At the Shangri La museum in Honolulu, curators are redefining their vision of the genre and reaching out to new visitors (and visiting artists). By Susanne Fowler Oct. 23, 2019 HONOLULU — Laura Berry...
As the #MeToo movement galvanizes the globe. the focus on feminism also reveals other discriminations. In music, sexism often works in tandem with exotosim, as experience by the Egyptian musicians...
Karkade’ Mohamed Abuzekry (L), Dina el-Wedidi and Youssra el-Hawary were nominated and selected for the fourth edition of the cultural exchange program Center Stage - Photos taken by Nourhan Magdi...
For musicians living and performing abroad, it can be a challenge to avoid being exoticised and framed in an aesthetic prison. The Egyptian musician Mohamed Abozekry has reconciled the traditional and...
The Portland producing company brings Ukraine's Teatr-Pralnia to town for a 10-day dash of innovative song, theater, puppetry and culture In the Paris Theatre in Portland, Oregon, voices break through...
Tricklock Company's Global Corridor program is one of the most vital cultural exchange efforts in Albuquerque, putting our community in dialogue with the rest of the world by bringing global...
“We want our programming to be reflective of this city,” Lincoln Center’s Jordana Leigh said succinctly, introducing firebrand Egyptian singer/accordionist Youssra El Hawary this past evening for her...
On Monday, Sept. 17, 2018, I had an “Instant Message” on Facebook from the Lyons Storefront Theatre. It read, “Our next event is this Wednesday. Open at 5:00 start at 6:00. An Egyptian singer. She...
Dina el-Wedidi's band perform at Cathedral of Saint John the Divine in New York - Photo by Nourhan Magdi. Dina el-Wedidi lights up stage at St. John Cathedral in New York By: Nourhan Magdi Sun, Sep...
Friday night at Roulette, oudist Mohamed Abozekry & Karkade treated the crowd to a dynamic, exhilarating look at the future of Egyptian classical music. Abozekry has immersed himself in the centuries...
