WTF IS MAHRAGAN?! WHY ARE PEOPLE BELLY DANCING TO IT?! Full disclosure: this is going to be a long nerdy informational video. I have seen a lot of discussions in the international belly dance world recently about what we are seeing online and I have noticed that many people legitimately lack a lot of contextual knowledge on the modern Egyptian music and dance scenes. This video will give a short explanation of Mahragan/Mahraganat and its current role in popular culture, recent changes in Cairo n

#SceneBuzz: FAMED MAHRAGANAT ARTIST HAMO BIKA RELEASES HIS FIRST DRILL TRACK ‘LAW EL ADEEM RAHET ALEH EL GEDEED YER’OS BALLET’ With a consistent knack for innovation and controversy, famed Mahraganat artist Hamo Beka ventures into drill territory in his latest track ‘Law El Adeem Rahet Aleh El Gedeed Yer’os Ballet’. The superstar experiments with the sonic trend, while throwing a bit of shade in the cheeky new track, produced by Ott Karmouz. Is Bika entering his rap era? To catch up on everythin