Aiming to promote various forms of expression within the audio medium, journalist-turned-entrepreneur Abdel-Rahman Hussein started Dandin, the first online sound-sharing platform in the Middle East. In doing so, he offered local artists a chance to showcase their material to new audiences, who in turn become more engrossed in the region's various music scenes.
“Though a journalist for most of my working life — a profession I love — music has always been the overriding passion for us. Audio resonates with me more than imagery, so setting up an audio platform made a lot of sense.”
Started in 2013 by Hussein and his two brothers, Karim and Tariq, Dandin was initially entirely in Arabic, with aims that were and remain not limited to just music, but sought to promote other forms of auditory expression such as the spoken word and poetry. An English-language version of the platform has since been launched, along with a number of other features that expand and enrich the Dandin experience.
