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Hamza Namira performs his first concert in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia
Artists and tweeters celebrated the concert that Egyptian artist Hamza Namira performed alongside a karaoke band on Friday in Riyadh, in what is considered the first concert performed by Namira in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia.
The name Hamza Namira topped social networking sites during the evening, in which he presented many of his famous songs, in addition to songs from the Saudi heritage and others from Iraqi, Moroccan and Syrian folklore.
Attendance exceeded expectations
And the Egyptian media, Amr Adib, expressed his happiness for Saudi Arabia’s hosting of Hamza Namira, describing the Egyptian singer as “the cultured singer.” He added, “I love Hamza Namira and karaoke and their combination of old and new songs and Umm Kulthum’s voice, which is a different form of music and deserves to be followed.”
While the artist, Latifa Al-Tunisi, described through a tweet on Twitter, the talented young artist, as sensitive, different and diverse, and continued by saying, “I am happy with your success in the fun Riyadh party.”
And “Israa Muhammad” pointed out in her tweet that Hamza Namira topped the trend in Egypt in conjunction with his concert in Saudi Arabia, and said, “The clean art of the opposite imposes itself.”
Toqa Amer described the concert as the most beautiful live concert in the world.
For his part, the artist Hamza Namira expressed his happiness for reviving his first concert in the Kingdom, and he said in a video published by the account of the company organizing the concert, “I am in a state of turmoil, and people’s interaction is terrible, and I hope that I will be at the best of thought, and I hope that all people are happy.”
Hamza Namira’s problem
The ceremony, which was held by the Egyptian artist, came in light of his prevention from singing, as officials in the Egyptian official radio announced at the time that they had prevented the broadcast of Hamza Namira’s songs on radio stations due to his criticism of the authority.
Meanwhile, the head of the Egyptian Radio, Abdel Rahman Rashad, told the BBC that Namira was not accredited on the Egyptian radio, which was one of the conditions for broadcasting the works of singers, and added that “no singer who opposes the authority should be allowed to broadcast his works on the radio.”
Namira is considered, according to many, one of the most prominent voices in the 2011 revolution, known as the January 25 revolution, as he presented his songs in front of crowds in Tahrir Square and was famous for his songs regarding hope and freedom.
In the past few years, rumors spread that Nimra emigrated from Egypt following the June 30 revolution (which was followed by the election of Sisi as president in 2014) because he was subjected to security harassment that prevented him from visiting.
But Namira denied these rumors in an interview with the Egyptian newspaper Youm7, saying that he is in London due to his work conditions and that he visits Egypt annually, and that “the rumors that say that I am forbidden to be in Egypt are not true at all, because my work and my whole life are in Egypt.”
Controversy on social media
Although most of the interaction on the communication sites was positive, it was not without some tweets who accused Hamza Namira of belonging to the Muslim Brotherhood, without providing any evidence for that.
These are accusations that Hamza Namira has repeatedly denied during his interviews with media stations.
On the other hand, some people expressed their hope that his concert in Riyadh would be “a reason for his return to Egypt.”
Alaa Omar, in a tweet, bemoaned the absence of Hamza Namira’s concerts in Egypt, and said, “Where are the days of Hamza Namira’s concerts in Egypt and its beauty?”
While “Omar” said on Twitter, “It is very sad to hear Hamza Namira from Saudi Arabia sing my country, my country, and I myself go to my country… and he cannot return to his country other than by offering allegiance.” And he posted a clip of that song in his tweet.
While “Modi Muhammad” published on Twitter the names of some well-known Egyptian personalities who live outside their country, and said, “There is nothing that remains the same in Egypt.”
Mahmoud Al-Khafisi asked why Hamza Namira was banned in Egypt, and added, “Why, Egypt, are you working in your youth like this!”