Cairo, Cairo Governorate, Egypt
30 reviews$150 - $300 / Day
Request QuoteTucker Wiedenkeller is a writer and musicologist with significant experience in the music industry and music journalism, specifically in the Mediterranean, Middle East and North Africa. A multilingual perfectionist with a keen eye for detail, an avid researcher with a penchant for the obscure, and savvy to global trends, Tucker brings a well-rounded yet fresh perspective to storytelling. He worked for two years as a writer and managing editor for SceneNoise, the largest platform covering independent music in the Middle East. From Tucson, Arizona, he has lived in Spain, Egypt, the UK, and Turkey. He currently splits his time between Cairo and Istanbul. Education: October 2019 - August 2020 MSt in Musicology University of Oxford Final Award: Distinction August 2009 - May 2013 BA in International Studies (MENA Region), Minor in Spanish, Certificate in Middle Eastern Studies/Arabic University of Arizona GPA: 3.95 (Honors)
Produced for SceneNoise/MO4
A video interview and written article about Ousso Lotfy, Egypt's foremost guitarist, and the founder of an online music instruction series in Arabic.
Video interview and article about Cairo musician Eslam Elsha'ary
Produced for Voice of America
Miguel, an engineer, and Rogelio, a farmer and businessman, met over their shared passion for clean energy and an appreciation for the nopal, or prickly pear cactus. Together, they have found unique ways to harness the power of the plant. They created the first filling station in the world to sell emission-free biogas made from cactus, and now they’re taking their vision to a younger generation. We join them as they embark on their newest venture—building a cactus-powered biotechnology system to run parts of the Technological Institute of Iztapalapa in Mexico City.
Produced for SceneNoise/MO4
An in-depth editorial and interview I did with Alsarah, a Sudanese-American singer. I have known her for years, and sat down with her in Cairo prior to a performance with her group The Nubatones.
Produced for Songlines Magazine
An article for Songlines magazine profiling the challenges that musicians and other music industry workers face in Istanbul, specifically in context of the COVID-19 pandemic. I interviewed musicians, a venue owner, and academics studying this topic.
My article for Bandcamp about a fascinating contemporary music scene in Bucharest, notably which draws inspiration from manele, a style developed and practiced primarily by the country's Roma population.
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