Wewantsounds: Sharayet El Disco - Egyptian Disco & Boogie Cassette Tracks 1982-92 Vinyl LP

"Wewantsounds release a selection of Egyptian '80s disco and boogie tracks curated by Egyptian DJ Disco Arabesquo from his vast collection of cassettes. Most tracks have never been released on any other format and are making their vinyl debut with this set. A journey through the funky sound of '80s Egypt, Sharayet El Disco features Simone, Ammar El Sherei, and more obscure names from Cairo's cassette culture. During this decade, the rich Egyptian music industry, which had seen such stars as Oum Kalthoum, Abdel Halim Hafez, and Warda take the Arab world by storm in the '60s and '70s, was going through a new phase and the cassette format was the cause. This radical change enabled many young musicians and producers to spread their music directly to consumers duplicating cassettes themselves. A new vibrant music scene erupted in Cairo blending their sound with trends coming from the US and Europe including, of course, disco, soul, and funk. Includes two-page insert featuring artwork of the original cassettes plus insightful liner notes by Moataz Rageb." - Wewantsounds

• 9 rare tracks from self-released Egyptian disco & boogie cassettes, available on vinyl for the first time ever
• black vinyl pressing
• remastered sound
• includes full color printed insert w/ rare photos + liner notes
• music label: Wewantsounds 2022