Egba | ar

Egba, or "Electronic Groove & Beat Academy", was a jazz fusion group formed in Stockholm in 1971. Also, Egba is an African tribe living in western Nigeria; this is to indicate the influences of African and Latin-American music on the band's repertoire. Egba was led by trumpeter Ulf Adåker (b. 1945) and saxophonist Ulf Andersson (b. 1940), two musicians with roots in the jazz of the 1960s. Several other musicians of that era also expanded their vocabulary to include the electronic sounds of the day, collaborating with younger musicians whose background was mainly in rock. One of the latter is...

Massar Egbari (Arabic: مسار إجباري) is an Egyptian band from Alexandria, Egypt. The band members created that sarcastic name for the band since they felt that the society is trying to imply its power over people starting from their childhood till the day they die. This social power wants to stereotype everything including the way we think and feel, leaving no space for creation and innovation. Massar Egbari presents music and songs talking about our social problems. Love is not our main concern although it represents a part of our songs. Through the members' different musical backgrounds, the band is...