Egyptian singer Bayou on viral hit Haifa Wehbe and why Arab pop music is in a great place right now

Performing at Coachella on the lower end of the bill has its benefits – it gives you something to aim for. This realisation hit Bayou when he shared the stage as a guest of Palestinian-American artist Saint Levant last year. The Egyptian describes performing their duet Maghreb as exhilarating, with the crowd’s enthusiastic response confirming a hun…