050 Band delivers great live performances where they show an apatite to get better, they have always gotten better as they get more gigs. They came to the spotlight more than a year ago and have manged to retain a large fan base. Now they are back with yet another humorous song of theirs.
In "Aywa Ana" it's me, the one wearing funny things, eating American things and wearing cool sneakers. This is an funny response to the many voices in Egypt who accuse the activists of being foreign imports. Yes, I have no shame nor was I raised up well....I am the one who causes the crash of the crash.
hope you like it...I know I liked the message and the guitar does not hurt. 050 Band - Aywa Ana / زيروخمسين - أيوا أنا من برنامج البسطه
He comes across as a singer who has little fear, and he was one of the early voices that has criticized the military and its actions in Egypt. He is no fan of the SCAF and its old school generals with those outdated ideas. So Mado has been making music that many realize only now is timely.
That's the makeup of a visionary. While Mado has little to lose, the army tried to divide and conquer approach. While in general just about every Egyptian has deep rooted respect for their army--most are skeptical of the army's intention and actions.
I am sure the Egyptian army is one awesome army that loves the homeland, but at this point, I am afraid its leadership has been dragging them into the mud and with it most of Egypt. So Mado makes takes one shot after another and he has been increasingly bold.
I think some of the young activists also need to cool it too. However, this thing is not going to be over soon. No one gives away power unless they are forced to.
ya 3askar efham (piano) Mado يا عسكر افهم -بيانو- .. مادو
نفسى.. وائل عامر ومحمد عبد العال (مادو) وسونى (رحاله)
Wael Amer and Amr Katamish teamed up to send a message to the next president of Egypt. Two different guys with two different interests joined forces on this song. One is a stand up comic with funny yet poetic lines and the other is a natural born activist who has been right more than one on the SCAF. I did not see this song coming and did not know that neither of these guys would work together.
But here we are and the two using one another to access the fan base of the other entertainer. Their message is clear, justice is the foundation of governance. You have a people and for those people there are squares--where they can protest. This is meant to be half funny half serious song.
I like this creative effort...Wael brings the mesmerizing vocals and Amr brings humor and a deep voice sprinkled with stylish flow.
Ahmed Shady is celebrating the breeze of freedom in Egypt today. His song is all about freedom, the positive kind, the post death and chaos freedom. He is a young up and coming talent. I am completely in love with the gorgeous images his music videos open up with. I am serious whose are amazing shots of Egyptian places that are breath taking.
I think, I am a fan of this new singer, his voice expresses the lyrics of his songs and brings out the power of imagery. There's a shot with two young boys standing and behind them the Palestinian flag, then an image goes to Southern Egypt where a sailor notices he is on camera and smiles. The song is for Egypt, but the message is far more reaching than that-it's a pan Arab song where freedom is our destination.
Not to forget that Ahmed also composed the lovely music you hear. أحمد شادي - حــــرية - نسخة اصلية
There are good songs about martyrs and there are so many lames ones. In Palestine, we had so many of them, but none of them seems to speak on behalf of the fallen. Ever since the Arab Spring started, and many young and old people started to die, many singers felt the urge to do songs about them martyrs.
The latest to join the party is Egyptian pop star Mohamed El Kammah. I do not know Mohamed, but I know he is promising young voice, I did enjoy his album released last year too. I just think this song of his about a message from the fallen might not come across as a sincere one. He is not the first singer to sing for the fallen or release a song in which he speaks in their tongue.
Essentially, the song is frustrated with what he sees in Egypt--what does he want? Mohammed does not tell. It's a laundry list for all the things that martyrs might want. In one line, he asks for their rights and justice in the other he asks for taking it easy and not protesting. I do not know which is better, I just know it sends mixed messages just like the political ground in Egypt.
Forget the distant past, this song is about today. Deep rapped this song to tell people in his country to look out for Egypt. He started his song with the voice of Abdel Halim on the song for Maw3ood! Then when you think you can relax, comes Deeb spitting his poetic lines and venting his rage.
