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What is the name of the 1980s and 1990s Egyptian pop genre — sometimes called 'al-jeel' — that fused synthesizers and drum machines with Arabic melodies, represented by artists like Hamid el Shaeri and Ehab Tawfik?
Answer: Al-Jeel (New Generation) pop — Al-Jeel ('the generation') was the dominant Egyptian pop sound of the 1980s and early 1990s, led by Libyan-Egyptian producer Hamid el Shaeri — it replaced the classical takht with synthesizers, programmed beats, and tight chorus hooks, creating a slick, danceable pop that spread across the Arab world via cassette tapes.
- A Sha'bi electrique
- B Mahraganat
- C Tarab hadith
- D Al-Jeel (New Generation) pop ✓
Al-Jeel ('the generation') was the dominant Egyptian pop sound of the 1980s and early 1990s, led by Libyan-Egyptian producer Hamid el Shaeri — it replaced the classical takht with synthesizers, programmed beats, and tight chorus hooks, creating a slick, danceable pop that spread across the Arab world via cassette tapes.