A sonic boom over Cairo has caused jitters around the capital where many residents called emergency services to report what they thought were explosions. State television reported Wednesday that an ...

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 ...

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 ...

In his vast research, the director of the Canadian Centre for Ethnomusicology Michael Frishkopf analyses connection between sound, architecture and everyday life What could be the connection between ...

Q My 30-year-old daughter and a woman friend are traveling to Cairo in July. Any safety concerns they should be aware of? Also, any suggestions on places to stay? She says she can get a room for $15 - ...

“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 ...

In this tour of Khan el-Khalili in Cairo Egypt we explore the sights and sounds of one of the wildest markets you will see ...

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 ...

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 ...