CAIRO NAMED AS ‘BREAKING BAND’ IN FIREWORKS MAGAZINE

Issue 77 of Fireworks Magazine names Cairo as one of four ‘breaking bands’. It summarises: “…’Say’ is an album that makes you think, but then it also makes you move but mainly it makes you smile. Ultimately there’s little doubt that it makes for one of the best releases of 2016 and one followers of the melodic prog scene simply … Read More

DENMARK’S PROGPLANET REVIEWS ‘SAY’

Tonny Larsen has reviewed the album and summarises: “This is such a good, interesting and enjoyable progressive rock album with fantastic instrumentation, indeed Rob Cottingham has assembled a wonderfully talented band of very fine musicians…. Don’t be fooled by what seems an instantly accessible album – there is so much more hidden below the surface with successive plays.” The album … Read More

CAIRO ALBUM REVIEW IN FROM FABRICATIONSHQ

Cairo have received a stunning review from Ross Muir at FabricationsHQ, in which he states: “Cairo, the new band project from ex Touchstone keyboardist and founder member Rob Cottingham, is, on first appearance and listen, not too far removed from the sound and style of his previous band. They are structured similarly, too – Cottingham shares vocal space with a … Read More

FIRST GIG REVIEW IN BY WHERE WORLDS COLLIDE

A comprehensive review of London and Leicester gigs by Tim Hall, together with some superb gallery shots of Cairo and Luna Rossa, can be found here: http://www.kalyr.com/weblog/music/live-reviews/cairo-and-luna-rossa/

DUTCH MAGAZINE STRUTTER REVIEWS ‘SAY’

“This is one of those albums you want to play over and over again to discover something new everytime, so a real big recommendation to especially the melodic prog rock fans out there. People who are familiar with those bands (It Bites, Arena, Frost, Kino) and also Touchstone will now have to hurry in order to get a copy of … Read More

‘SAY’ ALBUM RECEIVES IT’S FIRST CANADIAN PROG WEBSITE REVIEW

Fantastic review from Quebec’s PROFILPROG.com sites the song ‘Say’ as a “smash hit”; advises “everything is excellent” and recommends the album as a ‘buy’ to all. The review is in French, being the main language in Quebec, and a web translation is attached. http://www.profilprog.com/cairo-say-2016-review The album “Say” from CAIRO group is the first album from this band and is led … Read More

ECHOES & DUST REVIEW ‘SAY’

Great review by Dave Cooper in which he mentions that the album “is an extremely impressive record in every sense…a hugely entertaining and memorable album.”

PROGWERELD INTERVIEW 4/10/16

For our Dutch friends – please find attached an interview in Dutch between Ruard Veltmaat of Progwereld, and CAIRO band founder, Rob Cottingham. In his conclusion, Ruard describes the album as ‘a masterpiece’. Many thanks to Ruard for the interview and to all at Progwereld for your interest and support. “Say” is a really intriguing album when if you open … Read More