The Sounds of Saudi Hip Hop | Big Hass

A deep exploration of the shifting relationship between sound, politics, and the visceral search for home with Hamed Sinno. The discussion moves from their childhood in Beirut, where they internalize a sense of being an outsider, to their time at the American University of Beirut ...  Show more

Zeyne joins Quartertones after her performance at XP Air and discusses her journey from being too shy to share her voice to becoming an artist who finds empowerment in letting her art out. She reflects on the influences of her family who instilled in her a love for music, Arab cu ...  Show more

In 2008, Hassan Ahmad Dennaoui, a Jeddawi with a larger-than-life personality, came upon a mixtape with music from Arab hip hop artists like Narcy, Lowkey, Shadia Mansour, and Omar Offendum. What he heard changed his life.Hassan - better known by his radio host and MC name Big Ha ...  Show more

In this Quartertones event, we listened to Layth Sidiq as he performed three musical pieces, of which two are composed by him and talked to him about these pieces.

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In this Quartertones event, we listened to Firas Zreik as he performed three musical pieces: Taksim, Zawraq & Refractions.

Created & Hosted by Mikey Muhanna, afikra 

Edited by: Ramzi Ramman

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In this Quartertones event, we listened to Adnan Joubran as he performed three musical pieces followed by a discussion.

Created & Hosted by Mikey Muhanna, afikra 

Edited by: Ramzi Ramman

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