| Bosaina | |
| Alias: | Boosykaat |
| Origin: | Cairo, Egypt |
| Instruments: | Vocals, synthesizer, piano, sampler |
| Genre: | Alternative, jazz, ambient, industrial, electro, pop |
| Occupations: | Musician, singer-songwriter, artist, model, actress |
| Years Active: | 2010 – present |
| Associated Acts: | Wetrobots, Quit Together, Kairo is Koming |
Bosaina is an Egyptian singer, songwriter, producer, art curator, actress, and occasional model best known as the lead vocalist for a number of bands in the Kairo is Koming collective, including Wetrobots, Zuli and Quit Together.[1] She has also pursued a solo project and participated in the Red Bull Music Academy in Tokyo in 2014,[2] and starred in Touchstone Pictures’ first Disney film in the Middle East, The United.
Bosaina has performed with a number of Cairo-based electronic bands, including Wetrobots, ZULI and Quit Together,[3] through her involvement with the groundbreaking Kairo Is Koming collective.[4] Her shows with the collective are often noted for their electric energy, The Guardian[5] stating that her "post-punk party girl attitude, which blends magically with head-banging blonde locks, high-kicks, and catsuits to create a dizzying spell".
She is also an independent music producer and solo performer, releasing her first EP of ambient and jazz-influenced music entitled 'NY, Apr–Jul 2013' in 2013.[6] Becoming a producer was the next logical step in her career, and on a layover back from a SXSW performance in Austin, Texas she decided to stay in New York and enroll at production school Dubspot to develop her debut EP New York, April–July 2013.[7]
Her work has often been controversial in her native Egypt, amidst all the unrest following the country's revolution,[8] where she says she's "been thrown off stage for not wearing enough clothes",[9] and lending her voice and support to the LGBT community.
She has toured extensively, including gigs around Egypt, Lebanon,[10] Germany, Austria, Switzerland,[11] Japan[12] and in the United States[13] at the SXSW Festival.
Bosaina ran a Cairo-based fashion school for a number of years,[14] and has worked as a celebrity and editorial stylist internationally. She was also an actress in Touchstone Pictures' first Arab release, The United. Bosaina currently serves as the Art Director/Visual Curator for alternative music space/culture venue VENT.[15]