Sharmoofers

Reggae-infused Arabic rock band Sharmoofers hail from Cairo. They invented a "mysterious character called Mr. Sharmoofer and his secret language" early in their career. Read a profile on them here: madamasr.com

"In just under two years, Sharmoofers have garnered a massive following, with over 588,800 fans on Facebook and over 1 million views on certain YouTube tracks." read more here: madamasr.com

from Cairo in 2012, Ahmed Bahaa & Mohamed El Arkan got together & formed Sharmoofers, & since then they've been impacting the world's youth with positive groovy music.

Cairo. The artists Ahmed Bahaa and Moe El-Arkan on the name of the band, which plays ska-infused, humorous tracks that provide social commentary on the "surreal chaos of living in Egypt": “It started as an inside joke, based on a cartoon drawing on the wall of my bedroom where we record most of our music. We named him Mr Sharmoofer, and then began to think out his whole character and what he likes to do and listen to."

Cairo. Cairo. Sharmoofers is an independent, reggae-infused Egyptian rock band. They've become super well known mainly by interacting with fans on the internet, and have remained unsigned to a label despite their recent successes. Check out a pretty cool profile of them here: www.madamasr.com

Cairo. Sharmoofers is an independent, reggae-infused Egyptian rock band. They've become super well known mainly by interacting with fans on the internet, and have remained unsigned to a label despite their recent successes. Check out a pretty cool profile of them here: www.madamasr.com