2023-11-13 19:59:56
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A night that brought together 7 artists from the Arab world, accompanied by 185 musicians, in the first concerts of the Abu Bakr Salem Theater in the 2023 Riyadh season, celebrating the masterpieces of the late composer Baligh Hamdi. The concert opened with a documentary video narrating the career of the composer Baligh Hamdi, followed by a piece of the song “Repentance,” and then the artist performed. The originality of the stage presented the song “Zay Al-Asal” by the late artist Sabah, and the song “Al-Hob Kulli” by Kawkab Al-Sharq Umm Kulthum, and then the artist Saber Al-Rubai took the stage and performed Abdel Halim Hafez’s masterpiece “Mawud”, which witnessed a great greeting from the audience at its conclusion, and then the artist Nancy Ajram presented the song “ Black Eyes” by the late Warda, and the song “I Adore You” by Mayada El Hanawi.
The surprise of the ceremony was the artist Mai Farouk, who presented one of the masterpieces of Kawkab Al-Sharq and the composer Baligh Hamdi’s “One Thousand and One Nights”. After that, the artist Angham appeared, accompanied by the international musician Ramzi Yassa, and to the tunes of the piano, Angham sang Baligh Hamdi’s masterpiece “If I Met You Long ago” by the artist Warda, followed by a song. “Once upon a time”.
After a short break, the “Spirit of the East” band performed a medley of Baligh Hamdi’s melodies and masterpieces (Hawa Yahwa, On the Blink of Her Eyes, Bahiya, Al-Rababa), following which a call came from His Excellency Counselor Turki Al-Sheikh, who said, “Today we honor a symbol of Arabic song and music.” His Excellency the Counselor praised the musical band and artists, and concluded his talk with a special greeting to the Egyptian people, the birth of stars, as he described them. Then came a tribute to the family of the late Baligh Hamdi with a commemorative shield from the Riyadh Season by the Executive Vice President of GIA, A. Ahmed Al-Muhammadi, to celebrate this night.
Amid great interaction from the audience, the concert completed its segments with a group of songs composed by the late Baligh Hamdi, and he presented the song “Sawah” by the young Saudi artist Walid Muhammad, and then received the artist Majid Al-Muhandis, who concluded the ceremony with a group of Baligh Hamdi’s masterpieces, “Far From You, The Biography of Love, According to Widad.”
It is worth noting that this is the first time that the late composer Baligh Hamdi is celebrated. The night lasted regarding 5 hours, organized by the Punch Mark Company, in which the audience recalled the most beautiful memories of the good old days.
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