El Tanbura – How music fuelled the revolution in Egypt

28th February 2011

Check out this fascinating article by Andy Morgan writing in The Observer (27.2.11) about the part musicians had to play in the uprisings across the Arab world. 

http://www.guardian.co.uk/music/2011/feb/27/egypt-tunisia-music-protests

Here’s a link to youtube clips of the rappers and artists who helped kickstart the uprisings.

http://www.guardian.co.uk/music/musicblog/2011/feb/27/arab-revolutions-protest-music

 

 

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