Dwarfs of East Agouza

($15-$30 tickets | 7pm & 9pm sets) All the way from Cairo, Egypt, the newly formed trio The Dwarfs of East Agouza have just completed their first European tour. Their music is essentially a cacophony of instruments and voice: it goes from drumbeats to jazzy frictions, topped with the notes from keyboards, saxophone and guitar. The final product becomes an interesting heterogeneous mixture of sounds.

Their first album “Bes” is inspired by an ancient Egyptian deity, a protector of humans and households. While Bes’ dance and grotesque features drove off all evil, they also brought a lot of joy, humour and introduced entertainment to the life of those protected by him, whether communities or individuals.

Maurice Louca (organ, synthesizer, beats) Sam Shalabi (electric guitar) Alan Bishop (bass/alto sax/vocals)