Filmed near the famous wall put in Egypt to block protesters from reaching some critical establishment offices. Where graffiti took over the wall and expressed what goes on the minds of many people. Even Palestine get to have its presence on the wall. The song is part of an upcoming album "Cold Peace" written and produced by Deeb himself
This is a really good rapper, he is not a poster, not even one bit. He flows and delivers on punch after another like a fighter in the ring. Deeb is showing his roots by giving shout outs to figures in Egyptian music like Makawi, by doing so he tells people he is no impostor. He doubles down and uses the name of some of the names of local and ancient religious figures.
The song closes with the Egyptian flag and a dedication to all the fallen heroes of the Arab Spring.
As far as Egypt protest music is concerned, Ramy Essam is king of that land. Ramy is an award winging dude with a guitar and a cause. He was one of few singers who did not buy the crap from the army and the propaganda machine. He stood firm and spoke loud. Get ready to hear from this energizer bunny activist singer who has become a big player in indie music in Egypt.
He remains one of the few artists who perform often and compose their music as they go....take the example when he made a song about sexual harassment in Egypt--a big deal. Ramy came to be the most recognizable face of the protest music, he has been given so many rewards and many articles have been published about his work.
It's enough to know this, his election song is like watching a high end political show with all that fine analysis. He is one of the smart ones that analyse what he sees around him in a way worthy of envy by many college professors. So check out his new mini album with six tacks. He is mocking the show the army is putting in Egypt and all the fine sneaky details.
I could not help by fall in love with the artist album cover, this is the soul of an artist all around. Ramy composes his music, plays his own guitar and sings with passion. The lyrics of those songs you hear are of Amjad Al Qahwajy. The lyrics pay a tribute to the Egyptian culture in away that makes the album accessible to a wide audience.
01.Action Tany Mara 02.E3meli Bta2a 03.El Masala 04.Tartoor 05.Mal3oon 06.E3meli Bta2a Acoustic
Ramy Essam - Elections 2012 رامى عصام - ملعون يا نظام الانتخابات
Ramy Essam Movie Tour Album 2011 - 2012 | Manshourat
Hany Adel is one of the main driving forces behind the indie music scene in Egypt. He is one of those brainy yet charming talented musicians who know how to get things done. Even though Hany has his won band, he lends his voice to a number of bands on stage to bring more attention to some of those bands.
Hany released a song literary few minutes after Mubarak was made quit his presidency. The song exploded everywhere. That's why people got excited when they learned he is releasing a new single about hope and the new down. It's tough to be hopful at the moment but the song urges people to dream on. A timely song indeed that has the word indie inscripted all over it.
Hany is also an actor, his last movie role was in Asma'a a movie about an HIV infected young Egyptian women. Hany produced the music that was written by a City Band member. "Search For Yourself" is the title of this indie gem.
Hany Adel - Dawar Benafsak | هاني عادل - دور بنفسك
Hisham Gakh won the title of "Prince Of Poets" as the streets of Egypt were boiling and as Mubarak was being shown the door. He came from a small town and won the hears of his people and the rest of Arabia. His simple folksy poetry does wonders. He captures emotions and tales as they happen....thus nothing is lost in translation. To me, he reads and writes poems in the same style as my grandparents told stories.
His style can be compared to that of Abdel Rahamn Al Abanoody, an Egyptian legend. He is from Qana, Egypt, graduated from Ein Shams University in 2003 where he worked until 2009 before he quit. Hisham has yet to release a book of poetry. But he does not seem to feel the urge to do so, he is well published on YouTube and the social bookmarks.
He seems to picked the side of the people and now coming out in support for the revolution as he did many times before. He is the fieriest critic of the previous regime, calls it out as he sees it. Like the line where he said, your towns cannot afford to buy cooking gas, while Tel Aviv gets the Egyptian gas by close to nothing. Then he says, they do not want us to offend the president....then laughs at those silly justifications.
Orphans are God's favorite little kids. Prophet Muhammad--himself an orphan asked us to be kind to them. There are too many rule in Islam about orphans and how one is not supposed to steal their money or try to mistreat them. Most Muslims get the message about how one needs to go the extra mile with people who missed a parent or two.
Maher Zain took notice and wrote a song just for them. The music video is about a little girl navigating her way through the big nothing. It's a touching blues song, Maher unleashes his vocals and emotions to make this song a lot better and lot more personal. A ship with no water around it cannot sail...Beyond the song Maher seems to make a difference as he supports a number of charities.
