Weekend Listening: Mideastunes and Rapping in Turkey and Iran

Mideastunes.com, a “search engine,” of sorts, for finding music from the Middle East.

Jenna Krajeski profiles Tahribad-i Isyan, a Turkish rap group from Sulukule, Istanbul and discusses the urban development and minority experience that inspire their songs.

Holly Dagres looks at Iranian hip-hop, and how artists there have adapted the genre to make it their own.