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EGYPT Egypt: Stopped performing “in a kind of limbo” The Egyptian band Sandouk Eldonia stopped playing their political songs after the revolution broke out. "Mubarak is now gone, but the same is our vision," they say 25 January 2012 Ramy Essam Video interview with singer and composer Ramy Essam from Egypt 24 November 2011 Freemuse Award 2011: Ramy Essam honoured in Stockholm On 21 November 2011 the Egyptian singer Ramy Essam received the Freemuse Award 2011 at a ceremony in Södra Teatern in Stockholm, Sweden 21 November 2011 Egypt: 'The Voice of the Street' in Cairo could not be silenced Despite censorship and harassment from the Egyptian military regime, the biggest ever line up of Arabic rappers made Friday 4 November 2011 'a night to remember' in Cairo 10 November 2011 Egypt: Ramy Essam's concert at Cairo University abrubtly closed On 26 October 2011, Ramy Essam's concert at Cairo University was abrubtly stopped by the Dean of the university. 27 October 2011 Freemuse Award 2011 Egyptian singer Ramy Essam who provided the soundtrack for the Arab Spring at Tahrir Square will receive the Freemuse Award 2011 at a ceremony in Sweden 25 October 2011 Press release: Freemuse Award winner 2011: Ramy Essam Egyptian singer Ramy Essam, who provided the soundtrack for the Arab Spring at Tahrir Square, is the winner of the 2011 Freemuse Award. 25 October 2011 Egypt: State broadcaster allegedly banned songs of Hany Shaker Two of the famous Egyptian singer Hany Shaker’s latest songs allegedly have been banned from broadcasting by the country’s public service radio and tv channels 15 August 2011 Egypt: BBC radio interview with singer Ramy Essam Listen to BBC's interview with Ramy Essam, the Egyptian singer-songwriter who became famous for turning protesters chants into catchy songs in January 2011 10 August 2011 Middle East: Hip-hop is a soundtrack to the North African revolt Hip-hop plays a central role in the revolts in Tunisia, Egypt, Algeria and Libya. Rap songs create an important platform for communication creating moral support 20 April 2011 Egypt: Musician in the firing line of the Arab Spring The events on Tahrir Square gave singer Ramy Essam the reputation as one of North Africa’s new musical revolution heroes, proclaimed to be ‘Egypt’s Bob Dylan’. 06 April 2011 Egypt: Protest singer brutally tortured Ramy Essam, who created a song that was played throughout the Egyptian revolution, appeared with severe marks of torture after being detained by security forces 11 March 2011 Egypt and the Middle East: The musicians are taking incredible risks “Music has become a potent weapon in the struggles for freedom across the Arab world, but let’s bear in mind that the situation could change for the worse,” writes Mark LeVine 03 March 2011 Egypt and Tunisia: The artistic revolution in the Middle East An article about music censorship and the role of music in the Middle Eastern struggle for democracy was published in The Observer on 27 February 2011 28 February 2011 Egypt: Music officials banned British rock star from performing Egyptian music officials have banned Elton John from performing at a private party in Egypt because of his recent comments that Jesus was gay 05 May 2010 Launch of Freemuse's new report on censorship of heavy metal music Mark LeVine is online, ready to communicate with you on Facebook and Skype, from 6 PM to 8 PM GMT on Monday 22 February 2010. 17 February 2010 Freemuse report on censorship of heavy metal music Headbanging against repressive regimes - Censorship of heavy metal in the Middle East, North Africa, Southeast Asia and China. Freemuse report no. 9 25 January 2010 Freemuse: Young Arab leaders discussed music censorship Music censorship in the Middle East and North Africa was in focus at a Stockholm seminar on 12 June 2009, rounding up a ‘Young Leaders’ training programme 17 June 2009 The Middle East: New restrictions on satellite tv Freedom of expression in the Middle East suffered a major setback on 12 February 2008 when 21 information ministers of the Arab League agreed on a new satellite tv charter 20 February 2008 Jonas Otterbeck: Islamic reactions to the music of today A working paper, 22 pages in PDF-format, to be published as a chapter in the book 'Religion, Media, and Modern Thought in the Arab World', Cambridge Scholars Press Ltd. 13 November 2007 Tunisia/Egypt: Najla too sexy for Egyptian tv The Egyptian music channel Mazzika will not air Tunisian singer and dancer Najla’s new music video because it is considered pornographic 23 February 2006 Egypt: Ruby's music videos banned on national tv Ruby's music videos are banned by Egyptian TV for being too sexy, and she has been banned from holding concerts in Kuwait. 07 October 2005 Egypt: state censorship committee bans music videos Egyptian censorship authorities have initiated crack down on 20 music videos 01 April 2005 Egypt: Tunisian singer Najla refused entry Najla was shocked upon her return to Egypt that Cairo Airport Security would not let her enter the country 01 April 2005