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Overview

An offbeat tale of creativity, friendship, and finding your voice in this uproarious journey through Cairo's music scene in the early 2000s, where everything from American rock to Egyptian popular songs cultivates big dreams

WINNER OF THE SAWIRIS CULTURAL AWARD

Following a breakup with his long-term girlfriend, "Local," as he is known to his friends, moves from Alexandria to Cairo. In his new apartment, he discovers an old accordion, while his roommate unexpectedly decides to take up the saxophone, despite never having touched one before. And so, in the blistering summer heat, the two of them, without any formal training, dive into their first musical experiment: they put his mother's cookbook to music. Along with an eccentric assortment of acquaintances and occasional bandmates, Local crashes through his twenties and in and out of Cairo hangouts, heated debates on different music scenes, and various impromptu jam sessions and attempts at musical production. This is a raucous journey through offbeat downtown Cairo in the early 2000s and the music of the era, from Mohamed Mounir to Pink Floyd. Suffused with a sardonic humor and full of hilarious observations, Red Like Orange vividly chronicles life lived just outside the mainstream.

Details

  • ISBN-13: 9781649035172
  • ISBN-10: 1649035179
  • Publisher: Hoopoe
  • Publish Date: June 2026
  • Dimensions: 8 x 5.25 x 0.72 inches
  • Shipping Weight: 0.74 pounds
  • Page Count: 320

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