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Zap Tharwat

Zap’s Beginning
Zap Tharwat has the talent and passion to turn heads in the music industry with his exceptional talent, charisma, astounding studio resume and his street credibility. His lyrics are extremely powerful and it is fair to say that he is one of the most talented rappers and writers in the Middle East. He began rapping in 2009 in Egypt and had released 3 tracks from 2009-2011, “El Sobh” being his first track which was released in 2009. His first official taste of fame was on Jan. 23, 2011, (two days before the Egyptian revolution), when he did the song and music video for “Kateb le bokra gawab” featuring Asfalt band. It was produced by Axeer studio and the video was directed by Anas Tolba. 
2011
Now that the Egyptian Revolution had started and Zap had experience his first real taste of fame, he began to document the story of the revolution through his powerful lyrics in his songs which were in collaboration with Axeer Studio. On February 8, 2011 they released “Sabhna Nady” and a month later on March 24, Zap teamed up with Cairokee and Hany Adel for the first time to release the song “Bahlam” which became the hit of the year. 
Many of Zap’s songs and lyrics are so strong because they are about the struggles and political injustice in the Middle East, not just in Egypt but in Palestine and in Somalia and other Arab countries. Zap released the song “Enway” on May 29th, 2011 featuring Sodfa under the production of Axeer Studios, about the issues in Palestine and in support of Palestine. His next song “Helmy Ana” was on August 29th, 2011 with Cairokee and it was in a campaign to save Somalia. Then he teamed up again with Asfalt in 2011 to record “Meen el Masood” which is about the Arab world and the problems he faced. This song was met with great success. To end Zap’s successful year in 2011, he released the song “The Happiness” which was became one of his most popular tracks. The music for “The Happiness” was made by Sherif Mostafa. 
2012
After a successful year in 2011 and the start of his own fame, the one year anniversary of the Egyptian revolution was coming up fast and sure enough, another spectacular song release by Zap was on the brink of being released. So of course, on January 24th, 2012, Zap had teamed up once again with Cairokee to release the most iconic revolution song. This song was called “Ethbat Makanak”, produced by Qsoft and the video was directed by Mohamed Khalifa. And then on January 26th, 2012 Zap had released the music video for “Hesar” in dedication to the first anniversary of the “Friday of Anger”. It was produced by IFilms INNovation. 
Then on April 7th, 2012, Zap continued his path of success by shooting a music video for the song “Kam Wahed” featuring the famous Egyptian singer Mahmoud El Essily. The song “Kam Wahed” was part of the awareness campaign against drugs. This became one of the biggest steps until now in Zap’s career. He then went on to launch his first book called, “Agenda”, which contains about fifteen of his poems from within the last three years. Following the success of his first book, he then released a second book on October 16th, 2012 with Dar Daween called “Salam”. This book had the same effect as the first book with success and fame coming immediately. 
To finish 2012, Zap released two more tracks and videos. One was on December 6th featuring Cairokee for the song “Ana Mesh Menhom” which was directed by Mahmoud Ismail Gawish. It is became one of their best music videos. The second video released at the end of 2012 was just Zap in production with Axeer Studio and it was called “7aa’y”. 
2013 
as usual Zap Came With A Big Hit And Awesome One With Cairokee And One Of The Best Voices Ever Aida El Ayouby Called “ Etganen “ Which was one of the largest Coca-Cola campaigns That Was in 9 Feb.


In a dark kitchen in the middle of a sweaty night in Las Vegas, all 6’4” of Dan Reynolds is hunched over a laptop, slapping beats on the table and crooning lyrics into a tiny microphone. Before long, he and the other three members of indie rock band Imagine Dragons would be playing “It’s Time,” that same laptop-demo-turned-supersized-anthem, from the roof of a parking garage to a wave of thousands of screaming fans. This song title to the single from their 2012 debut KidInaKorner/Interscope release “Continued Silence EP” is an all too apt descriptor of the band’s hard-earned success—but it’s also emblematic of the deep-seated anxiety Reynolds and the rest of the band experienced leaving behind any realistic expectation of a normal job to do the thing they love most.

A third-generation Las Vegas native, Reynolds is no stranger to the adage “the house always wins,” choosing to pave his musical career with a near obsessive work ethic and hundreds of unused demos rather than roll the dice with the first songs that sprung from his mouth. It’s no surprise, then, that he was drawn to guitarist Wayne Sermon, another founding member of Imagine Dragons. Having practically grown up in a recording studio and graduated Berklee College of Music, Wayne had been practicing his guitar through meals and other socially inappropriate situations as long as he could remember; he challenged Dan in a way that was both uncomfortable and exactly what they both needed. When they began writing songs together and recognized something special was happening, Wayne called up his Berklee friend Ben McKee, who promptly dropped out of school with only a few credits left, moving across the country to play bass for the band. This sort of reckless/genius behavior is typical for Ben, who has an uncanny penchant for spicy food and a suitcase full of unbelievable road stories. More recently, the band was joined by drummer Daniel Platzman, another Bostonian schoolmate who seems way too nice to be playing rock and roll until you actually see him in action.

Several tours and three self-released EPs later, Imagine Dragons had made a serious name for itself, particularly in the west coast circuit. Although their songs vary from nearly whimsical and light to brooding and powerful, listeners are drawn to the inherent honesty in the music. The only rule of thumb for the band, it seems, is to write from a true place; the result is songs that literally run the spectrum of human emotion. Attend a concert, and it becomes clear that the live performance of deeply personal songs has a real effect on people. And the band itself is not immune, as demonstrated when Dan literally passed out into the drum set during a finale song, sending cymbals and drum stands crashing while the rest of the band played on until the close.

Great songwriting is bound to be noticed eventually. As proof that the harder you work, the luckier you get, one of those people who noticed was Grammy winning producer Alex da Kid (Eminem, Rihanna). Alex and Dan began collaborating on projects, and soon the band had developed a relationship with Alex and his team. The alchemy resulting from Alex’s hip hop sensibilities and Imagine Dragons’ anthemic rock is nothing short of explosive. The byproduct of this creative collision is “Continued Silence,” a six song in-your-face sonic grenade that breaks musical boundaries and yet is strangely relatable by its improbably diverse audience.

Despite it all, on any given day when they aren’t on the road playing shows, you can still find Imagine Dragons huddled away in a rehearsal room somewhere, banging out song after song in search of the next perfect track. Like most things in Vegas, the band is angled at going big or going bust. For the sake of those who love great music, we hope it’s the former.

In The Lonely Hour (10th Anniversary Edition) out now 🤍
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He's not just a guitarist, he's not just a vocalist, he's the guy who can take u from Nubian music to Spanish music, from folk to jazz, from blues to reggae, from rock to rap, he can sound like kurt cobain and frank sinatra at the very same song!he is the voice from the sand! he is the Wust El Balad band founder! he is the Mariatchi! he is the multi talented HANY ADEL! 

The "attractive one" as called in many occasions.
It was Omran's and his idea to put together the group of Wust El Balad. Beside composing some of the songs, Hany is a whole show himself, his great presence combined with his lively guitar playing, and his energetic, sensitive voice brings the band to its maximum energy level.

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