Khairy Beshara is one of the best known Egyptian directors of his generation and one the first Egyptian and Arab directors to venture into digital filmmaking in the late 1990s. He established the ...

The Egyptian senior harpist Manal Mohieddin will fly to Geneva at the beginning of June to participate in the 9th International Harp Conference, according to the daily al Gomhuria. The conference, ...

Crammed into the tiny upstairs of the small northwest Iowa County Museum is *** collection of rare and historic musical instruments. They aren't exactly displayed in the style of the Smithsonian.

The 17th edition of the Cairo Jazz Festival (CJF) kicked off on 30 October and continues until 7 November, featuring Egyptian and international jazz musicians. This year’s festival will be dedicated ...

AL-Monitor is an award-winning media outlet covering the Middle East, valued for its independence, diversity and analysis. It is read widely by US, international and Middle East decision makers at the ...

ANCHOR INTRO: The Museum of Making Music in Carlsbad is sponsored by NAMM, the National Association of Music Merchants. KPBS arts reporter Beth Accomando checked out the new exhibit on harps that ...

To most listeners, the harp is an ethereal instrument, plucked by cherubs in paintings or strummed by gowned ladies in concert halls. But few know the unusual history behind the stringed instrument ...

Most Egyptians have never heard Ancient Egyptian music, a 5,000-year-old art form that has nearly disappeared. But in 2000 a small group of musicians and educators got together in an attempt to revive ...