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Mahraganat: Egypt's Musical Revolution

A look inside the country's underground electro-rap uprising

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Mosa'ab Elshamy15/19
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Alaa patiently waits for a ride at a bus station in downtown Salam City. Despite his popular music and recognizability, Alaa and his fellow mahraganat artists rarely experience the celebrity lifestyle that young, successful Western artists have come to expect.

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