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April 5th 2016
he was supposed to start at 9:00. he didn't come on till 12:00. other than that it was awesome
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The Egyptian Lover Biography
The Egyptian Lover started out as a D.J. in Lafayette, Louisiana then moved to Los Angeles with Uncle Jam's Army doing dances at the L.A. Sports Arena with over 10,000 party people. The Egyptian Lover began recording around Los Angeles in 1983 as a member of the Radio Crew and later that year released "Dial-A-Freak" as part of Uncle Jamm's Army. The Egyptian Lover released his debut solo single and club hit "Egypt, Egypt" in 1984. It was followed by more dance hits, including "And My Beat Goes Boom", "What Is a DJ If He Can't Scratch", "Egypt Egypt", and "Girls", with even more that came like "You're so Fine", "The Lover", "Sexy Style", "The Alesby Inn" and "Freak a Holic".
Nineties
Being a D.J. himself The Egyptian Lover put much of his talents into his 12" singles. His LPs were much less popular than his singles, though 1984's On the Nile was moderately successful. After a break in the early 1990s, Egyptian Lover returned in 1994 with Back from the Tomb. His last full-length for over ten years.
The Egyptian Lover also established his own record company, Egyptian Empire Records, which included artists such as Rodney O & Joe Cooley.
Presently
In 2005 "The Egyptian Lover" released his first single since 1994, entitled "Party" and backed with "Dancefloor", followed by the album Platinum Pyramids in Feb. 2006. By the end of 2006 The Egyptian Lover went into the studio with jamie Jupiter and recorded "UFO" and "Futuristic" to be on the new "Keep it Hot" 12" coming out March/April 2007
In 2006, The Egyptian Lover and Warp Records musician Jimmy Edgar had a collaboration together.
Touring
The Egyptian Lover is touring around the world bringing his D.J. style along with his performance style to clubs and arenas all over the world. The Egyptian Lover started touring for the first time in 2004 and is still doing the Europe Shows today.
Discography
Albums
* 1984: On the Nile
* 1986: One Track Mind
* 1988: Filthy
* 1989: The King of Ecstasy (His Greatest Hits)
* 1994: Back from the Tomb
* 1996: Pyramix
* 1998: Get Into It
* 2006: Platinum Pyramids
EPs
* 1983: Egypt, Egypt EP
Read MoreNineties
Being a D.J. himself The Egyptian Lover put much of his talents into his 12" singles. His LPs were much less popular than his singles, though 1984's On the Nile was moderately successful. After a break in the early 1990s, Egyptian Lover returned in 1994 with Back from the Tomb. His last full-length for over ten years.
The Egyptian Lover also established his own record company, Egyptian Empire Records, which included artists such as Rodney O & Joe Cooley.
Presently
In 2005 "The Egyptian Lover" released his first single since 1994, entitled "Party" and backed with "Dancefloor", followed by the album Platinum Pyramids in Feb. 2006. By the end of 2006 The Egyptian Lover went into the studio with jamie Jupiter and recorded "UFO" and "Futuristic" to be on the new "Keep it Hot" 12" coming out March/April 2007
In 2006, The Egyptian Lover and Warp Records musician Jimmy Edgar had a collaboration together.
Touring
The Egyptian Lover is touring around the world bringing his D.J. style along with his performance style to clubs and arenas all over the world. The Egyptian Lover started touring for the first time in 2004 and is still doing the Europe Shows today.
Discography
Albums
* 1984: On the Nile
* 1986: One Track Mind
* 1988: Filthy
* 1989: The King of Ecstasy (His Greatest Hits)
* 1994: Back from the Tomb
* 1996: Pyramix
* 1998: Get Into It
* 2006: Platinum Pyramids
EPs
* 1983: Egypt, Egypt EP
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