Ashley Maher’s Music of Hope and Beauty
In the midst of stressful times, why not take a break, relax, sip some tea, and listen to Tree to Tree. This is Ashley Maher’s…
Artist Profiles: Sheikh Yaseen el Tuhamy
Sheikh Yaseen el Tuhamy, from Cairo, is one of Egypt’s best-loved and most compelling Sufi singers (munshid). Sheikh Yaseen’s songs are based on the sacred…
Artist Profiles: Riad Abdel-Gawad
Riad Abdel-Gawad was born May 9, 1965 in Cairo, Egypt. He composes music and performs on the violin, which, although does not fit easily into…
Artist Profiles: Hosam Shaker
Qanun virtuoso Hosam Shaker studied music at the age of fourteen at the Egyptian Academy of Arts in Cairo, obtaining his Master’s Degree in 1989.…
Artist Profiles: Hossam Ramzy
Born in Cairo, on December 15, 1953, Hossam Ramzy’s musical career began at the age of three when he was given his first drum, an…
Artist Profiles: Fathy Salama
Fathy Salama is a well known Egyptian composer, arranger and musician. Fathy is the former creator of jeel music. He composed hits during the 1980s…
Artist Profiles: El Tanbura
El Tanbura are a collective of veteran master musicians, singers, fishermen and Sufi philosophers. For the past years they have been keepers to some of…
Artist Profiles: Amr Diab
Amr Abd El-Basset Abd El-Azeez Diab, better known as Amr Diab, was born in Port Said, Egypt on October 11, 1961. He grew up in…
Rise of the Shamstep
47Soul – Balfron Promise (Cooking Vinyl, 2018) Balfron Promise is an album by 47Soul, a shamstep band that has been getting a lot of attention…
Artist Profiles: Xiomara Fortuna
Xiomara Fortuna was born in 1959 in Montecristi, in the Dominican Republic’s northwest region, near the Haitian border. Montecristi is a peaceful place with friendly…
Malian Legend Kasse Mady Diabaté Dies at 69
African and French media reported today the passing of Malian vocalist Kasse Mady Diabaté. The acclaimed West African artist died at the age of 69…