On this week’s Select, we have acclaimed DJ and music producer Amen Ra, who is known for promoting Egyptian musical heritage through his energetic and lively sets, blending elements from hip-hop, dance music and afrobeats.
Amen Ra has previously worked with several high-profile artists and brands like Apple Music and Wizkid, performing at high calibre such as NBA all-star weekend and the Grammy Awards. His music has traversed prestigious dance floors across Cairo, Dubai, Los Angeles, New York, London and more.
For Select 265, Amen Ra gets playful, delivering an eclectic mix of various edits and original mashups from his previous live performances, along with new exclusive remixes that he’s premiering on this set, like an amapiano edit of Amr Diab’s ‘Wala Ala Balo’ along with a shaabi edit of MGMT’s ‘Time To Pretend’. Listen to the full set here: