Hamed Sinno: Mashrou’ Leila Singer/Songwriter

A chance encounter got Nooriyah into the world of radio hosting from which she began to DJ and curate music mixes. Her visually rich music compilations were unique, highlighting how some of the most iconic Western pop songs sampled Arabic melodies. When she started posting them o ...  Show more

There wasn’t a huge emphasis on music education when Majid Al Maskati was growing up in his home country of Bahrain. But an unlikely chain of events would somehow lead this young man with big dreams from a small Gulf island to co-create a hit single for Drake and get signed under ...  Show more

This is a conversation with Hamed Sinno, lead singer of the Lebanese band Mashrou' Leila.

We spoke about the September 2017 concert in Cairo, Sarah Hegazi, mental health, and growing up queer in Lebanon - and everyth ...

While we're gearing up for our next season, we wanted to share a behind the scenes look at what goes into making our episodes.Hear Trancing with the Zars here, and Zabelle here.This behind the scenes episode was produced by Alex Atack with Zeina Dowidar and Nadeen Shaker. Editing ...  Show more

Our producer Nadeen Shaker takes us on her own personal journey in trying to discover why she felt excluded because of her hijab. In Egypt, things are more complex than they seem; history, politics, class, and money all played a hand in changing how people perceive veiled women. ...  Show more

The creative process, deconstructed. This episode we take you behind the scenes to capture raw human talent: the intimate brainstorming, trials, and experimentation of 3 musicians and a poet preparing for a spoken word performance. What's more, is this is the first time the group ...  Show more