PRESS & RADIO



CHICAGO READER

"..a sound that's sometimes graceful, sometimes noisy, like a Middle Eastern garage band." 
https://chicagoreader.com/music/the-readers-guide-to-world-music-festival-chicago-2022/


EVANSTON ROUND TABLE

"The hermetic mixture of these musical elements make for a miraculous sonic blaze. 
It's like receiving a smoldering telegram in the ear from a vivid and ancient world." 
https://evanstonroundtable.com/2023/03/27/concert-review-arab-blues-at-evanston-space/


ILLINOIS NPR

"When we perform, we give people an image of Arabs performing, sharing and being connective."
https://will.illinois.edu/21stshow/story/copy-the-arab-blues-mixes-the-music-of-the-middle-east-and-...


WORT RADIO

"It's a continuum, a trajectory..  Tradition is still happening, and it is happening now in this country, with new musical influences."
https://soundcloud.com/wort-fm/the-arab-blues


EGYPTIAN STREETS

“[The Arab community in America] is large enough for politicians to cater to us, and large enough to have thriving community events."
https://egyptianstreets.com/2024/06/10/the-arab-blues-band-translating-the-immigrant-experience-into-sound/