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Mada Mix
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independent music
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Mada Mix: El-Morabba3
Ahmed El Sabbagh
| El-Morabba3’s second album leaves politics behind but pushes regional indie music forward
music
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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
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.
electronic music
6 min read
Mada Mix: 3 new electronic albums from the Middle East
Maha ElNabawi
| Three very different, important albums.
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
Alan Bishop
8 min read
Mada Mix: Sam Shalabi
Maha ElNabawi
| Shalabi, 50, generally seems to be a bit of a musical pioneer.
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
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
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
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