Fuck the Union of #Egyptian Musicians and their conservative, pompous elitist bullshit.
This is one of my favourite Mahraganat songs by Oka and Ortega #Egypt
And this one by Sadat and Fifty
And here’s the audio of Oka and Ortega - love this
What musician bans music? What kind of “union of musicians” works *against* instead of for musicians? This is classist fuckery that insists there’s a particular type of #Egyptian musician that’s more “authentic” than others. It is glorified censorship
I often describe Mahraganat as a mix of hip hop & reggaeton re lyrics, beats. That it originated in working class neighbourhoods and soeaks to issues that most affected t ghe marginalization of those communities is what makes the union’s censorship so pompous and sinister. #Egypt
Clearly, the role of the Union of #Egyptian Musicians is less to protect the interests of the musicians - or at least all the musicians - and more to protect the interests of the conservative powers that be. They should be called Gatekeepers, not a union.
