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R.E.M rock band "call it a day" after 31 years

The band, once dubbed "America's Best Rock & Roll Band," decides to "call it a day" after more than 30 years of generating hits and selling millions of records.

Szymanowski and Dvorak in second seasonal Cairo's symphonic concert

On Saturday, 24 September, the Cairo Symphony Orchestra will perform Szymanowski and Dvorak, conducted by Marc Kissóczy from Switzerland

Life of master musician Sayed Darwish to be celebrated with a lecture and a concert

The Cultural Development Fund to mark 88 years since the death of a man that rejuvenated Arabic music

Arabic poetry recital to the oud

Palestinian musician and poet Tarik Hamdan to recite Arabic poems to the oud at Ahmed Shawky Museum on Sunday 25 September

Bach's violin concerto opens concert season of the Alexandria Opera House String Orchestra

As the 2011/2012 classical music season begins, the Alexandria Opera House String Orchestra adds its share with their concert scheduled on Tuesday 27 September

Guitar festival and contest at El-Sawy Culturewheel

The second El-Sakia Guitar Festival, in collaboration with AndromidA, will take place on Friday, 23 September

Operatic season opens with a series of the most beloved arias

The Cairo Opera Company and Cairo Opera Orchestra will perform three evenings filled with the most beloved opera arias

Tehran rocks, but only under ground

Classical Persian music and some forms of pop have prospered under the Iranian system, but genres like rock and hip-hop have remained almost exclusively underground.

Perils of youth in the season’s opening of the Cairo Symphony Orchestra

An ecstatic audience filled the hall of the Cairo Opera: regulars thirsty for the classical music of which they had been deprived for the summer together with Japanese supporters of the guest conductor, Hirofumi Yoshida

Cairo Symphony Orchestra announces first four concerts of the new season

Seasonal concerns at the opening of the new orchestral season

Szymanowski and Dvorak in second seasonal Cairo's symphonic concert

Egyptian musicians and bands in top 20 of Makshoof Music

Cairokee, Massar Egbari, SimpleXity, Hani Mustafa, are among many artists who made it to the current top 20 of Makshoof Music, part of the TripleW.me, whose 'Home-grown to Hollywood' competition is still accepting entries

Seasonal concerns at the opening of the new orchestral season

The Cairo Symphony Orchestra has only announced the first four concerts of the new season so the audience still awaits a complete programme

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Indian Rock and Mood by Susheela Raman closes international concert series

Susheela Raman talks about the origins of her Indian-inspired rock and mood music, whose concert marked the finale of the Hayy programme, the Al Mawred Al Thaqafy's international festival

Nai Al-Barghouti asserts her Palestinian identity through music

Palestine is often associated with images of occupation, violence and a humanitarian crisis. Amidst the darkness, young musician Nai Al-Barghouti emerges as a delightful reminder that art can never be silenced

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Voices of the Hayy Festival

The annual Hayy Festival has been keeping El Genaina Theatre alive throughout most of August, with this year's performances shedding light on women singers

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