Nadah El Shazly has in the music circles of Cairo become a name thanks to her versitality and impressive vocal capacities, which finds a place in everything from Jazz and Punk to traditional Egyptian ensemble music. After having experimented as a vocalist in a Punk band in her teenage years, Nadah El Shazly developed her improvisation skills in smoky Jazz bars and clubs in Cairo. Together with the Egyptian musician Mohamed Shafiq, she started the project Shorba (Soup), which quickly rose to 70 000 listenings on Soundcloud. Afterwards Nadah El Shazly moved on to work with the Lebanese rapper El Rass, producer for the Nassibian Ochestra and composer for film and visual art. At the moment Nadah El Shazly is back in Cairo, right in middle of the process of finishing her album debut. Her way to Clandestino goes via the Elektronmagnetiska studion (EMS) in Stockholm, where she has received a residence for composers.