An Oud player and music composer, presenting his own music which aims to simulate different forms of original, authentic Arabic melody in general and Egyptian in particular with a contemporary vision, while preserving the Egyptian identity of music as a melody and rhythm.

Based in Cairo, Egypt.

Wust El Balad, an amazing blend of sounds, combining traditional Arabic music with a modern and western twist, is successful in making their music as accessible as possible, not just in Cairo, but beyond.

Adham Seliman (Arabic: أدهم سليمان), is an Egyptian singer and composer was born September 21, 1986, in  Assiut, he graduated from the Faculty of Computing and Information Delta University, he started his career at the age of fifteen-year at  preparatory School  in Mansoura at school concerts through high school concerts to university , then he starts his professional interest at university as a singer and composer, at this time he had worked with production specialist companies in Egyptian and the Arabian gulf markets, then he has his own songs starting from the university stage untill now.
In recognition of the role of the independent and different art as an effective tool to express, after the revolution of January he established a band "5tm el neser" which made several songs the most important song is “3tma” that discussed the political situation at the time until the separation of the band.
Then he started to make his own songs like “al tayeh, qais, 7ayah, o8nya and 3ala baba al naby” till the song of “esmy” That was the beginning of the actual acquaintance between him and his fans followed by “el mqam, al mraya, al anbya, msh ndman and al 3ashkeen” then clip of “al mraya” that has been shown on mazzika channel.
He has been honored in many music festivals all over the country, universities and set up a number of successful concerts in important places such as “sa2yt al sawy”

Cairokee first started by the name “The Black Star “performing their favorite covers in both English & Arabic at various gigs around the country. It wasn’t until later till they decided on the name “Cairokee”; inspired by both the words Cairo and karaoke, and mixing up the two words, meaning the band is singing along with Cairo. The band was later officially formed in 2003, and is currently consisting of Amir Eid (vocals & rhythm guitar), Tamer Hashem (drums), Sherif Hawary (Lead guitar), Adam El-Alfy (bass guitar) and Sherif Mostafa (Keyboard). Cairokee’s sound evolved tremendously from one album to the next, reflecting their goals and continuous ambition to sing along with Cairo, which is a fast paced and ever evolving City. 

The idea of writing their lyrics, playing music and performing live for local and global audiences (all before the age of 30) was a dream come true for all the band members who have always been childhood friends. Their first major hit was “Sout El Horeya” which has over millions of views on YouTube and was ranked a world record as one of the most watched videos in the shortest period of time. Soon after their success, came “Matloob Zaeem, “Ethbat Makanak” and more hits followed.In a digitally ruled world, Cairokee have always managed to come on top with massive smash hits such as “Yal Midan” featuring Aida ElAyoubi, pushing the song to the number one most video in the history of Facebook and eventually lead the album “Matloob Zaeem” to top the Egyptian charts for months. Their second album “Wana Maa Nafsy Aaed” followed in the big steps on “Matloob Zaeem” back in 2012, in addition to single mega hits such as “Ehna El Shaab” written by the legendary Abd El Rahman El Abnoudy. In 2014, Cairokee released “ El Sekka Shemal”, carving a new benchmark in their long road of success featuring collaborations with Souad Massi and the legendary Ahmed Fouad Negm.

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