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Bedouin Jerry Can Band

The Bedouin Jerry Can Band are a group of nomadic Bedouins from the Sinai who perform Bedouin Sufi and Rabba folk songs on traditional instruments and an assortment of scavenged percussion, including jerry cans and ammunition boxes. Their perfomance includes a coffee grinder who prepares and serves coffee for the audience, reflecting the ancient links between Bedouin culture and coffee. Their first album, Coffee Time, was released in 2007. http://www.jerrycanband.com/

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Bukky Leo & Black Egypt

Growing up in Lagos Nigeria, Bukky was spotted practising his first saxophone by the original Afro-beat drummer Tony Allen. He was immediately ushered into Tony's newly formed band. Bukky went on to play with the great Fela Kuti where the seeds of Afro-beat were being sown. After sometime in the band and under the influence of Tony Allen, Bukky decided to follow his own journey with his distinct style of Jazz and Afro-beat.

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Scarab

There are several musicians called Scarab. 1. Scarab - Death Metal band from Egypt Scarab is a death metal band from Cairo, Egypt formed in 2006. Sprouting from the band

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Ehab Tawfik

Ehab Tawfik (إيهاب توفيق) is an only child, and got married in 2006. He learned how to play the lute as a child, and his love for music started when he was only nine years old. In 1995 he received his Masters Degree for his thesis: "The Egyptian Song in the Second Half of the Twentieth Century". Not satisfied with just a master degree, Ehab worked toward his Doctorate in Music and Arabic singing, completed in April 2002. The doctorate was entitled "The Methods of Performing Arabic Singing in Egypt during the second half of the last century".

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