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ELITE VOL.1, Issue 56, june 2023
ELITE
VOL.1, Issue 56, june 2023

And soon it interacted with the To this extent, it seems acceptable and
Egyptian revolution with enthusiastic reasonable, as some young people

songs. It formed large audiences present a new kind of music and
during this period, as a result of the developing it into telling a social story
youth's aspirations for change in all that expresses the reality of the

fields, whether political or artistic Egyptian neighborhood, in a way that
fields. However, the emergence of this does not spoil or harm public taste.
type of music was linked from its This type of songs achieved wide fame,

inception to a group of youth who did and spread among groups of children
not study music and belonged to the and youth within all classes of
poor classes and saw themselves Egyptian society, and it spread easily

presenting a new type of fast-tempo through the Internet, in addition to the
music, similar to Rap or techno music, adoption of the Egyptian film makers

and they called it "Electro Shabii". in one way or another.

But soon its essence was spoiled by the Without paying attention to the
second generation of performers of societal message of the artistic content

these Mahraganat songs, Because they in itself. In addition, this artistic
wanted quick fame and money, and content has begun to spread a set of

forgot the concepts launched by the negative values within Egyptian
first generation To legitimize the society, such as bullying resulting
existence of this music, and those from bold words, and meanings that
concepts such as "popular artistic suggest imposing a vision of

message" or "appropriate renewal." imposition on those around it by
This new generation of Mahraganat force. so is the spread of savings; As

performers used bold expressions that often reference is made in these songs
the Egyptian artistic community was to the use of drugs of various kinds.
not used to. With the aim of rapid
access and wide spread.

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