Saad Metwally, an advisor to the Musicians’ Syndicate, said that the union, headed by artist Hani Shaker, decided today, Tuesday, to stop festival singer Omar Kamal from singing.
Metwally explained in a statement to “The Seventh Day” that shortly he will issue an official statement from the union with the decision to stop Omar Kamal and refer him to investigation, due to his statements on social media – without disclosing those statements – but he described them as affecting the union. and its council.
Omar Kamal and Hassan Shakoush suspended for “liquor and hashish”
This was not the first time that the Musicians Syndicate stopped Omar Kamal. Before the song “Bint Al Jeeran” caused him to stop singing, the Musical Professions Syndicate issued a decision to stop Kamal, accompanied by his colleague Hassan Shakoush, following the Valentine’s Day party, which was held at Cairo Stadium, and Shakoush appeared with his colleague. Omar Kamal, and they presented the song that witnessed the presence of the words “Kines and Hashish”.
Then the Captain of Musicians Hani Shaker announced his final decision to ban dealing with so-called festival singers, stressing that the entity that will deal with this category in violation of the union’s decision will be taken all legal measures once morest it, including issuing a decision not to deal with the facility in violation of the decision..
Hassan Shakoush and Omar Kamal then apologized to the Egyptian people for the term “liquor and hashish” mentioned in the festival, and Omar said: I would like to apologize to the 100 million Egyptians who heard and loved the festivals we offer, so we were invited and responded to the call immediately out of love for everyone who came to hear the festival.
And the famous duo added: There was a “flash” carrying the two versions of the festival, the first in which the word “liquor and hashish” appears, and the second the two words were deleted from it, but unfortunately the old version of the song was played, by mistake, even though “the flash” was carrying Both versions, but something went wrong.
Hassan Shakoush said: I was surprised that the stadium responsible for the sound played the old version, despite the fact that we replaced the song and put out a new version, following we promised to the captain of musicians, artist Hani Shaker, to change the coblet of “wine and hashish” so that the Egyptian people hear good words that do not have anything Out, but it’s all just an unintentional mistake.
The union banned dealing with them, and then demanded that they delete the outgoing words and replace them with others, which happened for the duo to sing once more, following they apologized..
Omar Kamal suspended for “dates and milk”
Last December, the Syndicate of Musical Professions and Captain Hani Shaker issued a decision to refer Omar Kamal to investigation following the incident of changing the lyrics of his song from “Wines and Hashish” to “Dates and Milk”, during one of his concerts in an Arab country, justifying this as he was standing on pure ground, Although the artist Hany Shaker asked him to change the words before.
Festivals singer Omar Kamal presented, during a concert in one of the Arab countries, a video in which he appears on the stage singing the “Bint Al Jeeran” festival, which, during his singing, was keen to change the “Wines and Hashish” coupe to the “Temoro Halib” coupe..
The Syndicate’s statement stated: Egypt is a sacred and protected country.. it knew monotheism before religions.. and the prophets were trusted on its land, and it was for them a haven and safety.. and it illuminated the world with lamps of science and arts, and it was enlightened.. until some of her sons who hindered her came and tried to insult her in their words, intentionally or unintentionally. But Egypt is not insulted“.
And the union added in its statement: “At the last concerts of the singer Omar Kamal, when he was asked regarding the reason for replacing the words alcohol and hashish with dates and milk in his famous song, he said: I am standing on pure land .. knowing that the artist Hani Shaker asked him to change these words before because of their danger to values and morals and that they ingrained in the conscience of the young“.
The statement continued: “The artist Hani Shaker and the Syndicate of Musical Professions are mobilizing all Egyptians and the civil, popular, regulatory and legislative forces to confront all those who try to undermine the sanctity of the homeland and tamper with the elements of virtue and morals, each in his position, and to confront everything that is unjust and bad on the artistic scene and its danger to the future of future generations. All right to clean art“.
The statement concluded: “And accordingly, the singer Omar Kamal was referred to the Syndicate of Musical Professions investigation to investigate what he said of words insulting to Egypt, and the appropriate decision was issued upon completion of the investigation.”
