ART & CULTURE – Rim Banna and Palestine, the song will go on!
In April 2018, Rim Banna’s last album Voice of Resistance was released by the Norwegian…
Author Tugrul von MENDE
Tugrul von MENDE
M.A. Study of Middle Eastern Studies (University of Leipzig) - Germany
ART & CULTURE – Gawy, playing “Oriental Fusion”
The name Gawy is based on a special incense that has a remarkable and attractive…
ART & CULTURE – Satti’s Aress El Shamal, a hip hop artist in Jordan
In 2010, Rasoul Houreyeh by Ostaz Samm was chosen by the Arabic Voice Project to…
ART & CULTURE – Making local music, more global
Many artists from Lebanon, Egypt, Jordan and beyond mostly work online. There have even been…
ART & CULTURE – Jowan Safadi, Playing Free Arabic Rock Music
Jowan Safadi has just finished his European tour playing in Berlin, Helsinki and other cities.…
ART & CULTURE – Hoping for Unity through Music: Bilad El-Sham
“Bilad El-Sham (The Lands of Damascus) is a movement, not a band”, emphasizes Assasi (in…
ART & CULTURE (Egypt) – Electronic Poetry in Alexandria
Telepoetic and how not to be labelled within genres… It has been ten years now…