Non-profit Levantine record label Fake Lines hosts a two-night Beirut gathering with 10 regional acts Nov 6th-7th, funding ...

Taking place in Damascus, the show will mark the pioneering Lebanese rapper's return after a year away from the stage.

In a decades-long oppression that continually affects millions within Palestine and amongst the diaspora of its people, Palestinians have struggled to have their voice heard through traditional media ...

Along its history, many musicians, singers, and poets have taken to immortalizing Palestinian stories and culture through song and verse. From wedding songs, to traditional Dabke music, to tales that ...

Sahel is one of Egypt’s best kept secrets for tourists, the white sand and crystal blue waters are usually reserved for local trippers but for some reason, two months out of the year the Mediterranean ...

A deep dive into the figures and statistics behind Spotify's annual 'Loud & Clear' report on Egypt's thriving music scene.

After revealing last month that he’ll be quitting music all together, one of Alexandria’s favourite sons, Marwan Pablo, has announced through his Instagram that he is 100% out of the rap game and has ...

The 1980s marked the golden age of Egyptian pop music, where a new generation of talents dominated the mainstream music scene by blending Western influences and ideas with Eastern pop. This era saw ...

How do you share music when you have no internet, no radio, and no record label? For Tinariwen, the answer was simple: you pass it along. Born in exile and forged in the deserts of Mali, their ...

While most of us have blocked out our memory of the COVID-19 pandemic, for some people, the worldwide lockdown was a time for introspection, growth, and development. One such artist who put her time ...

In this new edition of ‘Shuffle’ - SceneNoise’s flagship cocktail playlist spotlighting standout releases across genres and musical styles from the past fortnight - we have new picks featuring the ...

Fresh off his baile funk-leaning debut ‘JUDO’ with Cairo-based RAAD Records, Sudanese rapper and singer Kordofani returns with ‘Ellela’, a clear pivot toward a more accessible sound. Produced by Hany ...