Cairokee

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Cairokee
Egyptian, Rock
Years active2003–present
Members
  • Amir Eid
  • Sherif El Hawary
  • Tamer Hashem
  • Sherif Mostafa
  • Adam El-Alfy

Cairokee is an Egyptian

Egyptian Revolution of 2011 due to its politically-inspired lyrics and protest songs released following the uprising. Their title song "Ya El Midan", featuring Aida el Ayoubi, who had retired in the 1990s, ranked number one on Facebook worldwide for downloads and number eight on YouTube.[1][2][3]

Background

Official logo

The band consists of Amir Eid (lead

lead guitarist), Tamer Hashem (drummer), Sherif Mostafa (keyboardist), and Adam el-Alfy (bass guitarist). The initial band members were friends ever since their school days, and Tamer was already a drummer back then. In 2003, Eid and Hawary had started an English band initially called Black Star.[4] They started playing covers of English songs, with only one Egyptian song called "Ghariba" that was highly admired by their audiences. They later decided to continue making Egyptian songs because they felt it was shameful to keep playing English music as it wasn't their mother tongue. They were mainly influenced by the works of Pink Floyd and The Beatles and regard Pink Floyd's music as an inspiration for their own musical career.[5]

Career

Following the

Heliopolis suburb. The band was invited by volunteer organizers and had tweeted earlier that they would "join the Egyptian people at Ittihadiya (name of the palace)". While performing, the people were singing along with them and served as backup singers with lyrics such as "we are the people… and our path is right" and "you say ‘justice’, and they call you a traitor". The band called their audience during the performance "the best in the world".[12][13]

On 21 March 2013,

sha'abi singer Ahmed Adaweyah who performed in Wust E-Balad's act and at the end of the event, no victor was announced but the spectators were apparently left highly satisfied with both performances.[14] Cairokee also performed at the Jordanian Dum Tak Alternative Middle Eastern Music Festival, along with several Egyptian bands including Wust El-Balad and Massar Egbari as well as many other Middle Eastern bands such as Lebanon's Mashrou' Leila.[15]

In early 2014, Cairokee released their third album "El Sekka Shemal". The album featured collaborations with different artists, including Algerian singer

El Bernameg.[17]

On July 20, 2017, Cairokee hit the summer season with the release of their latest album, Noaata Beda, or Drop of White, which consists of 10 songs. The main song, Noaata Beda, received 11 million views on YouTube.

In September 23, 2022, Cairokee released Roma

Members

  • Amir Eid - Vocals, acoustic guitar
  • Sherif El Hawary - Rhythm and lead guitar
  • Tamer Hashem - Drums
  • Sherif Mostafa - Keyboards
  • Adam El-Alfy - Bass guitar
    • Note that Mostafa also produces and mixes the band's studio output.

Discography

Studio Albums
  • Matloob Zaeem (مطلوب زعيم) (2011)
  • Wana Maa Nafsy Aad (وانا مع نفسي قاعد) (2012)
  • El Sekka Shemal (السكة شمال) (2014)
  • Nas w Nas (ناس و ناس) (2015)
  • Noaata Beida (2017) (نقطة بيضاء)
  • The Ugly Ducklings (2019) (أبناء البطة السوداء)
  • Roma (2022) (روما)
  • Telk Qadeya (2023) (تلك قضية)

References

  1. ^ "CairoKee's latest album". Daily News Egypt. July 1, 2012.
  2. ^ a b "Egypt's Underground Wakes Up". NPR. June 12, 2012.
  3. ^ a b "Cairokee: one Cairo band becomes a revolutionary discovery". The National. December 29, 2013.
  4. ^ "Cairokee's "Ya El-Midan" Celebrates the Meaning of Tahrir Square". Connected In Cairo. December 2, 2011.
  5. ^ "Cairokee – An Exclusive Interview With HashTags Mag". HashTags Mag. January 17, 2013.
  6. ^ a b "True, passionate and popular". Al-Ahram Weekly. Archived from the original on 2012-02-13. Retrieved 2014-01-28.
  7. ^ "50 People Shaping the Culture of the Middle East". Al-Monitor.
  8. ^ "Two years on, the revolution still sells…". Kalimat Magazine. March 27, 2013. Archived from the original on February 3, 2014. Retrieved January 28, 2014.
  9. El Sawy Culture wheel. Archived from the original
    on 2014-02-03. Retrieved 2014-01-28.
  10. ^ "Two years on, Mubarak's tactics still haunt Egypt media". Committee to Protect Journalists. 24 January 2013.
  11. ^ "Pop songs praise Egyptian presidential candidates". BBC. April 27, 2012.
  12. ^ "Cairokee adds music to the chants at the presidential palace". Daily News Egypt. July 3, 2013.
  13. ^ "Art Alert: Cairokee concert during anti-Morsi protests outside Ittihadiya palace". Al-Ahram. July 1, 2013.
  14. ^ "Duelling bands showcase Egyptian musical talent". Daily News Egypt. March 24, 2013.
  15. ^ "PROGRAMME: Egyptian bands play at Jordanian Dum Tak festival". Al-Ahram. May 18, 2013.
  16. ^ "Cairokee's 3rd album: Latest addition to post-revolution string of successes". Al-Ahram. February 18, 2014.
  17. ^ "Egypt's Bassem Youssef returns to the air on MBC". Al-Arabiya. February 8, 2014.

External links

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