12 years of Sandbox: Nacelle’s recipe for a world-class festival on home turf
Long before Sandbox Festival became a regional benchmark, Tito El Khachab was hosting events simply to have somewhere to play. What began as a DIY…
Egypt
Rap Shar3: A mirror to Arab streets
In every episode of Rap Shar3, BlackB emerges masked, microphone in hand. He stands surrounded by musicians whose roots run deep in the streets of…
Kareem Lotfy prefers the margins: in conversation with one of Egypt’s most elusive artists
Kareem Lotfy is the kind of artist who prefers the margins. A veteran in Egypt’s electronic music scene and an accomplished visual artist whose work…
Subcultures aren’t dead, they’re just not where you’re looking
Punk is dead, disco is dead, skate is dead, raves are dead—or so they say. But is this really the case? Have subcultures really ceased…
Remembering Doria Shafik, Egypt’s radical feminist
I entered Doria Shafik’s world through her daughters, Jehane Ragai and Aziza Ragai Ellozy. Before the myth of Egypt’s feminist icon, there were the scenes…