Hisham Kharma ( ar, هشام خرما) is an
Egyptian
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musician.
or ''
The End,'' and for his soundtrack for ''Egypt: Land of Civilization'' documentary that was premiered during the
Pharaohs' Golden Parade and starring
Khaled El Nabawy
Khaled Mohamed El Nabawy ( ar, خالد محمد النبوي; born September 12, 1966) is an Egyptian actor who played roles in film, theater and television.
He was born in Mansoura, Egypt, and was introduced to cinema by the director Youssef ...
.
Early life and education
Kharma was born and raised in Cairo. He has started playing piano at the age of 9. Kharma obtained his BS in
Computer science from the
American University in Cairo
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and his postgraduate studies in art direction at
Miami Ad School.
Biography
Kharma started working in the field of advertising after graduation as a creative director, his first work was ''Ahl Masr Hospital for burns ad'', after this work he was granted the title of Humanity Burn Free ambassador, for the initiative of the Ahl Masr for burns and for composing the music of ''Shoof B'albak.''
In 2010, Kharma released his first official album, ''The First Voyage'' produced by
Virgin Megastores, and followed by his second album released under
Sony Music Entertainment records, where he was chosen to represent Egypt at one of Sony Music albums of the musical series, ''Arabesque'' with
Yanni and
Can Atilla. In November 2016, released his third album, ''AlyaQeen'', Consisting of 13 music pieces and took about 3 years preparing for its release. Kharma’s fourth album, ''Kun'' Released in 2019, and featured 10 pieces of music.
In 2020, for the first time, Kharma composed the soundtrack for ''
The End,'' the first Egyptian
Sci-fi television drama series
In film and television, drama is a category or genre of narrative fiction (or semi-fiction) intended to be more serious than humorous in tone. Drama of this kind is usually qualified with additional terms that specify its particular super-gen ...
. That year, he composed the soundtrack for ''Mako'', an Egyptian film adapted from the accident of the passenger ship,
Salem Express
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Construction
The Salem ...
that sank in the
Red Sea in 1991.
In 2018, Kharma collaborated with Egyptian composer
Omar Khairat
Omar Khairat (born November 11, 1948) ( ar, عمر خيرت) is an Egyptian musician.
Early life
Born in Cairo, Omar was raised in a family of musicians. His uncle, Abu Bakr Khairat, a composer and architect, established the Cairo Conservato ...
, honoring the memory of
Sheikh Zayed bin Sultan Al Nahyan and his moving memorial at
57357 Hospital
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. In the same year, Kharma composed the soundtrack for the opening and activities of the World Youth Forum held in
Sharm El-Sheikh. Kharma collaborated with
Tanvi Shah in a recording work titled Born Free.
Albums
* 2010, ''First Voyage''
* 2012, ''Arabesque''
* 2016, ''AlyaQeen''
* 2019, ''Kun''
References
External links
Official websiteLaw3andakdam
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21st-century Egyptian musicians
Egyptian classical pianists
Egyptian electronic musicians
Egyptian composers
Egyptian record producers
Creative directors
Musicians from Cairo
The American University in Cairo alumni
Virgin Records artists
Sony Music artists
Year of birth missing (living people)
Living people