Mahraganat

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Mahraganat
Native name
مهرجانات, مهرجان, الكترو شعبي
Other namesEgyptian Electro-shaabi / electro-sha3bi / electro-mahragan
Stylistic origins
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Mahragan, also Mahraganat (English: festivals, carnivals;

tuktuks and on the street, since Egyptian Shaabi music has always been considered as the true soul of Egypt, given how powerful it is.[1]
Another Mahragan mix was released by the same group of friends in 2006 and it was called "Mahragan Elsalam", named after their neighbourhood 'Elsalam' in northeastern Cairo, it talked about friendship and how to be mature.

History

The origins of mahraganat (mahragan songs) lie in the popular (aka sha'bi or shaabi) neighborhoods and streets of Egypt. In 2006–7, wedding DJs began combining

Revolution began and the genre reflected the political turmoil as DJ Figo, released his first big single entitled "Ana Baba, Y’lla"[3] Initially, mahragan received no airplay on radio or television and spread online by means of such sites as YouTube and SoundCloud. Like mulid (a different sub-genre of sha'bi music) it is dance music, not meant for sitting and listening. Mahragan street performances inspire wild, sometimes acrobatic dancing, combining hip-hop moves with raqs baladi (Egyptian folk dancing).[4] In 2014, mahragan DJ Souissy signed a record deal and artists such as EEK (which is purely music without lyrics) brought the genre to the mainstream in Egypt. By summer 2014, mahraganat had become popular throughout all of Egypt. Outside of Egypt, the genre was popularised by alternative culture magazine Audio Kultur and the Cairo Liberation Front. Dance music blog Generation Bass also helped introduce mahraganat to European audiences. In 2014, a group of mahragan DJs toured the Netherlands.[5]

In 2015, Mahragan DJ Zola was shot and killed on the street during celebrations of the Egyptian Revolution's fifth anniversary.[5] The government announced that opposition protesters where responsible for the shooting, while DJ Sadat held the police responsible.[5]

The genre was considered vulgar by some older and more conservative Egyptians. This is because of the social status of the performers and fans, the controversial topics and style of lyrics, use of obscenities,[6] and personal style of the mahragan fans. In 2016, Nagham FM radio station banned maharagan songs from its programs, citing that they did not "match Egyptian customs and traditions".[7] However, television shows and music producers moved to cash in on the new trend, signing certain artists, such as Oka & Ortega, who have performed more widely since 2013[8] and recorded some commercials, and many hit songs.

On

Mohamed Ramadan.[10]

Artists

Artists classified in this genre of music include:[11][12]

In popular culture

In 2013, Hind Meddeb released a documentary about the Egyptian genre titled Electro Chaabi.[citation needed]

In April 2022, the second episode of the Marvel Cinematic Universe series Moon Knight features a song from the genre, "El Melouk - The Kings" by 3enba, Double Zuksh, and Ahmed Saad.[citation needed]

References

  1. Egyptian Music
    and Dance" Paper presented to the Association for the Study of the Middle East and Africa, 9/15/18."
  2. ^ Peavey, April (24 June 2014). "In Egypt, 'electro-chaabi' music stirs up controversy". The World. PRI.
  3. ^ ElNabawi, Maha. "Meet and Sadat sang "Ash-sha'b wa-l-hukuma" (The People and the Government) Some of the Major Players". British Council. Archived from the original on 2014-06-21. Retrieved 2016-03-26.
  4. ^ Sherifa Zuhur, "Mulid: Regenerating Spiritual and Popular Legitimacy in Egyptian Music and Dance and the Sister Genres of Sha’bi and Mahragan." Presented to the Fifth World Congress on Middle East Studies, Seville, Spain, July 19, 2018
  5. ^ a b c "DJ Ahmed "Zo'la" Mohsen shot in the head on Egyptian revolution's anniversary". Al Bawaba. January 28, 2015.
  6. ^ "Egypt's Music of Protest". MERIP. 2 January 2013.
  7. ^ "Egypt: Radio station bans mahraganat song". Freemuse. May 17, 2016. Archived from the original on May 26, 2016. Retrieved May 30, 2016.
  8. ^ Hubbard, Ben (11 May 2013). "Out of Egypt's Chaos, Musical Rebellion". The New York Times.
  9. ^ ‫اعتذار رسمي من حسن شاكوش و عمر كمال لي... - حسن شاكوش - Hassan Shakosh [An official apology from Hassan Shakoush and Omar Kamal to me...] (in Arabic), retrieved 2020-02-17[dead link]
  10. ^ "Egypt's Musical Syndicate Bans Popular Mahraganat Music". Egyptian Streets. 2020-02-17. Retrieved 2020-02-17.
  11. ^ "Egypt's Mahragan: Music of the Masses". Middle East Institute. 22 September 2013. Retrieved 17 March 2024.
  12. ^ Mohsen, Ali Abdel (18 April 2013). "A Q&A with leading mahraganat singer Sadat". Egypt Independent. Retrieved 17 March 2024.
  13. ^ Doiezie, Mathilde (18 December 2014). "Islam Chipsy : «Notre langage musical est sauvage, brutal, bruyant»". Le Figaro (in French). Retrieved 17 March 2024.
  14. ^ Marie, Mustafa (5 May 2019). "Islam Chipsy to carve his name on Kunsten Festival on May 10". EgyptToday. Retrieved 17 March 2024.
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