This
week was so tiring that I couldn't resist smiling on my way back home. It was
the driver's new music collection which forced me into smiling. The driver who
was always playing odd Egyptian culture songs was today playing the best of
Kenny G and Kenny Rogers. I also couldn't restrain myself from shouting
"اخيرا ايوة بقى خليك على كدة " meaning "Yes!
Finally! Keep the good stuff going." He laughed and kept on going with the
good stuff. Kenny G is just too good that whilst the bus was passing by a swamp,
which is in no way a scenic view, I smiled and enjoyed the view. The swamp was
now sparkling and birds flying everywhere. The sun light was not burning
anymore it was more like a feeling of warmth over my face.
Afterwards,
a friend told me "Hey, wanna listen to that band I told you about?"
And I knew which one he meant , the Israeli one, but I didn't mind. However, my
first response was "But Kenny G?" and thinking it one more time I
thought 'why not?' He gave me his iPhone and headphones and I enjoyed
the first Israeli Oriental metal song. This band 'Orphaned Land' is so
professional in mixing eastern cultural music, English and metal genre of songs
that I actually didn't care about Kenny G anymore. The song "New Jerusalem"
, disregarding the title, is pretty great and unique. By its end I was in fact
disappointed that the driver is back to the cultural Egyptian music that I , an
Egyptian, hate it so effing much. So I didn't mind when my friend offered me
another song which contained ayat of the Quran. At first I was kind of offended
and thought "what the fuck?" but thought let's
just give it a try. I got to admit its pretty impressive that he was
able to say Arabic that way and the good, however, it was unnecessary to use
the most sacred and most religiously important thing for any Muslim to use in a
song.
After my friend got out at his house I continued listening to this
torture of music till I finally came home and for a change this summer, I'm
relaxed.
