Lekhfa’s @MauriceLouca and agent @BasemAbuarab visit Prof Corinne Stokes’ @NYUAbuDhabi class on Arab Popular Music. This week’s focus is on music of the 70’s. 
The 60’s and 70’s were so influential in psychedelic music globally, comments @MauriceLouca, though were less influential in Egypt, as compared to Turkey or Beirut. But he shares an Umm Kulthoum track with electric guitar and keyboard. #BarzakhFestival
Listening to a piece by Umm Kulthoum, a student remarks on the powerful audience agreement that the intros can be 6-7 minutes long and a single piece an hour long. @MauriceLouca suggests that it’s better to think of it as an extended composition rather than a “song.”
Now there is a heated debate on what is considered proper Egyptian chaabi music, and differences from Western pop music in terms of access to mainstream radio, class implications etc.
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