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A thread on audiocassettes in 70s Egypt:
Rural Middle East Music and Tech
Hassan Hassan, New Lines Magazine, How Rural Music in the Middle East Bypassed Cultural Gatekeepers Using Tech and Weddings, 4 Oct 2023. “The music’s detractors, like Syrian actors who...
Afghanistan Cassettes
Shah Meer Baloch, The Guardian, ‘The love for music is still there’: saving the sounds of Afghanistan one cassette at a time, 21 Sep 2023 “Zamri, an Afghan refugee,...
Meanwhile, on the Dancefloor …
Mary Fawzy, New Lines Magazine, Nooriyah Brings Arabic Music to the Dance Floor, 22 Sep 2023. “The Saudi DJ splices genres and shows how regional classics have influenced modern...
‘GG Geena’ – Sheilat Tech Tradition Fusion (+ Playlist)
Saeed Saeed, The National, Bedouin beats: How sheilat took the Saudi music scene by storm, 4 August 2023 “Performed by Saudi-Ecuadoriansinger Mishaal and Jordanian artist Llunar and co-produced with...
Senegalese Hip Hop
Tibisay Zea, The World, ‘Planet Hip Hop’: Senegalese rappers push for social and political change, 27 July 2023 “Bamba Ndiaye, a Senegalese hip-hop researcher at Cornell University, explained that...
Hip-hop Rijksmuseum Controversy
Euro News, Egypt says ‘funk you’ to Dutch museum’s ‘Kemet: Egypt in hiphop, jazz, soul & funk’ exhibition, 25 July 2023, “In the Dutch museum Rijksmuseum van Oudheden (National...
Ustad Noor Bakhsh
Sayida Ansari, The Guardian, ‘Totally full of spiritual energy’: Ustad Noor Bakhsh, the Pakistani musician going global in his 70s, 19 July 2023 “In clips of sunset jams near...