EP 5: Artist Perspectives – Navigating the Music Industries in Tunisia and Egypt

Fellow Author(s)

Hiba Kammarti
Souha Bachtobji

Research Project

Video-Podcast: A Dialogue Between Egypt’s and Tunisia’s Music Scenes

Artistic Careers
Cairo
Cultural Policies
Cultural Production
Digital Culture
Funding structures and legal frameworks
Knowledge Exchange
Mediation & Dialogue
Music
Power Dynamics
Social and Political Context
Tunis

In this episode, we dive into how Egyptian and Tunisian artists experience the music industry, focusing on issues like censorship, creative freedom, and international ambition.

First Tawasol Workshop in Lebanon

Event
Reflection of the Exhibition's Research and Concept Development

Image Gallery
Term: In-Between

Blog Post
On "Localized Care"

Blog Post
Launch symposium of the collectivise.org platform

Video
Second Tawasol Workshop in Germany

Event
EP 2: Digital Distribution Intermediaries in Music: Between Artists and Platforms – The Case of Sout Sharq

Video
Final Symposium in Tunis: Reflecting, Sharing, and Looking Ahead

Event
Exhibition in RSCL gallery space in Le Kram, Tunis

Event
On "Sharing Economies"

Blog Post
Collectivize Mapping Event in Tunis

Image Gallery
Radio Feature about Tawasol Arts and Science Residencies in Cairo

Audio
Ikbal Hamzaoui

Video
Mapping Collective Cultural Practice

Tool
Tawasol Science & Arts Residencies: Creative Fieldwork in Tunis and Cairo

Event
Epistemological Shifts, Power Imbalances and Conflicts at documenta Fifteen:

Publication
Radio Feature about Tawasol Tunis Workshop and Symposium

Audio
Julien Hübsch

Artist Profile
Luka Toprak

Audio
On Collectivising as a Cultural Practice

Publication
EP 1: The Role of Music Distributors in the Digital Era: Necessity or Obsolescence?

Video
Filming in Tunis in May and June 2024

Image Gallery
EP 4: Festival Management and Live Music – A Comparison between Tunisia and the Oshtora Festival in Egypt

Video
Sketch note on the Tawasol Knowledge Exchange Process

Blog Post
DEBO

Video
On "Plural Aesthetics"

Blog Post
EP 3: Festival Regulations in the Arab World – Between Organisation and Bureaucracy

Video
Maria Zaikina

Artist Profile
EP 5: Artist Perspectives – Navigating the Music Industries in Tunisia and Egypt

Video
Mehdi Ben Temessek

Artist Profile
El Warcha

Video
On "Collective Empowerment"

Blog Post
EP 6: Palestinian Musicians & Music as Resistance

Video
On "Crowd Knowledge"

Blog Post
Tunis: May and June 2024

Video
Kick-Off Workshop at Zeppelin University

Event
Harper

Artist Profile
Caro Jost

Artist Profile
On "Collectivise"

Blog Post
Aisha Azab

Artist Profile
Nilam Ali

Artist Profile
Film Portrait of Leila M.: Theatre Actress

Video