Capturing Jazz, From America’s Black Flower
Entering into a scent of Black America’s perfumes lays a revival of one people’s story. . .Her-story, that is.
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Music
Jhene Aiko’s ‘Trip’ Through Love, Sorrow and Death
R&B songstress Jhene Aiko delivers her most raw, honest, and introspective material yet on her sophomore album Trip. After being on and off the radar for three years, Aiko released the surprise album on September 22 following a 23-minute short filmed titled after the album the day before.
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A Melodious Marriage: Western Tunes Meet Oriental Vibes in Cairo Jazz Festival
The ninth iteration of the Cairo Jazz Festival, one of the largest annual musical events in the country, kicked off with powerful performances from The Cairo Big Band Society, Mathias Heise Quadrillion and Eftekasat on September 26.
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Mada Masr and Cairo Jazz Club Translate Text to Music
As music trumpeted through some dozen speakers scattered across the Cairo Jazz Club, the well-loved spot for many of the city’s art enthusiasts and cultural highbrows, some 300 people were dancing shoulder to shoulder.
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Lions of Cairo Show the World their Many Voices
The Lions of Cairo swooned their audience with their iconic performance at AUC’s Falaki theatre on November 10, taking their listeners on a timeless journey through music.
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The Cultural Currents of the Nile River
As the longest river in the world, the Nile has been the cause of much of the region’s resource-driven conflict over the years, and remains so until today. The Nile Project seeks to end such conflict by blending in cultural approaches to education, empowerment and music.
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Yes! Mashrou’ Leila Set to Rock AUC Again
According to AUC’s Peer Advising Leader (PAL) program, which is hosting the concert, tickets are sold out. On their Facebook page, they warn of a “black market” scalping – or reselling tickets illegally.
Read MoreNile Project Reconnects Basin Countries
By: Zaina Darwish Music for the ecosystem was presented through a movie screening at the “Hewar el Nile,”
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AUC Discovers Underground Music Bands
By: Mariam Mohsen and Farah Khaled AUC held its first underground concert, ‘Underground: Discovered,’ on Nov. 23, where four
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