While EDM (Electronic Dance Music) has become a part of mainstream music thanks to the efforts of Avicii, David Guetta, and Zedd, among others, there are still a lot of DJs and/or producers that have yet to be recognized by the larger society. While they do excel in their own music fields, they are not as known as Axwell or Martin Garrix we are known for their "big room" hits. Well, it has to be known that electronic music does not have a single beat or harmony to it, and here, we talk about trance music.
Aly & Fila is made up of Aly Amr Fathalah and Fadi Wassef Naguib. They are the prominent icons of Egyptian trance music, with their 2011 track "We Control the Sunlight" being awarded as "Tune of the Year" by Armin Van Buuren himself on his show A State of Trance.
Moving on, "Eye of Horus" was their first track and received significant airplay, gaining popularity through the recognition of well known music artists such as Tiesto and Paul Van Dyk. Eventually, it peaked to the fourth spot in the Dutch Dance charts. Their success and fame can also be observed through their consistent appearance on DJ Mag's "Top 100 DJs" list, ranking 111th in 2007, 31st in 2008, 22nd in 2009, 20th in 2010, 22nd in 2011, 19th in 2012, and 20th in 2013.
Aly and Fila are also known for hosting their own Internet radio show entitled Future Sound of Egypt, which is also the name for the record label they created. They even celebrated the show's 200th episode by organizing an event in Egypt on December 2, 2011. Dance acts including John O'Callaghan and Sied Van Riel participated with the Egyptian trance duo as the event was held in Echo Temple, considered as one of the world's greatest outdoor clubs for trance music.
Finally, here's an epic playlist made by Aly and Fila:
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