Ramy Essam

Reflections of a Revolutionary: Interview with Egyptian Musician Ramy Essam

Reflections of a Revolutionary: Interview with Egyptian Musician Ramy Essam

Ramy Essam, whose protest song in Tahrir Square deemed him “a voice of the [Egyptian] revolution”, sings of suffering, longing, and torture, and uses irony to at times, make a point about certain oppressive conditions.