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| Keywords: Dahab 2.jpg en DAHAB is an acoustic trio that was created by Sharif Maghraby composition lead and rhythm guitars vocals Majed Fassi composition lead and rhythm guitars vocals and Adham Sharkawy percussion in 2004 Our music can be defined as ˜acoustic ethnic rock with a 70 ™s influence We are inspired by Sinai “ a magical and sacred land We have all spent considerable time there and a lot of our songs were written there whilst meditating on the beach or deep in the desert It is truly a beautiful place that helps one regain balance in their soul ˜DAHAB ™ is actually a small Bedouin village in Sinai about 100km north of Sharm El Sheikh and it is renowned as a place where musicians and artists go to create and improvise It is a place which we all agree has given us great times great friends great passion great music and of course a feeling of harmony peace and being one with nature This is the essence of our band and most of our music has been composed in Sinai Our first public performance was in the Dubai International Jazz Festival in the Buzz Art Tent From then on we played two seasons at the Peanut Butter and have also been regulars on the Dubai Lime open mic scene We have supported the Wailers in Bahrain are part of the Souk Al Bastakiya artist JUMPFEST SLOBFEST and the Dubai Festival City gigs Our music is a fusion of rock folk oriental and blues and poetry We are influenced by many greats Dire Straits Pink Floyd Led Zeppelin Eric Clapton Bob Marley Lenny Kravitz Santana Tracy Chapman and many others We started out playing cover songs for many of the above mentioned artists which we had interpreted to fit into our unique sound We then decided to move away from that direction and began incorporating our own compositions into our sets which were always very well received by audiences We have just finished recording our first album called Spirit of Sinai which was recorded mixed and mastered at SoundDesign Studios In Cairo It is an acoustic album with a very mellow unplugged sound and includes a full band that we brought in for the recording The album was completed on Jan 5th 2009 and the track list is as follows I Remember When No Love Dies Brother I Am Gold Time OverDrive Yours To Make and Dahab Lately we have joined by Ammar Dajani on Bass and Ashraf Helimi on drums and we are now performing as a 5 piece band in Dubai We are currently in talks with VIRGIN MUSIC STORES to get a distribution deal for our album in their retail outlets It's all good Own Sharif Maghraby 2008 http //us myspace com/dahabband http //itunes apple com/WebObjects/MZStore woa/wa/viewAlbum id 305418206 s 143441 http //www amazon co uk/gp/product/B001U83WIS/ref dm_sp_alb ie UTF8 qid 1239604351 sr 8-1 http //www emusic com/album/Dahab-Spirit-of-Sinai-MP3-Download/11387097 html http //amiestreet com/music/dahab/spirit-of-sinai/ http //www youtube com/chikobudha http //music nokia ae/ World music | ||||
