hippity hop

I was reminded of the Ultimate Solution again last night, when we went to watch the Flavor Project show at Sawy (hiphop show featuring a bunch of kids rapping, dancing, b-boxing, breakdancing).

Let me digress for a bit — I went expecting a half-arsed show, and to an extent, when they kept starting acts after 5 minute intervals and repeating the introductions, I rolled my eyes and thought, typical Egypt — but the show just kept getting better and better. Yes, it was a little reminiscent of our university variety shows back home, but what really stole the show and got me onto my feet in a standing ovation was EgyCrews breakdance version of two of my favourite instrumental tracks from the Amelie soundtrack. These tracks are very dear to me, and the boys did full justice to it. i'm not very breakdance articulate so I won't attempt to describe what they did, but there were masks, there was style, and plenty of shivers running down my spine watching them.

Back to my point. The Ultimate Solution — just as I thought watching the b-boys perform for the Bangla Show i MC'd for two years ago — Mubarak needs to set up free breakdance centres. If all the unemployed Egyptian men took up breakdancing, there would be a major clean up on the streets. Direct all their energy, their boredom and acute sexual frustration into this hobby and wala! Londoners would enjoy less gang violence and us girls would roam the streets of Cairo un-groped. You know you want to see your boweb's son doin all that poppin' lockin' diggity doo.....