When Words Fail: Middle Eastern Grief in Music Yara Choeb December 23, 2022 Opinion It’s July of 2011 and I’m 8 years old. Settled in the gray area between the second and the third grade, my summer days are spent reading upside down with my feet in the air and playing soccer religiously. M...
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 ...
