Voters’ Harlem Shake: Egypt’s honorary national anthem by Hussain Al-Jassmi Nadia Laswi March 7, 2023 Columns and Opinions, International, Political 1 Comment National anthems aside, politics tends to focus on speeches more than it does music. While music can be highly political, the occasional attempts to involve music in politics and political campaigns typically f...
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 ...
