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CairoScene
9 hours ago
- Entertainment
- CairoScene
Select 339: Mixed by Vegie
Vegie blurs genres in this fast-paced, bass-heavy mix, drawing from UK club chaos, lo-fi textures, and raw emotion to deliver a fearless, high-intensity session. Jun 21, 2025 In this edition of Select, we spotlight Vegie, a genre-blurring DJ whose curiosity and obsession with sound have made him one to watch in the region's leftfield scene. Known for his fearless blends and emotional unpredictability, his sets pull from bass-heavy UK club cuts, lo-fi rhythms, and dancefloor catharsis. Vegie's musical journey started in his early teens, experimenting with mashups on a dusty family desktop. With a hand-me-down mixer passed from his father, also a DJ, he began digging through genres with an obsessive edge, developing a sound that refuses to stay in one place for too long. For this SceneNoise mix, Vegie delivers a heavy, rhythm-charged session packed with sharp percussion, sub-loaded grooves, and a relentless underground energy. It's a fast, fun, and raw listen, an honest snapshot of the tracks currently driving his sets. You'll hear sounds straight from the UK's most experimental corners, including standout tracks like 'Things Let Down' by Yami, 'Voltage 3000' by Tamlin, and 'Life Sketch' by 3X & Aleph. SceneNoise · Select 339: Mixed by Vegie
CairoScene
5 days ago
- Entertainment
- CairoScene
Gawdat, Delrady & Lily Farid Drop Tech House Hit ‘Love Machine'
Debuted at Paris Fashion Week, 'Love Machine' blends tech house with nostalgia and live vocals from opera talent Lily Farid. Jun 16, 2025 Egypt's electronic scene welcomes a standout collaboration as Gawdat, Delrady, and Lily Farid come together for 'Love Machine', a tech house track with groove, soul, and global flair. Out now via DancIN' Music Records, the release fuses nostalgia with future-forward energy, and is already making waves after debuting at Paris Fashion Week 2025. Known for their 90s-infused live sets, Gawdat brings bounce and bassline swagger, while Delrady injects a cutting edge drawn from over a decade of production experience. At the centre of it all is Lily Farid, a mezzo-soprano with operatic range, lending a bold, emotive layer that transcends the usual club formula. ''Love Machine' sets a unique vibe every time, it's one of our favorite releases this year,' Gawdat tells SceneNoise. 'It just hits different.' The track is as much a collab as it is a convergence of Cairo's rising and diverse electronic scene - a cross-genre blend of house music, vocal elegance, and live show spirit.
CairoScene
6 days ago
- Entertainment
- CairoScene
Win the Chance to Play The Beatport x SceneNoise Stage at Aegis 2025
This is your chance to showcase your skills at one of the region's most exciting festivals. Jun 16, 2025 Whether you are a rising DJ dreaming of your festival debut or an established selector looking to expand your regional footprint, this is your chance to showcase your skills at one of the region's most exciting festivals. SceneNoise has teamed up with Beatport Live to curate a new stage at Lebanon's Aegis Festival, taking place on the hilltops of Arnaoon Village from July 11th to July 13th, opening the door for four lucky DJs to perform at the festival. Four winners will get to snag a full hour opening set at SceneNoise x Beatport Live stage on July 11th or July 12th, sharing the decks with a roster of brilliant regional selectors. On top of that, the winners will get three-day festival passes for themselves AND a friend (because great moments are better shared), plus bragging rights that'll last way longer than your hangover. To enter the competition, all you have to do is submit your best mix and fill out the form on before June 29th. Your mix could be the soundtrack to someone's festival highlight reel. It could be the set that gets people talking, dancing, and demanding to know "who was that opener?". To be eligible, you must be based in Lebanon or able to travel there. Travel and accommodation is not included. Winners will be announced on July 3rd. May the odds be ever in your favour.
CairoScene
13-06-2025
- Entertainment
- CairoScene
Backstage: ZIAD ZAZA at Nawafiz Festival
The Egyptian rap star reflects on turning 25 and connecting with the crowd after his Netherlands debut at Nawafiz Festival. Jun 13, 2025 Just after his debut performance in the Netherlands at this year's Nawafiz Festival in Utrecht, co-curated by SceneNoise, Egyptian rapper ZIAD ZAZA took a moment to step back and reflect. The night wasn't just a milestone in his career. It felt like something deeper—a moment of shared presence with a crowd that felt strangely familiar. For ZAZA, it's never been about performing 'at' people. The energy he draws comes from a sense of closeness, even in places he's never been. Whether it's faces he recognizes from past shows or new ones that seem instantly in sync, it's the connection that stays with him. That sense of community felt especially strong at Nawafiz. In a city far from home, the festival created a space where Arabic music didn't feel like an export or a novelty. It felt local and rooted. For members of the diaspora who rarely get to experience this music live, it was a long-awaited moment. The show also happened to land right around his 25th birthday—a milestone that brought with it a wave of mixed emotions. Backstage there was celebration, cake, and chaos, but underneath it all was a quiet awareness of time passing. Turning 25 made him reflect on where he stands and where he's headed. He spoke candidly about the fear of time slipping away, of growing older in a world that moves fast. In the face of that, he's focused on making it count. For him, making music isn't just about success or recognition. It's about surviving, finding joy, honoring his faith, and giving his craft the attention it deserves. Watch the full video here:
CairoScene
12-06-2025
- Entertainment
- CairoScene
Nawafiz: The All-Arab Festival Making Utrecht a Hotspot for MENA Music
A deeper look into Utrecht's all-Arab festival, providing a space for resistance, community, and regional sounds. Jun 12, 2025 At a time when censorship is intensifying and public expressions of Arab identity are increasingly suppressed, Utrecht's Nawafiz Festival has emerged as a crucial space for free expression and connection through music. With an all-Arab lineup, it offered not only a celebration of music but a gathering point for Arabic-speaking communities across the Netherlands and Europe. The 2025 edition brought together artists from across the SWANA region and its diaspora, not only to perform, but to speak, resist, and be seen. For the second year running, TivoliVredenburg opened its doors to an all-Arab program, making Nawafiz one of the few spaces in Europe where Arab voices are not tokenized, but placed at the forefront. Across four stages, the festival's line-up - co-curated by SceneNoise - showcased a vibrant spectrum of genres, from hard-edged rap and Egyptian mahraganat to experimental electronics, indie pop, jazz fusion, and late-night dabke. Artists like Ziad Zaza, Lina Makoul, Ahmed Eid, Double Zuksh, Lana Lubany, DAM, Narcy, and Noise Diva delivered standout sets, underscoring the depth and dynamism of the region's musical landscape. With this more ambitious second edition of the festival, Nawafiz is quickly becoming a vital platform for connecting SWANA artists with audiences across Europe, while celebrating the diversity and creativity flourishing in the region's music today. Watch the full Afterfilm from Nawafiz Festival here:
