OC MENA Festival

Two decades of Egyptian pop. Songs every Arab household knows by heart.

Arab-American alt-pop. English lyrics, Arabic soul.

Kuwait's sharpest comedian. Stand-up in Arabic the whole diaspora gets.

Palestinian-American actress and singer. Raw, personal, unapologetic.

Saudi-American stand-up. Comedy Central. Bilingual callbacks.

Moroccan–Belgian crossover star. Saturday's loudest hour.

Cairo's new voice. Alt-pop soaked in 2000s Egyptian cinema.

Egyptian alt-pop with a smoky vocal. Saturday's Festival-Stage second wave.

Egyptian rap's quiet knife. Lo-fi beats, sharp writing.

Sudanese-Dutch neo-soul on Def Jam. The most global voice on this lineup.

Arab Idol's crowned voice. Closing-night headliner.

Palestinian teen rapper signed to Empire. The youngest voice on the lineup.

Jordanian pop with one foot in LA, one in Amman.

"Hadal Ahbek" reached 1B+ streams.