The Field Recording Show #12 - Cairo

The Field Recording Show is a programme exploring the soundscape, recording, listening and composing hosted by Kate Carr and Luca Nasciuti.

This episode explores the soundscape and experimental music scene of Cairo. It features interviews with installation artist Magdi Mostafa, electronic music producer ZULI, researcher Abla Mohamed and composer Rami Abadir.

These four guests discuss the influence of Cairo's soundscape on their work and research, the impact of the revolution on musicians, and reflect on how Cairo's experimental scene might emerge from the pandemic. This episode is produced by Luca Nasciuti who relocated from London to Cairo in 2020.

Photo: Magdi Mostafa

Tracklist

Magdi Mostafa - Gradiva (excerpt) - unreleased
ZULI - Ladies & Gents - 2018
Abla Mohamed & Luca Nasciuti - Untitled, car field recording (excerpt) - unreleased
Abadir - Sonic Postcard - unreleased
Luca Nasciuti - Downtown Cairo Soundwalk (excerpt) - unreleased