Ramy Essam
Considered one of the loudest voices of the Egyptian revolution, Ramy Essam has become an international symbol of social activism and a beacon of uncommon bravery in the Middle East. In 2011, his internationally known song "Irhal" not only became known as the song of the Egyptian revolution, but was selected by Time Out as the third most world-changing song of all time.
Originally scheduled to perform during BRAVE 2018, Ramy Essam was denied travel documents from this birth country. Now it is time to give him a second chance to premiere at BRAVE 2019.
"Ramy is like a Rock Bob Dylan of the Middle East." — Tom Morello, Rage Against the Machine, Audioslave.
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Ramy Essam ▸
Ramy Essam is an Egyptian musician best known for his appearances in Tahrir Square in Cairo during the Egyptian Revolution of 2011. Ramy was born in 1987 in Mansoura, Egypt and is one of the few singers in the Middle East to sing hard rock.
Since late 2014, Ramy has been living in Finland and Sweden, which gave him the chance to once again create and perform freely. He started to use this opportunity to spread his message around the world as an ambassador of the Egyptian revolution.
One of Ramy's biggest hits, "Segn Bel Alwan" (featuring Lebanese rapper Malikah) was released in 2016. The song, highlighting the situation of women and the issue of gender equality in his home country, became one of the most streamed videos in Egypt in the weeks after its release.
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