Cairo Steps | |
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Background information | |
Also known as | Cairo Steps |
Origin | Cairo, Egypt |
Genres | Jazz |
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Years active | 2002–present |
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Website |
cairosteps |
Cairo Steps is an ensemble was founded 2002 by the Egyptian German musician and producer Basem Darwisch. Cairo Steps has awarded the German golden jazz award in 2018.
Cairo Steps was founded in 2002 by the Egyptian German musician and producer Basem Darwisch. [1] [2]
Cairo Steps merges and combines traditional Egyptian and oriental grooves with modern jazz improvisation, classical music and contemporary sounds. The ensemble has played numerous concerts in Egypt, Kuwait, Abu Dhabi, Italy, France and many stages worldwide with musicians and artists from around the world. The group includes members of different nationalities. [3]
On April 19, 2018, Cairo Steps collected The German Jazz Music award at Berlin ceremony with the ensemble members including Ines Abdul Dayem, Minister of Culture of Egypt, The ensemble received the award for their album Flying Carpet, which they created with German band Quadro Nuevo. [4] [5] The Egyptian minister of culture honored Cairo Steps in the Egyptian Academy in Rome after being awarded the German Jazz Music Award in April 2018. [2]
On June 26, 2020, Cairo Steps with Quadro Nuevo, released a video of playing the soundtrack (Shams) produced in 2017 on the album (Flying Carpet). The video was released on Cairo Steps' YouTube channel To alert the community to domestic isolation and social distancing in anticipation of COVID-19. The track was played via video conference between the musicians. [2]
On April 6, 2020, the Egyptian Ministry of Culture showed one of the previous Cairo Steps concerts that were at the Cairo Opera House and was among the videos that the Ministry of Culture published on its YouTube channel. The concert was released shortly after the launch of "Culture in Your Hands", an initiative to start performing theater performances, concerts and other cultural events over the Internet amid the closure of theaters, cinemas and concert halls due to the Coronavirus. [6]
On November 2, 2020, Cairo Steps participated in the Arab Music Festival at the Cairo Opera House, the concert was held in the open air, taking into account the precautionary measures to prevent COVID-19. [7] [8]
Cairo Steps consists of many members from different countries: [9]
Basem Darwisch led his team, Cairo Steps, to produce 5 albums and a large number of singles:
Year of Release | Album Name | Content | Notes |
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2012 | Oud Lounge |
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*Cairo Steps was redistributed in another version and released on the same album |
2016 | Arabiskan |
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2016 | Silk Road |
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2017 | Flying Carpet |
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2020–21 | Diwan Cafe | Oud Suite | feat. Basem Darwisch |
Reprise | feat. Wolfgang Wittemann | ||
Malek AlMolk | feat. Sheikh Ehab Youness | ||
Cairo Vibe | feat. Rami Attallah | ||
Ward | feat. Rageed William | ||
Elahi | feat. Ousso Lotfy | ||
El Anfoushi | feat. Wael El Sayed | ||
El Zaitoun | feat. Ragy Kamal | ||
Fayoum | feat. John Sami | ||
Electronic Music (With: Sam Shure) |
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Soundtrack | Seven to One | ||
Inspirational Music | Oud Mood of the day | ||
Duduk and Oud dialog mood | With Rageed William | ||
2014 | Singles | Gnossienne No.1 | Remix feat Sheikh Ehab Younis |
I can Say | feat Maher Fayez. | ||
2014–2015 | Je nai nan | feat Sheikh Ehab Younis, Ali El Helbawy, Monica George and Peter Ghattas. | |
2015 | Aripsalin | feat Monica George and Peter Ghattas. | |
Mariam | |||
Beredak | Remix feat Marwa Nagy | ||
Al Mokhtar | |||
Gnossienne | New Remix | ||
2017 | Palladio | ||
Adagio | Remix feat Sheikh Ehab Younis | ||
Desert Road | Wahba's Moonlight Remix | ||
2020 | Malek ElMolk | feat Sheikh Ehab Younis |