{"product_id":"multi-artistes_ayam-el-disco_2026_mdl","title":"Ayam El Disco","description":"Wewantsounds is delighted to release Ayam El Disco, a new selection of Egyptian disco and boogie tracks from the 1980s, carefully selected by Egyptian DJ Disco Arabesquo, following the highly acclaimed compilation Sharayet El Disco. Most of the tracks make their vinyl debut here. A journey through the funky sound of 1980s Egypt, Ayam El Disco (\"Disco Days\") brings together Ammar El Sherei, Al Massrieen, and other artists from Cairo's cassette culture. The audio has been remastered by David Hachour (Colorsound Studio, Paris), and the artwork designed by Egyptian graphic designer Heba Tarek. The booklet includes original cassette sleeves and liner notes by Moataz Rageb (Disco Arabesquo). In the 1980s, the cassette format became a revolutionary medium in Egypt. As Moataz Rageb (Disco Arabesquo) emphasizes in his text: \"In 1980s and 1990s Egypt, there was a thriving cassette culture. With over 400 companies producing music on cassettes, Cairo was a true hub of musical creativity.\" Affordable and easily duplicated, these cassettes allowed artists to work independently while absorbing global influences such as disco, funk, and synth-pop through imported or pirated recordings. Rather than reproducing Western club culture, these sounds were adapted to the local context. Disco entered daily life (played at home, in cars, at weddings, on the beach, or at family gatherings) and gave rise to a unique Egyptian interpretation, deeply rooted in Arab musical traditions. Ayam El Disco perfectly reflects the era through a carefully curated selection including disco and boogie, funkier instrumentals, and early proto-Jeel sounds. This selection features Firkit Americana Show with the modern, catchy soul sound of \"Seeb Alby,\" Hamid El Shaeri's languid groove with \"Ouda,\" and Ammar El Sherei's electrifying funk with \"Sooq,\" as well as remarkable contributions from Medhat Saleh, Aida El Ayoubi, and Ahmed Adaweya. All these tracks, initially released on cassette, reveal a wide variety of disco sounds specific to the Egyptian music scene of the 1980s and early 90s. Collected over several years and recently remastered in Paris by Colorsound Studio, the tracks on Ayam El Disco are both archival documents and a celebration of the Egyptian disco wave: music tailor-made for the country's dancefloors and now available for the first time on vinyl for all lovers of Arab groove.","brand":"Multi-artistes","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":56621592248664,"sku":null,"price":23822138.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0898\/4943\/0360\/files\/3700604780427.jpg?v=1771011125","url":"https:\/\/vinyles.com\/en-us\/products\/multi-artistes_ayam-el-disco_2026_mdl","provider":"Vinyles.com","version":"1.0","type":"link"}