It all began in 'The Old Bazaar in Cairo'.... I had reason to be doing a bit of online research about this song. In so doing I became aware of just how many pieces of 'Faux Egyptian' music are actually out there. Jock McKenzie
The musical building blocks for this work came from my research into 'Faux Egyptian Music' and found how useful it was to use the top four notes of a harmonic minor scale. As my research continued an 'earworm' started to form which ultimately manifested itself as "Toot & Ska Men". I'm sure a bit of influence was taken from the band "Madness" and their song "Night Boat to Cairo" too.…
Jock McKenzie
