CAIRO — Colombian artist Karol G’s new music video titled "Cairo,” which she released Nov. 13 on her YouTube and Instagram accounts, sparked widespread controversy in Egypt. While some support the song, considering it a promotion of Egyptian tourism, others believe it overly features the slums in Cairo.
The video clip was filmed in several areas of Cairo, featuring many tourist and archaeological sites such as the Pyramids, the Sphinx, Citadel of Saladin, Sultan Hassan Mosque and the Nile Corniche. Officials and experts in the Egyptian tourism sector hope the song will create a tourism boom for the country in the coming months.