This is a clip you do not make to be famous, it's one you make to help get the message out and hope that people will dig in their pockets.
Ali Hajjar is one of the most notable vocalists in Egypt. The man with opera worthy voice has bee making visits to the house of opera for decades now. He has also been recording soundtrack songs for most famous Egyptian movies and TV shows. He even acted in some of them too.
He has many hit songs that are well known in Egypt, his voice is the most recognizable voice in the Arabic entertainment. So when he saw the revolutionaries being imprisoned and tortured, even beat up in the streets he made a music video where he put himself in a cell and said all the things often cited by the revolutionaries to oppose the powers. The song is a work of poetry (the legendary abdel rahman Abanoody wrote it) and translated the laugh of the prisoners.
I did not know he was a revolutionaries but he really is one. When the 2011 revolution started he was in Spain, so he marched to the Egyptian embassies and protested. Then he has not give up on change yet.
There was once a legendary Egyptian poet that was named Ahmed Shawqy, he is Egypt's number one poet and his poems are considered gems in the Egyptian and the Arab literature. But since this not the time of legends, we have a new comer with the same name, but he sings and not write poetry.
Ahmed Shawqy, the poet wrote many loved poems for Egypt, Ahmed Shawqy the singer, is singing for Egypt and telling us how much this land has given him. It's one of the wise Egyptian songs, in the fashion of JFK's infamous speech....ask not what one's country can do for you, but what one can do for one's country.
As goes the song, the country does not need singing, it just needs us to raise up and stand close to it.
Ahmed Shawqy - Masr El Tayebah / أحمد شوقي - مصر الطيبة
The Jerusalem based Palestinian singer who has been lampooning all the obscure in Palestine politics is back with a short song dedicated to the striking Palestinian prisoners. It's one for solidarity, a shout in the dark using the first person about the mixed feelings of a prisoner. As you might know, there have been waves of support coming toward the prisoners and their cause.
Israel sort of gave promises, and things will get better in prison for those in it. But the reality, too many of them are being held under no charges. Hats off to Ahmad for his work in behalf of the people of Palestine and its people. He brings so much to the table.
Talking too much might be one of Egypt's main problems. It seems that everybody now has turned democracy into chaos. Everyone has an opinion, which is cool, but then the troubles start when they start mistaking their opinions are facts. This is why there are so many confrontations and disputes leading to a civil strife.
Thus enters Maryam Saleh, a young Egyptian women with talent for sobering songs that is based in the real world. Sadness seems to be the national mood in Egypt, so are her songs. Her single talks about how people should watch what they say now. But she also sticks it to the snipers who have murdered so many people and have given many others various forms of disabilities.
I do love the music, and the performance of this song, this is the kind of song you do not listen to on the go, it's the one that challenges you by agreeing with what you already know.
لسانك حصانك - مريم صالح Maryam Saleh: Your Tongue Is Your Shield
I know I have called Egyptian singer Haitham Nabil the first mainstream singer to release a song for the January 25th revolution. He did is before it was hip and certainly it was not all that safe to sing. I salute Haitham Nabil for doing one of the hardest things for a celebrity to do...to stay silent.
Among all the singers of his class, Haitham has yet to comment on the days after the revolution--something he cleared supported. Unlike dozens of other entertainers, Haitham Nabil has not taken sides. He has always played himself in the side of the common man in the streets. He is not a politicians like many singers seem to forget nowadays.
Haitham released a song about the new Egyptian, the new bread of people who really want unity, but are not willing to settle for less. Nabil's voice has always gotten better, he picks all the right sons that suit his vocal ability. I love the fact that he doe snot super impose his image on his music videos when he is singing for Egypt. The lyrics of his songs are hard to beat, they offer poetic justice. This is what all activists should be like, dreamy yet know the reality--knowing does not mean accepting.
Many in Egypt are frustrated and disappointed with the continued death of protesters in Egypt. Sometimes they blame the thugs, but the police and the army are the only ones with guns. So it's hard to blame anyone but those who are supposed to be in charge. Dozens of protests have been murdered in cold blood few weeks ago, and no one is man enough to take credit for it.
