Wust El-Balad

Origin	Egypt
Genres	Soft rock
Years active	1999–Present
Website	www.wustelbaladband.com
Members	Ahmed Omran Hany Adel Adham El-Said Mizo Ahmed Omar Asaad Nessim Bob

Wust El-Balad (Arabic: وسط البلد‎‎) is an Egyptian Soft rock band, founded in Cairo in 1999. The band released three albums, the self-titled Wust El-Balad in 2007, Rubabekya in 2011, and "Karakib" in 2014.

Members

Co-founders

• Ahmed Omran - oud and flute
• Hany Adel - guitar and vocals

Other members

• Adham El-Said - (Vocals).
• Mohammed Gamal El-Din - nicknamed Mizo - percussion and drums
• Ahmed Omer - Bass
• Asaad Nessim - acoustic guitar
• Ehab Abdel-Hameed - nicknamed Bob - percussions

Discography

Wust El-Balad (2007)

Wust El-Balad (Arabic: وسط البلد‎‎), is the self-titled debut album of the band released in 2007.

Tracklist

1. "Arabily" - 4:18 (Get closer to me)
2. "Wust El Balad" - 4:24 (A song which tells the story of the band, wust el balad means downtown)
3. "Shams El Nahar" - 4:34 (The sun of the day, a motivational song which gives hope)
4. "Antika" - 4:05 (Antique, A song addressing those who let their lovers have full control of their lives till their hearts become and "Antika" in their places)
5. "Yemken" - 5:34 (Maybe)
6. "Hela Hop" - 4:21 (An expression used in Arabic to motivate people doing a hard job to continue)
7. "A'm Mina" - 5:19 (A name of a character they made up to show some part of the traditional life in Egypt)
8. "Magnoun" - 3:27 (Crazy)
9. "Etkalemy" - 3:06 (Speak up)
10. "Kol Lel Maliha" - 3:52 (Tell the beautiful one, the lyrics were of a very old Arabic poem sung with modern music)

Rubabekya (2011)

Rubabekya (Arabic: روبابيكيا‎‎) is second album by the band released in 2011.^[1]

Track listing

1. "Robabekya" - 4:35
2. "Kol Youm" - 6:05
3. "Ala Hesb Wedadak" - 4:06
4. "Soal Wahed" - 4:43
5. "Men Gowa Al Qahera" - 3:05
6. "Aly" - 4:04
7. "Ya Jzera" - 5:26
8. "Aneqeni" - 4:14
9. "El Garia Wel Sultan" - 5:11
10. "Le Habibon" - 5:28

References

External links

• Official site