Abdel Hakim Abdel Samad Kamel ( ar, عبد الحكيم عبد الصمد كامل; born October 7, 1962), known by the mononym Hakim ( ar, حكيم), is an

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shaabi Shaabi ( arz, شعبي'' '' ) is an Egyptian musical genre. It is a form of popular working-class music which evolved from Egyptian Baladi in the second half of the 20th century, it's the core of Egyptian people music in streets and weddin ...

singer.

Biography

Hakim was born in

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, a small town in el-Minya,

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. He grew up with the sound of working- and middle-class tradition of Egyptian Sha'abi music, and admired the great Egyptian Sha'bi singer Ahmed Adaweyah. He reportedly began singing at the age of 8, and practiced mawawīl, the vocal improvisations which often begin an Egyptian Sha'bi song. He formed a band while in high school, obtained his college degree in Cairo, and then returned to el-Minya to continue making music, before moving back to Cairo. He had collaborated with several international singers throughout his career, such as: Narada Michael Walden and

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in 2002,

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in 2004 and

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in 2007.

Musical styles

Shaabi Shaabi ( arz, شعبي'' '' ) is an Egyptian musical genre. It is a form of popular working-class music which evolved from Egyptian Baladi in the second half of the 20th century, it's the core of Egyptian people music in streets and weddin ...

* Middle Eastern *

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* Al Jeel *

* World music

Discography

*''Nazra'' (1992) *''Nar'' (1994) *''Efred'' (1997) *''Hayel'' (1998) *''Yaho'' (2000) *''The Lion Roars – Hakim Live in America (2000) *''Talakik'' (2002) *''Taminy Alek'' (2004) *''El Youm Dol'' (2004) *''Kolo Yoross'' (2005) *''Lela'' (2006) (with

and

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) *"Tigy Tigy" (with

) (2007) *''Ya Mazago'' (2011) * Ala Wadaak (2017)

References

External links

King of Egyptian Sha’Bi Music
* {{DEFAULTSORT:Hakim 1962 births Living people 20th-century Egyptian male singers Singers who perform in Egyptian Arabic Al-Azhar University alumni 21st-century Egyptian male singers