Bosaina is an Egyptian singer-songwriter, producer,

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. She is the

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for several bands in the Egyptian electronic music collective Kairo is Koming (KIK). Bosaina participated in the 2014

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and starred in ''The United'', the first film by

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filmed in the Middle East.

Career

In an interview with Resident Advisor in 2014, Bosaina described taking an Ableton Live production course and using the software to make her first EP. Bosaina has performed with several Cairo-based electronic bands, including Wetrobots, Zuli, and Quit Together, through her involvement with the Kairo Is Koming Collective (KIK). She has toured globally, performing in

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, and in the

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at the

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. A compilation of her two EPs titled 'New York April – July 2013' was released in 2017 on Discrepant Records. Bosaina has written, produced, directed, and starred in two pieces of performance art/ theater: ''Darkest Days'' and ''Solitude in Public.'' Both works explore themes of

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, femininity, and anxiety in art. Bosaina served as the artistic director and visual curator for the alternative music space and cultural venue VENT, which has since closed and reopened with new owners, as ZigZag. In 2020, she was described as 'one of the most prolific activists of the electronic scene in Cairo'.

Other work

Bosaina ran a fashion school in

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for several years. She also starred in

’ first Arab release, ''The United''. Alongside her work, she advocates for social justice and supports the

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community. In her native country (Egypt), she has said she was “thrown off stage for not wearing enough clothes.”

Discography

EPs

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

References

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{{authority control Living people Egyptian singer-songwriters 21st-century Egyptian women singers Year of birth missing (living people)