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16 sie 2024 · Nearly two decades after the genre’s inception, mahraganat finally broke free of its shackles… of being music designated for a particular class, or a people of specific background. Mahraganat was now the most desirable genre, played without reserve at weddings on the street and at the Four Seasons.
In late October 2020, Saied and Mohamed, were invited by a friend to attend a private house party featuring two of the Mahraganat heavyweights: Hassan Shakoush and Hamo Beka.
Mahraganat is a combination of working class popular Egyptian music played at weddings, EDM and hip-hop, with heavy autotune use. DJ Figo made the genre more well known with his team "set dyaba" released during the 2011 Egyptian Revolution. Although this may be the first ever track to go mainstream, Mahraganat was conceived early by several ...
While Mahraganat has been viewed as a new phenomenon, there has been a long-standing history of Shaabi music that pre-dates the genre; from traditional Arabic ‘Mawaweel’ which gave birth to populist musical expression in the region, to the revolutionary duo Sheikh Imam and Ahmed Fouad Negm giving voice to the language of Egyptian streets ...
29 sie 2019 · Mahraganat originated outside the traditional production system or, more specifically, without protection from the legal frameworks, established by the state for decades, to restrict freedom of creativity.
Mohamed Mahmoud also known as “Hamo Bika” is an Egyptian artist born in Alexandria on the 26th of july 1988. He worked as a butcher, “toktok” driver and a ceramic expert before starting his...
18 lis 2019 · "If you don't acknowledge our music, we will not recognise your art," shouted a famous Mahragan singer Hamo Biko from inside the Egyptian Music Syndicate headquarter, and warned of a "revolution" if the genre – which has brought him fame and wealth – is not allowed to flourish.
