Dwarfs of East Agouza

The Dwarfs of East Agouza are a Cairo trio of Maurice Louca, Sam Shalabi and Alan Bishop, formed in 2012 when the three were living in the same tenement in the Agouza district and began to jam together. Their music draws on free jazz, krautrock and Egyptian shaabi, built on Louca's keyboards and drum machine, Shalabi's electric guitar and Bishop's bass, saxophone and voice. Each member comes from a separate scene.