<sod>The other rising genre of Egyptian music comes from poor neighborhoods and in particular from ''‘ashwa’iyyat'', and has also received no support from mass media. The genre is known as ''mahragan'' or "festival" music, which started to appear on YouTube in 2007. The music has also been called techno-sha‘bi or electro-sha‘bi.<ref>{{cite web|last=Swedenburg|first=Ted|title=Ted Swedenburg on Egypt's post-revolution music scene|url=http://www.arabist.net/blog/2013/2/20/ted-swedenburg-on-egypts-post-revolution-music-scene.html|accessdate=16 April 2013}}</ref> Mahragan music is a mix of DJ technology and mixer that provides heavily musical soundtrack and distorted voices. The most popular singers of mahragan music are Figo, Haha, Weza, and Ortega.<eod>
<sod>Another important and emergent genre of contemporary Egyptian music is ''Mahragan'' (مهرجان) ("festival") or ''Mahraganat'' (مهرجانات) (pl. "festivals"), which originated in working-class neighborhoods and in particular from the ''‘ashwa’iyyat'' (shanty towns) on the peripheries of Cairo and Alexandria. This genre, which started to appear on YouTube in 2007, has gained immense popularity among the youngest generations of Egyptians. Additionally, in the last several years the genre has gained international traction through numerous international tours and various collaborations with European Electronic artists.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.dummymag.com/mixes/dummy-mix-205-mumdance-mahraganat-mixtape|title=|last=|first=|date=|website=|publisher=|access-date=}}</ref> The music has also been called techno-sha‘bi or electro-sha‘bi, which refers to the older genre of sha‘bi (شعبي) ("folk") music.<ref>{{cite web|last=Swedenburg|first=Ted|title=Ted Swedenburg on Egypt's post-revolution music scene|url=http://www.arabist.net/blog/2013/2/20/ted-swedenburg-on-egypts-post-revolution-music-scene.html|accessdate=16 April 2013}}</ref> However, many ''Mahragan'' artists have resisted this designation, as they see their music as something completely new.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.al-monitor.com/pulse/originals/2013/05/egypt-new-music-mahraganat-sadat-electro-shaabi.html#.|title='Mahraganat': New Hybrid Music Wave Sweeps Egypt|last=|first=|date=|website=|publisher=|access-date=}}</ref> Some artists, such as Okka and Ortega, have argued that ''Mahragan'' is more closely aligned with American Rap/Hip-Hop than with other Egyptian musical forms.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DzlicKV0gq4|title=|last=|first=|date=|website=|publisher=|access-date=}}</ref> ''Mahragan,'' usually recorded in make-shift home studios and traded via YouTube and USB sticks, is a mix of either sung (often with auto-tune) or rapped vocals over sampled beats that provide a heavy, energetic, and fast-paced musical soundtrack. Some of the most popular ''mahragan'' performers are Figo, Sadat, Alaa' Fifty Cent, DJ Amr Haha (often stylized as 7a7a), Islam Fanta, Weza, Okka and Ortega.<eod>