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 Egyptian band Massar Egbari is all set to rock
I think our music will be very catchy for the multi-national audience in Dubai,' says Massar Egbari's Ayman Massoud. The Egyptian band is all set to rock this weekend
The Rhythm & Reels segment of the Dubai International Film Festival this year celebrates the union of cinema and sound with a spectacular line-up of biopics and musicals, complemented by live performances by popular Arab and international acts, from Rima Khcheich, Massar Egbari and Y-Crew to a mariachi ensemble, specially flown in from Mexico.
The award-winning band Massar Egbari, which was formed in 2005, specialises in alternative Egyptian music, fusing rock, jazz and blues with pure Oriental music. Ayman Massoud, manager and keyboardist of the band spoke to tabloid! about the band, its members and their upcoming performance on Friday following the screening of the film Microphone, which features some of the band's songs.
Explaining why Massar Egbary defines itself as an alternative music band, Massoud said that for the last few decades, pop music dominated the music scene in the Arab world, leaving no space for other genres of music, such as rock, jazz, blues and others.
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Egyptian takes Golden Pyramid |
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 For the first time in 14 years, the Golden Pyramid for best film in CIFF’s International Completion went to an Egyptian film, Khaled al-Haggar’s “Al-Shooq” (Lust). The decision came as a shock to some critics at the festival, for whom it was not the best Egyptian film in competition, let alone the best film.
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 “Microphone” directed by Ahmed Abdalla
(Best movie in Kartaj Film Festival , Best Arabic movie in Cairo International Film Festival - CIFF , Best Film Editing in Dubai International Film Festival - DIFF) , Best Film in Istanbul Film Festival.
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“Hawi” directed by Ibrahim El Batout.
(Best Arabic movie in Doha Tribeca Film Festival)
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