When cities grow and change, it is easy to take stock only of what is distinctly visible: new buildings, new bridges, new roads. What fades away more gradually are the sounds that define these places ...

The streets of Cairo are busy, vibrant and noisy, but Ramadan brings another kind of flow: Religious beats from a small band. Cairo is a bustling, noisy city of 20 million people. But for the Muslim ...

“Can’t you hear the rhythm?” asks local musician and curator, Yara Mekawei with her ears perked toward the street below and her eyes closed. “It’s in there, amidst the sounds of the horns honking, the ...

Mozart's Requiem was performed in Cairo on two consecutive evenings, 12 and 13 May. Among the core values of music is its power to transform a metaphysical idea into sound, decoding the spirit of ...

Cairo is a bustling, noisy city of 20 million people. But for the Muslim holy month of Ramadan, the streets welcome another kind of sound - drums and horn. NPR's Aya Batrawy met a group performing a ...