Listening to Afaq Art Production's new single "Bejamalen (With Beauty)" performed by Ziad Kamal feels a bit like stepping out of a chaotic, sun-baked street into the sudden, vaulted vastness of an ancient sanctuary. https://open.spotify.com/album/7GbecQZE3yVH6enRaALvLk?si=seoOwwjgS_SE3MsuPg-rxw Kamal is only twenty-four. He manages the rather fascinating trick of balancing his daily life as a Mechatronics engineer with a profound, academic mastery of Eastern Maqams, violin, and oud. Here,...

Simply by seeing the way in which he composes a song, it is possible to deduce that he is one of the greatest rappers to have ever lived. To be more specific, who are we talking about? That's correct; "Fold" is the title of the latest track that was released by British rapper D'vonti. While singing about his doubts about his music career, the new song...