By Nessma Zakaria and Enas El Masry Egypt is a country that isn’t foreign to the growing spaces between the rich and poor, with Egyptian millionaires estimated at 0.04 percent of the population of adults in Egypt, and Egyptians living in poverty estimated at 26 percent of the total population. Under such light, it seems rather odd to find that a great majority of Egyptian songs are romanticized with a slim variation in the choice of topics other than break-ups or make-ups. Nevertheless, some songwriters tend to venture away from romance to speak the voice of the everyday man who struggles with life. While the common man has plenty to say about life and the difficulties it throws at him, why does no one sing about the exclusive life of the wealth minority? Similar to many bands dubbed as underground, Cairokee have had their fair share of singing about politics, romance, and daily life issues. In their latest album ‘Nas w Nas’ which was released earlier in May, one song takes a creative twist to magnify a scene from the lavish lives of the wealthy youth. Entitled ‘Marbout Be Astek’ (Tied with…
