Shaabi
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Shaabi (
Shaabi means "of the people", specifically "locally popular".
Shaabi lyrics can be both intensely political, and filled with humour and double entendre. Because of its nature as street music, and widespread indifference to copyright law among Egyptians, Shaabi today is mainly distributed on pirated tapes and CDs.
The first shaabi singer to rise to stardom was Adaweyah, whose first album in 1972 sold a million copies.[4] Like many shaabi singers, Adaweyah was famed for his mawwal. More recently, Shaaban Abdel Rahim rose to fame in 2000 with the controversial "Ana Bakrah Israel" ("I hate Israel"), and has remained something of a working-class hero due to a string of populist political hits.
Other well-known singers in the shaabi genre include
Mahraganat
The most recent new development to come out of Cairo's Shaabi scene is
The best-known artists in this genre are Hamo Bika, Oka Wi Ortega, Sadat, Figo, Alaa 50 Cent, Shahta Karika, and Islam Chipsy[6][7][8] (although Chipsy does not associate him with mahraganat, as his music is more instrumental).[9]
References
- ^ . Retrieved 2022-07-15.
- ^ Sherifa Zuhur, Popular Dance and Music in Modern Egypt. Jefferson, N.C.: McFarland & Co. 2022, p. 110.
- ^ Hassan A.ElSeoud:Egyptian Shaabi Music
- ^ ISBN 978-1-85109-449-3.
- ^ Hubbard, Ben (11 May 2013). "Out of Egypt's Chaos, Musical Rebellion". New York Times.
- ^ Doiezie, Mathilde (18 December 2014). "Islam Chipsy : «Notre langage musical est sauvage, brutal, bruyant»". Le Figaro (in French). Retrieved 17 March 2024.
- ^ "Egypt's Mahragan: Music of the Masses". Middle East Institute. 22 September 2013. Retrieved 17 March 2024.
- ^ Mohsen, Ali Abdel (18 April 2013). "A Q&A with leading mahraganat singer Sadat". Egypt Independent. Retrieved 17 March 2024.
- ^ Marie, Mustafa (5 May 2019). "Islam Chipsy to carve his name on Kunsten Festival on May 10". EgyptToday. Retrieved 17 March 2024.
Further reading
- "Electro Shaabi - Egyptian genre based on Egyptian Shaabi Rhymes". Generation Bass. Retrieved 12 September 2014.