EXCLUSIVE: MAD Solutions has acquired world sales rights to Egyptian director Amr Salama’s short film 60 Egyptian Pounds ahead of its world premiere as the opening film of the upcoming El Gouna Film Festival. Salama is one of Egypt’s most popular directors with recent credits including Shahid-commissioned drama Bimbo, starring Ahmed Malek as a drug dealer-turned-detective; …
Tickets are on sale to see El King Mohamed Mounir at 7 p.m. Saturday, Sept. 16, at Peabody Auditorium. Tickets are available at www.ticketmaster.com or between 10 a.m. and 5
With a packed program of 45 performances, the 31st Citadel Festival for Music and Singing is set to take place from 25 August to 7 September. From classic music to modern Egyptian pop, the 14-day festival aims to showcase diverse artistic and musical performances, to support the Egyptian arts and culture scene. The festival, which
The queen of Egyptian music and an undisputed Arab icon, Umm Kulthum's voice continues to echo throughout the region's coffee shops, concert halls and living rooms. Recently voted as one of the world's greatest singers, we take stock of her legacy.
Abo Sahar s self-coined electronic genre Trobby is heavily-influenced by his youth and memories in upper Egypt. "People dance to my childhood dreams," he says.