"DAHAB" is an acoustic trio that was created by Sharif Maghraby (composition, lead and rhythm guitars, vocals) , Majed Fassi (composition, lead and rhythm guitars, vocals) and Adham Sharkawy (percussion) in 2004. Our music can be defined as ‘acoustic ethnic rock with a 70’s influence.” We are inspired by Sinai – a magical and sacred land. We have all spent considerable time there and a lot of our songs were written there whilst meditating on the beach or deep in the desert. It is truly a beautiful place that helps one regain balance in their soul.
‘DAHAB’ is actually a small Bedouin village in Sinai about 100km north of Sharm El Sheikh and it is renowned as a place where musicians and artists go to create and improvise. It is a place which we all agree has given us great times, great friends, great passion, great music and of course a feeling of harmony, peace and being one with nature. This is the essence of our band and most of our music has been composed in Sinai.
Our first public performance was in the Dubai International Jazz Festival in the Buzz Art Tent. From then on, we played two seasons at the Peanut Butter and have also been regulars on the Dubai Lime open mic scene. We have supported the Wailers in Bahrain, are part of the Souk Al Bastakiya artist, JUMPFEST, SLOBFEST and the Dubai Festival City gigs. Our music is a fusion of rock, folk, oriental and blues and poetry.
We are influenced by many greats Dire Straits, Pink Floyd, Led Zeppelin, Eric Clapton, Bob Marley, Lenny Kravitz, Santana, Tracy Chapman and many others.
We started out playing cover songs for many of the above mentioned artists which we had interpreted to fit into our unique sound. We then decided to move away from that direction and began incorporating our own compositions into our sets which were always very well received by audiences..
We have just finished recording our first album called “Spirit of Sinai” which was recorded, mixed and mastered at SoundDesign Studios In Cairo. It is an acoustic album with a very mellow unplugged sound and includes a full band that we brought in for the recording.
The album was completed on Jan 5th, 2009 and the track list is as follows : I Remember When, No Love Dies, Brother, I Am Gold, Time, OverDrive, Yours To Make and Dahab.
Lately, we have joined by Ammar Dajani on Bass and Ashraf Helimi on drums and we are now performing as a 5 piece band in Dubai.
We are currently in talks with VIRGIN MUSIC STORES to get a distribution deal for our album in their retail outlets.
It's all good....