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Egyptian icon Perrie joins SceneNoise’s Zaid Kreshan on Dawsha to go over her career, her take on music and creativity, and her latest album, ‘Trauma’. Perrie and Zaid discuss emerging trends in the music industry, and what artists can do to avoid falling into a repetitive loop. They also go over her process while working on ‘Trauma’, and dig deeper into the concepts and ideas which the album revo...

On this week’s installment of Select, we present you SoS. Consultant by day and DJ by night. SoS is a Cairo-based DJ and she mixes for hard-dance, trance, techno, and everything in between. SoS’s groovy and hardcore techno sets are energetic alright, but they are also quite precious to her. A lot of attention goes into her airtight, relentless mixes, as she usually mixes as a way to relax and deal...

An avid listener from an early age, DNGR GNGR has been collecting decades of beats and pop culture moments from around the world in his head. And today, as a rising DJ in the Egyptian scene, he pours these collections into dance floors, festivals, and cyberspaces. A genre chameleon, DNGR GNGR has become known for making unexpected musical connections between tracks and pulling at their common thre...

In this episode, SceneNoise content creator Zaid Kreshan speaks with Lebanese rap icon Malikah about her return to music, and about her thoughts on the public perception of women in the MENA rap scene. As an early figure in the region’s industry, Malikah’s insights and anecdotes serve to paint a picture of the development of MENA rap throughout the years. In this episode she discusses the pressure...

Marwa Belhaj Youssef is a Tunisia-based multidisciplinary artist who started her career as a DJ in 2014. Her mixes offer a wide ranged selection highlighting the beauty and violence of sounds as she navigates across cultures, genres and signatures. She is a resident artist at Movement Radio (Athens) and worked as a booking agent/curator at LYL Radio where her personal goal is to support Arab artis...

Cairo's renowned electronic duo, STZ and DOU, are back again with their yearly Select for Eid, a long running, SceneNoise tradition. The duo's exceptional talent for curating house and disco music has earned them a prominent place in the partying circuit. This time around, they have incorporated tracks from a range of artists including Matteo Metteini, Jaegerossa, Harvey Ross, Sandy Rivrera, Soul...

Marawan, a DJ and producer hailing from Cairo, developed a passion for music from a young age. During his high school years, he delved deeper into the realm of electronic dance music and found himself particularly drawn to the hard techno genre after attending several raves. The heavy-hitting kicks and haunting melodies of this style continue to captivate him. The following hour-long set showcases...

Select 178: Mixed by OAH OAH, a Saudi musician, producer, DJ, former rapper and event organizer whose breakthrough came in 2021 hosting the first of his Circuit Event series in El Gouna, Red Sea, Egypt featuring Swiss headliner Jimi Jules. In 2022 OAH moved to Paris where he honed his skills and made further headway in his DJ career, sharing the stage with heavyweights on stages across MENA and Eu...

Somalie is a DJ, producer and musician from Dubai, UAE and born to Somali immigrants. He’s been involved with the Dubai music scene since the mid 2000s. Being raised in a multicultural environment in the desert exposed him to various cultures, traditions and most importantly, musical mores from all over the world. The latter is certainly evident in his productions and DJ sets, as he travels across...

Mahmoud Okasha aka Zeft Funk is a drummer, producer and DJ based in Cairo, Egypt. He started playing 2 years ago with influences from experimental Arabic, disco, electronic juke, Egyptian punk and Mahragant. This hour-long set kicks off with one of his favourites ‘02 2atr ‘ by Ana w Dada “mixed alongside a banger of a set, including tracks like El Kontessa's ‘Tabl w Zamr’ and later, Swag Lee’s ‘2a...

Deus Deserto is up and coming producer and DJ from Qatar, whose love for old school grooves and melancholic yet energetic beats shines through this Select set. Focusing on bringing a positive, up-beat atmosphere to life through his sets, Deus Deserto’s music is all about the energy it creates for listeners with a goal in mind to always have them moving to the music. A staple of his infectious ener...

3inshams is a DJ & founder of Ego Records, a Saudi-based record label created in 2022, which aims to highlight the different sounds from around the world to the underground scene of Saudi Arabia by hosting music events and delivering a unique experience to the audience. 3inshams is one of the first DJs from Saudi Arabia to shake the room with music genres such as Amapiano and Afro music, helping t...

Egyptian lawyer by day and DJ by night, Malak Basha aka MLK, presents a dynamic, high-energy set made to move the dance floor. Based in Amsterdam, MLK is heavily immersed in electronic music, which she seeks as a form of therapy, energy release, and a way to genuinely connect with people. MLK gravitates towards high energy music that shakes the dance floor and gets everyone out of their bodies. Sh...

