Bosaina
Also known asBoosykaat
OriginCairo, Egypt
GenresAlternative, jazz, ambient, industrial, electro, pop
OccupationsMusician, singer-songwriter, artist, model, actress
InstrumentsVocals, synthesizer, piano, sampler
Years active2010 – present

Bosaina is an Egyptian singer, songwriter, producer, art curator, actress, and occasional model best known as the lead vocalist for a number of bands in the Kairo is Koming collective, including Wetrobots, Zuli and Quit Together.[1] She has also pursued a solo project and participated in the Red Bull Music Academy in Tokyo in 2014,[2] and starred in Touchstone Pictures’ first Disney film in the Middle East, The United.

Career

Bosaina has performed with a number of Cairo-based electronic bands, including Wetrobots, ZULI and Quit Together,[3] through her involvement with the groundbreaking Kairo Is Koming collective.[4][5] Her shows with the collective are often noted for their electric energy, The Guardian[6] stating that her "post-punk party girl attitude, which blends magically with head-banging blonde locks, high-kicks, and catsuits to create a dizzying spell".

She is also an independent music producer and solo performer, releasing her first EP of ambient and jazz-influenced music entitled 'NY, Apr–Jul 2013' in 2013.[7] Becoming a producer was the next logical step in her career, and on a layover back from a SXSW performance in Austin, Texas she decided to stay in New York and enroll at production school Dubspot to develop her debut EP New York, April–July 2013.[8]

Her work has often been controversial in her native Egypt, amidst all the unrest following the country's revolution,[9] where she says she's "been thrown off stage for not wearing enough clothes",[10] and lending her voice and support to the LGBT community.

She has toured extensively, including gigs around Egypt, Lebanon,[11] Germany, Austria, Switzerland,[12] Japan[13] and in the United States[14] at the SXSW Festival.

Other work

Bosaina ran a Cairo-based fashion school for a number of years,[15] and has worked as a celebrity and editorial stylist internationally. She was also an actress in Touchstone Pictures' first Arab release, The United.[16] Bosaina currently serves as the Art Director/Visual Curator for alternative music space/culture venue VENT.[17]

Discography

EP

  • Dirty Bourgeoisie (2011)
  • Bang and Blow (2012)
  • NY, Apr–Jul 2013 (2013)
  • Two Names Upon The Shore (2017)

References

  1. Rolling Stone Middle East | Bosaina Continues to Fight For Respect in Egypt | http://www.rollingstoneme.com/music/bosaina-ii-continues-fight-for-respect-in-egypt-
  2. Red Bull Music Academy | Bosaina | http://www.redbullmusicacademy.com/people/bosaina
  3. "Young Female Egyptian Musicians Break Barriers - Al-Monitor: Independent, trusted coverage of the Middle East". www.al-monitor.com. Retrieved 13 December 2022.
  4. KIK, Le tout premier groupe de musique electronique du Caire | Le Monde | Culture | http://mondeaccult.blog.lemonde.fr/2014/01/09/kik-le-tout-premier-groupe-de-musique-electronique-du-caire/
  5. Bosaina & Wetrobots on ARTE Tracks, retrieved 13 December 2022
  6. "Wetrobots". the Guardian. 29 October 2013. Retrieved 13 December 2022.
  7. Cairo Scene | Bring on Bosaina | "Bring on Bosaina". Archived from the original on 26 October 2014. Retrieved 2014-10-26.
  8. "Dubspot Student Spotlight! Bosaina II, Barber Sonora, Morley Robertson, Alyosha Barreiro, Synesthetic Soul + | Dubspot". Dubspot Blog. 12 August 2013. Retrieved 13 December 2022.
  9. "The Agony And Ecstasy Of Electro Egypt". www.vice.com. Retrieved 13 December 2022.
  10. BBC Newsbeat | Egypt elections: Musicians worried about their freedom| http://www.bbc.co.uk/newsbeat/18521079
  11. Wetrobots <3 Bosaina | SHARE Beirut | http://www.shareconference.net/en/program/wetrobots Archived 26 October 2014 at the Wayback Machine
  12. "Die Antithese zur Revolutionsmusik | norient.com". norient.com. Retrieved 13 December 2022.
  13. Red Bull | Bosaina Electrifies Tokyo | http://www.redbull.com/mea/en/music/stories/1331664666773/bosaina-electrifies-tokyo
  14. "Photography". Chicago Tribune. Retrieved 13 December 2022.
  15. "The Fashion Studio: Moulding Cairo's Fashion Future". Cairo 360 Guide to Cairo, Egypt. 15 July 2012. Retrieved 13 December 2022.
  16. Matalqa, Amin, The United (Action, Comedy, Drama), Touchstone Pictures, retrieved 13 December 2022
  17. "VENT | Cairo Urban Initiatives Platform". www.cuipcairo.org. Retrieved 13 December 2022.
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