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Hi guys, a newbie here. Would appreciate some opinions. I am a vocalist/acoustic guitar player, mainly playing music based on the American singer/songwriter tradition: Don Mclean, James Taylor, Cat Stevens, Jim Croce etc.. Would love to come to Egypt on a working holiday ..maybe perform in Hotels/pubs and spend some life in Egypt. Is there a market for Troubadouring ..or is it mostly bands? Any ideas on how I could go about this? Also, what are the names of some of the big bands in Egypt today, playing European music?
Last year Spectra in Maadi (Restaurant in Cairo) hired a vocalist/acoustic guitar player for one week to play songs on request. Maybe they would be willing to do it again. It was quite fun - everyone had a song list and you wrote your requests on a piece of paper and gave it to the waiter to give to him to play. I've forgotten what his name was but he was also a foreigner and available for hire.
Try these places also because they hold events for foreigners and may be willing to hire you:
It might be a good idea for you to visit Egypt and make face to face contact with the hotels and bars because you don't always get much response from emails.
Adam (Turku) Member # 13248
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Great!! Many thanks for your reply .. very much appreciated!
A one man band is usually someone that uses some kind of Midi, pre-recorded electronic music, to back himself with, as well as play an instrument (usually guitar). A lot of people like the one man band concept because it provides a 'fuller' sound. Personally, I prefer the solo, one man with guitar.
I'll definitely check all these places up, thanks for taking the time to dig all this up for me.
All the best, Adam
NotSleeplessInCairo Member # 8452
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Thanks for the clarification and you're welcome for the links.
I listened to some of your music on your website and it sounded good. I agree, solo with guitar has a special sound.
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