Shiha is a Cairo-based, multidisciplinary artist, DJ, and producer that has been impacting and helping to progress the music scene for years. With a career spanning 20 years, Shiha’s distinctive sound is driven by house to deep house; minimal, tech and breaks, leading him to perform at many impressive events alongside musical legends such as Sebastien Leger, Manno le Tough, Eelke Kleijn and more....

Talaia is a Cairo-based architect, designer, creative director, and co-founder of Downtempo Cairo platform. But he’s also a wicked DJ. Within the first ten minutes of Talaia’s set, you will be moved to jump on your feet. This is a dirty dancefloor set, with a rapid onset, heavy hitting basslines, future techno alongside melodic keys in Staniz’ ‘Venezia’ and stunning downtempo breakdowns that build...

Select 170: Mixed by Joe Nadi by SceneNoise

Jana is an Egyptian music producer, guitarist, and DJ with an extensive musical background. She often implements inspirations from drum n bass, breakbeat, hip-hop and underground Egyptian music in her live sets, bridging the gap between Western beats and Oriental sound experimentation. This hour-long set kicks off with one of her original productions, ‘Makulma 001’, mixed alongside a banger of a s...

Hashem El Saifi is a Cairo-based singer-songwriter, producer, and DJ who released his first solo, indie rock EP, ‘Other Clone’ in 2017 followed by the 2021 release of his synth-pop-rock EP, ‘Kolena Benmel Fe Youm’ in 2021. As one of few rock DJs, Hashem found a niche early on his DJ career and has since ventured into merging the sounds of rock, disco, synths and electro to create sets that offer a...

Malak Hossam, aka Malalaalaa is an Egyptian DJ, promoter and co-founder of Fractal Cairo — one of her city’s most elusive underground raves. Her latest work was on the women-led Unfamiliar party series as an organiser-turned-performer. In Malalaalaaa’s one-hour set, inspired by her recent gig at Unfamilar on 13/01/; she wavers between chopped R&B to bassy dancehall incensed with deconstructed tech...

Saudi-based, Lebanese producer, DJ, and music industry professional NarkBeat has been a pioneer in establishing the dance music scene in Riyadh since 2009. As a co-founder of the event brand Narratives, NarkBeat has also given a platform to many DJs active in the regional electronic scene. In this hour-long set, you will find NarkBeat’s signature sound that’s often described as “deep, emotional, a...

Motion, is an Egyptian DJ based in Dubai who plays genres that range from psychedelic, hypnotic sounds that put the audience in a euphoric mood while making sure to maintain heavy and rattling basslines to keep the groove going. In this hour-long set you’ll find everything from bass, dub, drum & bass, jungle, breaks and techno to house, downtempo and other genres that keep the crowd engaged.

For this week’s edition of Select, Egyptian DJ, Ram Rashed mixes an hour-long, genre-bending set driven by eclectic house tracks, breakbeats, and silky smooth grooves. Inside the hour-long set you will find tracks like ‘Sexy Black Timberlake’ by Channel Tres, ‘Who Loves You’ by Romare, ‘Aquí’ by Nand and Ceyolia, and bangers like ‘Only You’ by Steve Monite, remixed by Frankie Francis. Ram is a 24-...

Egyptian selector Ahmed Salem aka Amado presents an energetic mix that combines house, minimal and deep tech, perfect for a weekend rager. Inside the hour-long set, you will find tracks like Eddy M’s, ‘Self Control, ANTOR & Sebastian Kamae’s ‘Time to Smoke’, along with some vinyl gems like Aladdin!’s ‘A2 Shhh’, and ‘Whispering’ by KAIR.

في الحلقة الأولى من "دوشة"، هنشوف عضو فريق "سين نويز" زيد كريشان، بيحاور واحد من أكتر نجوم الراب المحبوبين في مصر أبو الأنوار، وبيتكلم معاه عن السين المصري وازاي الشهرة أثرت على حياته الشخصية، وتفاصيل أكتر عن أحدث ألبوماته "لو ماكوناش حاولنا".

Inspired by the Saudi underground, Riyadh native Solskin's sound is a dab of funk and a dose of sunshine served without even a shade of an apology. The DJ knows how to capture the audience’s attention and engage them on a sonic journey with her deep and groovy house and disco tunes. So far Solskin has been developing herself as a household name within the burgeoning Saudi scene, performing at XP M...