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He played the keyboard alongside two other band members, Khaled Mando and Islam Tata, both drummers, collectively styled as Islam Chipsy and EEK.
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when another keyboardist with name "Islam Said" began to take credit for his tracks. Since Said was frequently seen eating Chipsy (local brand of
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