Cairokee

Cairokee
Members from left to right: Tamer Hashem, Sherif Mostafa, Sherif El Hawary, Amir Eid & Adam El-Alfy
Members from left to right: Tamer Hashem, Sherif Mostafa, Sherif El Hawary, Amir Eid & Adam El-Alfy
Background information
OriginCairo, Egypt
GenresEgyptian, rock
Years active2003–present
Members
  • Amir Eid
  • Sherif El Hawary
  • Tamer Hashem
  • Sherif Mostafa
  • Adam El-Alfy

Cairokee is an Egyptian rock band that was officially launched in 2003 but came to prominence with its revolutionary music following the Egyptian Revolution of 2011 due to its politically-inspired lyrics and protest songs released following the uprising. Their title song "Ya El Midan", featuring Aida el Ayoubi, who had retired in the 1990s, ranked number one on Facebook worldwide for downloads and number eight on YouTube.[1][2][3]

  1. ^ "CairoKee's latest album". Daily News Egypt. July 1, 2012.
  2. ^ "Egypt's Underground Wakes Up". NPR. June 12, 2012.
  3. ^ "Cairokee: one Cairo band becomes a revolutionary discovery". The National. December 29, 2013.