Egyptian Music

There are no specific words to describe the beauty of Egyptian music. Although I have lived there all my life, I only took notice of the ingenuity around two years ago; when I started playing the guitar. Egypt is located in the heart of the Middle East. It has always been the doors from Africa to Asia and vice versa, therefore, a strategic point on the map. From this, Egypt has been under constant invasion …

…Using all the knowledge I have of Arabic scales, I try to make use of it in my guitar playing and style, in trying to create an oriental rock theme. The music of Egypt reflects Egypt itself. The rhythms show its fun loving and extremely hospitable people. While the bluesy melodies expose its long hard years of foreign occupancy and her hard working people. The whole music scene is exotic to reflect her exotic nature.