Basata band will perform at El Geneina Theatre.
Basata, literally meaning simplicity, was formed when the band members decided the flood of love songs produced in Egypt needed some mixing up. They gathered a group of young emerging poets to write lyrics – including Hesham el Gagh, the popular colloquial poet from Upper Egypt – assembled an oud, qanoon, guitar, cello and violin, and started to make music that, as they saw it, defied the status quo. The result: International success and performances across both Egypt and Europe.
Thursday, 21 July at 8pm, El Genaina Theatre, Al Azhar Park, Salah Salem Rd.
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