Cairo (and Egypt) scene is so rich, full, variegated, innovative, experimental, harsh, tough, forward thinking, no-frills and overall very difficult to describe.
Thanks to Rama and Zuli for trying to put together this sensation in this awesome comp.
It's a dirty job but someone had to do it :) crft
Based in Bahrain, Sarah Haras makes electronic music steeped in smog, residual echoes and tweaked tradition. Remnants of industrial, dancehall, noise and drone seem untethered to the whole, with nods to ancestral roots in Khaleeji folk music. https://www.vikingschoice.org/archive/vikings-choice-guide-to-bandcamp-friday-march-2021 Lars Gotrich
The debut LP from Cairo producer 3Phaz is a spellbinding mix of Egyptian electronic folk (mahraganat, shaabi) with techno and footwork. Bandcamp New & Notable Mar 31, 2020
This deeply wigged-out batch of hyperactive electronic music gets a vinyl release via the Norwegian label Sheep Chase. Bandcamp New & Notable Jun 29, 2020