Why won't he? Beer belly. Balding. He doesn't look like a rock star. (Compare him say to MC Sadat.) But check it out: as of this posting, over 1.7 million views. He's popular enough in Egypt. And amazing. (Thanks to Hammer for pointing him out to me.)
Sunday, May 25, 2014
mahraganat fatty: Hamboullah
There is a side to Egypt's mahraganat (electro shaabi) scene that is not likely to be exported, or to even get much outside exposure. This guy: Hamboullah.
Why won't he? Beer belly. Balding. He doesn't look like a rock star. (Compare him say to MC Sadat.) But check it out: as of this posting, over 1.7 million views. He's popular enough in Egypt. And amazing. (Thanks to Hammer for pointing him out to me.)
Why won't he? Beer belly. Balding. He doesn't look like a rock star. (Compare him say to MC Sadat.) But check it out: as of this posting, over 1.7 million views. He's popular enough in Egypt. And amazing. (Thanks to Hammer for pointing him out to me.)
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Hello Ted,
Nice, small post: befits such a little 'big' man as Hamboullah is.
You've got to check this Egyptian keyboardist (Video: http://youtu.be/ylg0Ha6XAH8). His name is Eslam 'Chipsy' El-Saeed from Al-Matariyyah district; a very popular hayy in Cairo. He works solo, or as seen here alongside a DJ (T-2 a.k.a. Samih Tito), and as part of a power-trio of electro-chaâbi team called EKK Team.
The EEK Team stands for Eslam el-Saed (A.k.a. Islam Chipsy*), Eslam Ta'Ta, and Khaled Mando. (Note: His trademark name is an advertisment for Egypt's biggest potato-chips manufacturing company, named erm, 'Chipsy' ('My Chips).
This 'genie of music' as he's often nicknamed is a freakadelic one-man show in weddings and private parties standing behind his Yamaha PSR OR-700 synthboard; which literally screams out staccato tunes that are basically, old Egyptian classics twisted out of all audial proportions into a mayhem of clashtronic sounds that can keep the dancers dancing on and on.
The label that produces him (Nashazphon: https://www.facebook.com/pages/Nashazphone/171246872903072), is an Algerian-Egyptian collaboration; which also produces 'street' DJ Sardena from Egypt among a handful of other 'noise-tronica' acts.
Thanks, Hammer. I've posted previously about Islam Chipsy (search for Chipsy on my blog) and I really love him. Unfortunately some of the vids I linked to have disappeared. I did not know about the EEK team, and I'll look it up.
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