerts, Festivals, and Live Reviews, Reviews Entering the Great American Music Hall, I was welcomed with friendly Arab faces and the soothing choral hymn of a number of Arabic dialects being spoken. With this being one of Yasmine Hamdan’s first times to...
Regarding My Encounters with Oum Kalthoum Michael Elsanadi October 30, 2017 Columns and Opinions I stand amongst the crowd looking up at the stage. It’s 2017, yet, I hear the crackling sounds of an old record seemingly jumpstarting itself to release the voice of beloved Oum Kalthoum. I find myself lo...
7 arrested after Mashrou’ Leila Concert in Cairo Michael Elsanadi September 28, 2017 News Seven concertgoers were arrested last week by Egyptian authorities after photo and video evidence showed them waving rainbow flags at the concert of indie rock band Mashrou’ Leila. Hamed Sinno, the band’s l...
Yasmine Hamdan is Coming to SF (So, let’s explore the evolving Post-Arab Spring music of the Middle East) Michael Elsanadi September 24, 2017 Columns and Opinions Known for her allusions to traditional Arab sounds and her hypnotic lyrics and voice, Yasmine Hamdan is a resistive illustration for the West of the complex and rapidly developing world of Arab music after the ...
