Beyond the Pyramids, the Square

Cairo-based artist and musician Ahmed Basiony died on January 28 from asphyxiation while participating in the successful Egyptian popular uprising. 100radiostation.com has been playing his music continuously ever since.

His Vimeo channel has only two documents of his live sound, but it’s interesting stuff (via Dangerous Minds).

Disquiet.com offers a small view of his life’s work and posts a remarkable audio memorial.

image courtesy of AfricanColours.com
Ahmed Bassiouni, right

A few more photographs and his CV at AfricanColours.

His unfinished website.

[Originally posted at metafilter…]

Published by Pol Rosenthal

Pol Rosenthal has been working in Seattle's theater and music scenes for over 20 years. He used to publish a cultural arts journal then moved to Seattle to be in a rock band, TCHKUNG. This lead to him working with DK Pan's senses altering Butoh company, the P.A.N. In the late 90s he worked for sonic conspiracy company Muzak and while walking out the door helped found radical street art/action group the Infernal Noise Brigade. There he befriended and became a member of multi-disciplinary effort The Degenerate Art Ensemble. Eventually, he moved in next door to Seattle theater company Implied Violence (now St. Genet) and has enjoyed a multi-year, unhealthy relationship to their demanding work and philosophies. Last year he was in Curtis Taylor's 'The White Days' as an "actor". Presently he's wrapped up dancing in Paige Barnes' modern dance piece 'Lead Bunny' (Oct 2012) and is working on Dayna Hanson's rock musical 'Gloria's Cause'. In October he collaborated with Real Change editor Rosette Royale on a wonderful installation, 'JungleBox', for City Arts Fest.