After a divorce sent him on a journey of growth and self-discovery, Sharnouby takes creative control of his comeback album, Ba3d El Leil.
Cairokee’s Supernova documents post-Arab Spring defeat with discomforting precision. Whether it’s a good album is another question.
On Habeitek, Amr Diab returns to his ’90s and ’00s sound, meeting Gen Z’s growing appetite for Y2K nostalgia.
TUL8TE spends Sadeek El Bernameg making the uneasy argument that hit-making and artistic integrity don’t have to be at odds.
In a time of crisis and artistic detachment, Shobra El General finds the right medium for his social commentary on ‘I Want to Pay the Rent’.
Maryam Saleh’s Syrr is the revivalist album Arabic music has been waiting for – intimate, effortless, and deeply felt.
A night drive between Los Angeles and Jerusalem, City of Angels finds Konstancy turning distance into restrained, lived-in hip-hop.
Why Dystinct’s “Ta3al” feels like franchising a hit instead of pushing forward – and how pop keeps forgetting the power of scarcity.
Gorillaz venture into Levantine shaabi with Omar Souleyman and Yasiin Bey on ‘Damascus,’ meeting Syrian music on its own terms.
With “Samt,” Souad Massi leans into a fresher, groovier sound while preserving the intimacy and depth that define her artistry.
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