Eskenderella: More Egyptain Indie Music

The music liked by intellectuals is often different than the music enjoyed by the masses and that's becasue of difference in interests and backgrounds. Here is the band Eskenderella, an indie band from Egypt that knows how to work the crowd and get them pumped up with some original music and provocative themes.

Using the Egyptian radio style music of the 50s and 60s in the style of Shikh Said Darweesh where story telling folksy style about bigger issues. In this song, they talk about stealing Palestine and its occupation, the American agenda and the Tahrir Square revolution, Arab nationalism, Tunisia, Syria, Libya and Egypt.

Enjoy some Easter Jazz and folklore tales. This is large band, unlike those five band members. Eskenderella, was formed in 2001 by a group of passionate Alexandrian musicians. Throughout their first year and half, they did a number of musical concerts in different cultural spots in Alexandria. The band stopped for a number of years, but came back in a new shape and more members in December 2005. They also added more songs of their own compositions and written by leading poets like Fouad Hadad, Naguib Shehab El Deen and young poet Ahmed Hadad among others.

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