But the protests do not seem to be intimidated, and they certainly do not seem to want to go home, so here's a poem from a spoken word artist part of the 050 band delivered those emotional words that put the military council to shame. People are hell bent on making the army give up its control in Egypt. They want them to go back to their bases, and let a civilian leader run the government. And by the way they want no one from the past regime to run too.
زيروخمسين و الشاعر الكبير أمجد القهوجى / حراره - مدرعتك
Bring back your flags, Egypt needs you to wave them and needs you to express that love you have always had for it. These are troubling times in Egypt and it seems cynicism is all over that country, and few are willing to sing for it at the moment, many did that last year. But this might be the first mainstream song to come out this year.
Vocally, the song leaves things to be desired, the lyrics are pretty good, the winner is the pictures, videos and slideshow that go with the song. The singer is young Ahmed Awad who did not impose his picture of video on us till the song has finished. Mr. Awad does seem to have a lot of pride in his country and its people--not many would sing about that now. Good job Ahmed, keep up that good work and that all Egyptian pride.
I do not know nor do I care who this guy is. But I know he is making waves with those Arab celebrities in Egypt. Many have posted videos offering support for this candidate who came from nowhere. He has been a long time activist and now has secured a nomination. He is running for president of Egypt and all of sudden we hear more from him.
Hamadeen is inclined toward social justice. And it's official as he has one hit song for his campaign. Songs often offer the candidate vision on the election, it allows for his song to be all over the place. Many contenders have been wrestling to get songs from A list entertainers. Mounir and Amr Diab are both coveted. Spread your wings in the wild says this song in Arabic.
Celebrities, talk show hosts, talking heads, pundits, singers, actors, and now the mother of Khalid Said, the young Alexandria man whose death has sparked the Arab Spring in Egypt all endorse Hamadeen. Will he be president? I do not know...but his campaign seems to have benefited from all the little fights between the other bigger name candidates. اغنية اطلق جناحك فى البراح - حمدين صباحى رئيساً لمصر Ahmed Saad - Wahed Menena / أحمد سعد- واحد مننا هؤلاء يؤيدون حمدين صباحى رئيساً للجمهورية
Mado might have the coolest Egyptian hair on TV. This activist turned entertainers of the masses. I have written a lot about Mado's song in the past, but none of them even come close to how impressed I am with his latest music video. In his song he sounds a lot different, like he has never sounded this sweet before. He has sounded angry and funny in the past. But this time he sounds serious and heart broken, which brings his sweet side out. The music for his song sounds a lot more Eastern than he has used in the past. Nothing beats an impressive turnaround for a singer who had all the potential all along. Mado came to age as many other bands in Egypt does the same songs over and over again. Mado outfoxed many of them and channeled himself. His song is about losing freedom to express his thoughts. And being silenced by those with power an authority. If you really wanted to understand what activists on the ground feel at the moment, then tune in to Mado. Keep in mind, the revolution is not done with, it's still brewing. Enjoy the production and mixing of this delightfully crafted song and music video. Azure media - مادو - كمموني
We get it, you are artists, not politicians. Unless you have been spending the bulk of your time on another planet, you would know that your concert in Israel comes at an awful time. As Israel leaders up in arms about waging a war with Israel and as they hold hundreds of Palestinian prisoners with no charge, please do not blame me if I see your tour as approval of such polities.
I am interested in bringing issues of the land, and all the facts on the ground realities created by Israel, but I tell you this, Israel robs Palestinians from water resources, and separates families by walls and ID cards, and do nothing to quell the gangs of armed settlers who attack farmers and business owners just because they are waking up in the morning to earn a living. And if that's not enough, you get your military check points where the IDF uses senseless practices are welcome and humiliation is fr breakfast for many Palestinians.
If this is the kind of policies and people supporting them you guys want to entertain, then by all means be my guest. But the band of many beloved instant hits will be "Throw Away your Television", will take a whole new meaning. And please not to forget to dedicates at least on of your songs to the people living under an illegal occupation, "Torture Me" Red Hot Chili Peppers - Torture Me (Lyrics)
