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100Copies • 19 min read
Controversial tunes: D-CAF’s music, 100Copies and mahraganat
Maha ElNabawi | This year’s edition left both audiences and artists frustrated over the curation and management of
29 April 2015
100Copies • 11 min read
Stara highlights tense gap between state, commercial and alternative arts
Rowan El Shimi | When Stara was set to launch at Emad Eddin Street’s Naguib al-Rihany Theater, it caught newspaper headlines
21 February 2015
Aly Talibab • 10 min read
Band of the week: Aly Talibab and El Manzouma
Maha ElNabawi | The stage lights turn from blue to red as a fog machine engulfs singer Aly Talibab and his band El Manzouma
20 April 2014
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