Swing Band “Royal Crown Revue” Makes their Middle Eastern Debut

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Cairo - The U.S. Embassy is proud to present swing jazz sensation Royal Crown Revue for the first time in the Middle East. This hit band’s hip lyrics and energetic rhythms have captivated audiences since the band’s founding in 1989. Royal Crown Revue’s appearance in the 1994 film The Mask with Jim Carrey and Cameron Diaz propelled them to stardom and launched a swing music revival across the United States. The eight members of the Royal Crown Revue will play four concerts on their Egypt tour:

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• March 9, 2010 at 11:00 pm: Rhythmo Jazz Club at the Semiramis Intercontinental Hotel (Reservations required. Call 27957171)
  
• March 10, 2010 at 3:00 pm: Cairo University Central Library (free to Cairo University students).
  
• March 11, 2010 at 5:00 pm: Mubarak Public Library, Damanhour (free entry)
  
• March 12, 2010 at 7:30 pm: Cairo International Jazz Festival, Sawy Culture Wheel’s River Hall (tickets required).
  

The band will also be interacting with Egyptian musicians in a master’s class with local performers and a drummer’s workshop that will include Yehia Khalil and other internationally recognized Egyptian drummers. The U.S. Embassy hails this week of musical activities as a way of building cultural bridges between the U.S. and Egypt in a spirit of fun and creativity.

For more photos and information visit the band's website:www.rcr.com

Edited March 6, 2010 by Hot Guy