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Le Sherifs
12+ albums
psychedelicexperimentaltrip hop
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Le Sherifs is an experimental musical outfit from Egypt which was founded in 2006 by Adam Le Sherif. Their sound infuses Trip Hop, Psychedelic, Electronica, and Hip Hop. “I was really fed up with the whole Trance/ Techno/ House stuff,” says Le Sherif and, after releasing a track called Stigmata, which featured on Armin Van Buuren’s A State Of Trance three times, he felt that music coming out at that time all sounded similar which is why he “had to come up with my own sound and have experimented for years with a lot of production techniques and instruments.” Their debut album, Theories of Poverty, began taking shape as far back as 2006. The album was recorded entirely in the band’s Cairo studio, using relatively cheap recording equipment; it was made to reflect the dark side of poverty.The album included collaborations with Persian/Danish singer Soho Rezanejad, Sophie Barker from Zero 7, Jo Kate Benson and Hulya Kilicaslan. Usually a one man show, Adam Le Sherif likes to work with anyone he can get his hands on. “I always like to collaborate with different musicians and vocalists from around the world, whether it’s an old Egyptian unknown oud player, an Iranian singer or a Turkish musician who immigrated to the Netherlands,” says Le Sherif. User-contributed text is available under the Creative Commons By-SA License; additional terms may apply.