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CairoScene
15-04-2025
- Entertainment
- CairoScene
Pink Seasalt, Kazdoura & Tusmørke to Play CJC Agouza April 17th
Pink Seasalt, Kazdoura & Tusmørke to Play CJC Agouza April 17th An eclectic collision of 70s prog-psych, alt rock, and Levantine music all in one night. Cairo-born indie rock rouser Pink Seasalt, Toronto-based Arabic duo Kazdoura, and Norwegian psychedelic prog-rock outfit, Tusmørke, will be taking over Cairo Jazz Club, Agouza, with a Thursday night live show on April 17th. A guitarist, music producer and songwriter, Mahmoud Hafez, aka Pink Seasalt, is a one-man band known for crafting soulful and carefree jams, a sweet blend of 60s psychedelic, alt rock, neo soul and folk, all wrapped in groovy funky basslines. Think Mac DeMarco, Tame Impala and Unknown Orchestra in one. Pink Seasalt will be joined on stage by Kazdoura, who will be showcasing their debut album 'Ghoyoum', a contemplative 10-track project rooted in Levantine music, exploring themes of displacement and mental illness through a fusion of Arabic maqams with psychedelia, jazz and dream pop elements. The night will also feature Tusmørke, a psychedelic, progressive folk-rock outfit hailing from Skien, Norway, making their Cairo debut. Regarded as one of the most mysterious bands in the Norwegian alternative scene, Tusmørke is known for its dark, intense, and almost primeval, cauldron of musical potions. It takes its sonic cues from 60s and 70s prog-psych luminaries such as Gong and Caravan, and acid-leaning folksters like The Incredible String band with a generous dose of nordic folk music and influences from the golden age of Egyptian and Lebanese music. Doors open at 8 PM. To book your tickets, head to Cairo Jazz Club's official website.
CBC
06-02-2025
- Entertainment
- CBC
Mac DeMarco, Pup and more featured on benefit album for wildfire relief
Bandcamp is launching a fundraiser to support musicians affected by the Southern California wildfires on Feb. 7. For one day only, all proceeds raised on Bandcamp will go to MusiCares, the non-profit founded by Grammy CEO Harvey Mason Jr. that provides musicians with health and welfare support. Several Canadian artists are indirectly participating in the event through the release of a compilation album, Good Music To Lift Up Los Angeles, which will be available exclusively on Bandcamp on Feb. 7. Mac DeMarco, Pup and the New Pornographers are among the artists taking part. Good Music To Lift Up Los Angeles will features covers, remixes, previously-unreleased songs and more. Pup shared that a demo of theirs would be included on the album. "We made a little demo called "Boring!" in our jam space. Nestor mixed it," they wrote on Instagram. "We donated it to this fundraising comp called Good Music to Lift Los Angeles, that's the only place you can hear it." Proceeds from the album will be donated to the L.A. Food Bank and California Community Foundation's Wildfire Recovery Fund, with Bandcamp donating its share to MusiCares. "We only had a few weeks to put this compilation together and are absolutely humbled by the contributions," Good Music co-founder Jordan Kurland shared in a statement. "Music is a healing force, and we hope this collection of songs, in addition to raising much-needed recovery funds, provides some solace." Over 90 musicians will appear on the album, including R.E.M., Death Cab for Cutie, Madi Diaz, MJ Lenderman and more.
