Talking favourite albums and memorable music encounters with the Cairo-based multi-instrumentalist and audio time-traveller calling up the spirits of Egypt’s past.
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byTracy ShawnBook Cover for Floating UnderwaterWhat Inspired MeThe idea for my second novel, Floating Underwater, came to me from personal history, past work experience (when I was younger, I interned at a psychiatric center), and to a much greater extent, sheer imagination. I knew I wanted to write about a