Mahraganat, or festival, music, also known as electro-folk or working-class rap, is all the rage in Egypt, changing the nature of song and wedding traditions across the country. It has also given ...

My sister and I have little to nothing in common. A fashion stylist turned marketer for influencers, she moved to the US in 2002, seeking the American dream. Over the years, she converted to ...

The underground genre known as Mahraganat is hugely popular in Egypt – but not with everyone. Adham Youssef explores the controversy. Since the 1970s, popular working-class music in Egypt has been ...

Mahraganat is a style of bombastic Egyptian street music that has gained in massive popularity across the Middle East, Europe, and the U.S., even as it’s officially been banned at home… By Peter ...

The recent ban on Mahraganat, a new form of popular music, has sparked heated debate Mahraganat, or festival, music, also known as electro-folk or working-class rap, is all the rage in Egypt, changing ...