Mahraganat music
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Mahraganat music is a contemporary Egyptian street music genre that blends electronic beats, rap-style vocals, and socially charged lyrics, evolving from and modernizing traditional shaabi music.
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| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | music genre ⓘ |
| associatedWithEvent | Egyptian Revolution of 2011 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | Egypt ⓘ |
| culturalOrigin |
Cairo urban neighborhoods
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Egyptian working-class neighborhoods ⓘ |
| developedFrom | Egyptian shaabi music ⓘ |
| distributionChannel |
YouTube
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
file-sharing websites ⓘ social media ⓘ |
| emergedInPeriod | late 2000s ⓘ |
| gainedPopularityInPeriod | early 2010s ⓘ |
| hasAlternativeName |
mahragan
ⓘ
mahraganat shaabi NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasCharacteristic |
DIY production style
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danceable rhythms ⓘ party-oriented themes ⓘ satirical lyrics ⓘ socially charged lyrics ⓘ street-oriented themes ⓘ use of slang ⓘ |
| hasNotableArtist |
Alaa Fifty Cent
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Hamo Bika NERFINISHED ⓘ Hassan Shakosh NERFINISHED ⓘ Oka Wi Ortega NERFINISHED ⓘ Sadat El Alamy NERFINISHED ⓘ Shahine NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasSubculture | Egyptian youth culture ⓘ |
| influenced |
contemporary Egyptian pop music
ⓘ
regional Arab urban music scenes ⓘ |
| influencedBy |
electro shaabi
ⓘ
global electronic dance music ⓘ rap ⓘ reggaeton ⓘ |
| recognizedBy | international music festivals ⓘ |
| stylisticOrigin |
dance music
ⓘ
electronic music ⓘ hip hop music ⓘ shaabi music ⓘ |
| subjectOf |
controversy over lyrics
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debates about public morality in Egypt ⓘ |
| typicalLanguage | Egyptian Arabic NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| typicalPerformanceVenue |
clubs
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neighborhood parties ⓘ street weddings ⓘ |
| usesMusicalElement |
auto-tune
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electronic beats ⓘ heavy bass ⓘ rap-style vocals ⓘ simple melodic loops ⓘ |
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