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 presenting a kind of Alternative Egyptian Music, mixing rock, jazz and blues with some Oriental music.
-In October 2006 Shadi Abd El Azim joined the band. Shadi plays acoustic and electric guitar and sings as backing vocal.
Massar Egbari Awards :
-Massar Egbari won the Prize for The Best Band Performing Original Songs in Arabic in the The first International Occidental Music Competition held in Bibliotheca Alexandrina in 2006.
-Ayman Massoud won the prize for the Best Keyboard Player in the same competition.
-Massar Egbari also won a Special Award in Other Songs Contest 2005 organized by the Euromed Café. 104 songs from more than 20 Mediterranean countries participated in the contest and the band's song Kol El Khal' (written by: Salah Jaheen and composed by: Ayman Massoud) was selected to get a Special Recognition Award. http://www.euromedcafe.org/swinner.asp?lang=ing&documentID=841
-Massar Egbari's song 'Taam el byout' (written by Abdel Rehim Mansour and composed by Ayman Massoud) won the same prize in the same competition in 2006.
Band Members
Hani El Dakkak : Guitar & Lead Vocal
Ayman Massoud : Keyboards
Ahmed Hafez : Bass guitar
Tamer Attallah : Drums
Mahmoud Siam:Guitar
Akr Al Khabar
Massar Egbari Lyrics
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للخريجين والخريجات
أشغال كثير راتب كبير
حاسب لا يوم عقلك يطير
مطلوب خبير يحكي حكايات
أو سمكري يعرف لغات
يعزف كمان وأكورديون
يكسب عشان يفتح صالون
عشان كده بيعرف يسوق أصله كان خريج حقوق
خريج جديد فرحان سعيد
والليلة حلوة الليلة عيد
والعيد أكيد محتاج فانوس
ويجيب منين معهوش فلوس
لكن في إيده جواز سفر
والحل ده كان معتبر
سافر عشان عايز يكون
خذ دكتوراه في غسل الصحون
مالية الجرايد إعلانات
للخريجين والخريجات
أشغال كثير راتب كبير
حاسب لا يوم عقلك يطير
مطلوب خبير يحكي حكايات
أو سمكري يعرف لغات
يعزف كمان وأكورديون
يكسب عشان يفتح صالون
أصله فاهم في الحلاقة والحداقة والسواقة
عشان كده بيعرف يسوق أصله كان خريج حقوق
خريج جديد فرحان سعيد
والليلة حلوة الليلة عيد
والعيد أكيد محتاج فانوس
ويجيب منين
لكن في إيده جواز سفر
والحل ده كان معتبر
سافر عشان عايز يكون
خذ دكتوراه في غسل الصحون
شيخ البلد خلف ولد
بس الولد ساب البلد
والحل ده كان معتبر
إقرا الخبر
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The song "Akr al Khabar" by Massar Egbari is a commentary on the struggles that recent graduates face in finding employment. The lyrics describe how the newspapers are filled with job advertisements that promise high salaries, but in reality, many of these positions do not require much intellectual capacity. The song highlights the frustration felt by graduates who are forced to settle for low-paying jobs or even manual labor, despite their education.
The lyrics describe various job options, from expert storytellers to language-speaking mechanics who can also play musical instruments. The song also comments on the fact that sometimes, the solution to finding a job may lie outside the country, as one of the graduates in the song decides to go abroad to get a degree in dishwashing, just to have some sort of specialization.
The final lines of the song switch gears to a different topic, briefly mentioning the phenomenon of the country's old leaders being replaced by inexperienced successors who do not have the same level of respect or knowledge. The song seems to be cautioning against the dangers of blindly following inexperienced leaders.
Overall, "Akr al Khabar" provides a window into the struggles of young graduates in Egypt and the difficult choices they are forced to make in order to build a career and succeed.
Line by Line Meaning
مالية الجرايد إعلانات
Newspapers are full of ads
للخريجين والخريجات
mainly for fresh graduates.
أشغال كثير راتب كبير
There are lots of job opportunities available with high salaries.
حاسب لا يوم عقلك يطير
But you need to be careful and use your mind to choose the right career path.
مطلوب خبير يحكي حكايات
Employers are looking for experts who can share their experiences.
أو سمكري يعرف لغات
Or workers who have multiple skills like being able to repair and knows multiple languages.
يعزف كمان وأكورديون
Some people earn their living by playing musical instruments like violin and accordion.
يكسب عشان يفتح صالون
They may also open businesses like salons to earn more money.
أصله فاهم في الحلاقة والحداقة والسواقة
Some people understand the art of hairdressing, landscaping, and driving.
عشان كده بيعرف يسوق أصله كان خريج حقوق
Some people with unrelated degrees can still have other skills like driving, even if they have a degree in law.
خريج جديد فرحان سعيد
New graduates are usually happy and excited.
والليلة حلوة الليلة عيد
Today is a beautiful night and a special celebration.
والعيد أكيد محتاج فانوس
Celebrations require traditional lanterns.
ويجيب منين معهوش فلوس
But not everyone can afford to buy them.
لكن في إيده جواز سفر
But he has a passport in his hand.
والحل ده كان معتبر
And this solution was considered valid.
سافر عشان عايز يكون
He travels because he wants to become something.
خذ دكتوراه في غسل الصحون
He wants to excel in dishwashing by getting a Ph.D.
شيخ البلد خلف ولد
The town's elder passed on the leadership to his son.
بس الولد ساب البلد
But the son abandoned the town.
والحل ده كان معتبر
And this solution was considered valid.
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Written by: Hany El Dakkak, Amaar Mostafa
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