Another Indie Band Gets a "Microphone"

This has a vintage feel to it, the latest music video for Y-Crew, Egyptian band to appear on clips from the upcoming Egyptian indie film "Microphone" starring Khaled Abu Al Najja and Yosra Al Lozy. The movie explores music bands in the great city of Alexandria and they feature live footage from performances and songs from little known bands

I like this idea, we do not know much about indie music bands in Arab countries,. we tend to confuse them with pop stars and other singers. but there are those little band here and there doing some great stuff--intellectual stuff too and expressing the pulse of the common man. At some point, you will think you are on the streets of an American city where street rappers turn on a mas crowd of onlookers.

This movie is like the Woodstock for Egyptian bands, and it does have a hippie spirit to it. And the fact that so many young people turned out to make this project a success speaks volumes of the power of the grassroots. But rappers do not skate or do they? Yes, the urban kids love to skate and they love rap too. This is about urban life and street art where they represent a true reflection on the local culture of a place.

what I did not like is the smoking, there is tons of it, and just when American and European productions have walked away from showing tobacco in their work, I think the movie should have less and none at all.

Y-Crew - Ehna Zahma / واي كرو - إحنا زحمة

Here is the latest reportage of "Microphone", the first indie film that talks about an interesting subject that happens to be fresh!