Playing the piano keyboard might seem as simple as pressing some keys, yet it is much grander than that—an intricate dance of rhythm, emotion, and skill. In his home studio, Lotfy Mohamed Lotfy, a 29-year-old pianist and experimental musician, pressed the long white and black piano keys with ease, producing a rich and complex tune. “I like listening to and playing intense and complex tunes,” Lotfy told Egyptian Streets during an interview. “It doesn’t need to be happy or sad or even defined. Music can express emotions much more vividly than lyrics.” As he struck keys, a tune in the sound of the yueqin, also known as the moon guitar, a Chinese musical instrument with an Eastern tone, played. Lotfy layered it with a synthesized, white-noise-like ringing in the background. Shortly after, a fast-paced drum was added to the track, followed by a buzzing, fly-like sound, before his swift fingers played the piano, birthing a Western tone. The track playing in his studio was Attune, one of his favorite tracks on his album, SWLD, released on 1 December 2024 on Spotify, Soundcloud, and Bandcamp, he explained to Egyptian Streets….
