Cairo’s underground music scene maybe saturated with talented musicians, but one particular band certainly distinguishes itself from the crowd. Such distinction may not be in the form of a massive cult following, but in the unique mix of the music they deliver. Offering a shade of music that is seldom seen in our local music arena, Musiphoria stitches an intricate tapestry of music that takes you on a journey from the epic to the sublime, over rolling hills of green and into hectic scenes of uprising and revolt. Musiphoria is a self-labeled new-age band that has been active for a little more than a year. However, the idea for the band has been in the works since 2010 but only materialized in 2014 with their debut concert recently coming to light in September 2015. An all-instrumental show, the band strives to stay away from the one-man-show model that, in their opinion, plagues the mainstream Egyptian music scene. Their music is a varied palette of colors reflected in the band members’ different backgrounds. Their line-up is ever-changing, each time adding a new instrument to accentuate a certain atmosphere. But some members are pretty…
Egyptian Band Musiphoria Delivers the Bliss of Instrumental Fusions
December 13, 2015
