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independent music • 9 min read
Mada Mix: El-Morabba3
Ahmed El Sabbagh | El-Morabba3’s second album leaves politics behind but pushes regional indie music forward
24 June 2017
music • 8 min read
Mada Mix: On student heavy metal band Worsens
Tugrul Mende | Worsens are about to release their first album, which includes a version of Goethe's dark poem The Erlking
24 April 2017
Ahmed Adaweya • 10 min read
Mada Mix: Ta7t El-Sefr and Hawas
Tugrul Mende | Like many bands that emerged after 2011, these two differ from their predecessors in several ways.
14 February 2016
electronic music • 6 min read
Mada Mix: 3 new electronic albums from the Middle East
Maha ElNabawi | Three very different, important albums.
11 June 2015
Mada Mix • 5 min read
Mada Mix: 5 progressive oud players working now
Maha ElNabawi | Brief blurb and video on five progressive oud players you should listen to if you also worry about the
21 May 2015
Alan Bishop • 8 min read
Mada Mix: Sam Shalabi
Maha ElNabawi | Shalabi, 50, generally seems to be a bit of a musical pioneer.
25 February 2015
Mada Mix • 8 min read
Band of the week: Coke Machine
Habiba Effat | While listening, I can’t shake the feeling that I’m standing on the edges, fingers splayed on the
4 September 2014
electronic music • 9 min read
Band of the week: Rami Abadir
Maha ElNabawi | There are very few times in life when it is appropriate to lay down in the middle of a room while listening
14 August 2014
EPIC 101 Studios • 7 min read
Band of the week: Nadah El Shazly
Maha ElNabawi | The long room of Estoril roars with conversation. The booths along the left side of the weathered downtown
18 June 2014
 
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