Coming from the word broken, taksir refers to broken rhythms, said Ahmed Omran, the founder and mastermind leading the band. The word truly reflects their music: chains of musical statements interwoven with other harmonious melodies into a sound unlike anything heard in recent musical creations. The band holds regular performances at Makan in Downtown Cairo, and already has a devoted audience and fanbase that follows them wherever they go to perform. In some of their performances abroad, they were referred to as Taksir Sharqi, so they decided to go with the name, at least for a while. Finally, there’s Wael El-Sayed, a genius accordion player originally from Alexandria who moved to Cairo and played with almost every great musical band currently on the scene in Egypt.

Source: Daily News Egypt May 28, 2018 13:07 UTC