Salama Hegazi ( ar, سلامة حجازي) born 1852, died October 4, 1917 was an Egyptian singer. He was a pioneer of

musical theatre Musical theatre is a form of theatrical performance that combines songs, spoken dialogue, acting and dance. The story and emotional content of a musical – humor, pathos, love, anger – are communicated through words, music, movemen ...

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in the first half of the 20th century. Born Salama Ibrahim Hegazi, he was locally known as El Sheikh Salama. In 1852 in Alexandria, he recited the

Qur'an The Quran (, ; Standard Arabic: , Quranic Arabic: , , 'the recitation'), also romanized Qur'an or Koran, is the central religious text of Islam, believed by Muslims to be a revelation from God. It is organized in 114 chapters (pl.: , sing. ...

, after memorising the entire book. Many famous singers in Egypt, such as Munira Mahdia and

Mohamed Abdel Wahab ''Mohamed Abdel Wahab'' ( ar, محمد عبد الوهاب), also transliterated ''Mohamed Abd El-Wahhab'' (March 13, 1902 – May 4, 1991), was a prominent 20th-century Egyptian singer, actor, and composer. He is best known for his Romantic a ...

, have sung his music. He promoted

Sayed Darwish Sayed Darwish ( ar, سيد درويش, ; 17 March 1892 – 15 September 1923) was an Egyptian singer and composer who was considered the father of Egyptian popular music and one of Egypt's greatest musicians and seen by some as its single gre ...

, who considered him an inspiration. Iskandar Farah and Salama founded a theater company in 1891. In 1914, with George Abiad, he helped in the formation of a new group and they worked together until his death, despite being paralyzed at the end of his days he continued to appear on stage. He has been credited with many forms of musical theatre and operetta music.

Notable work

*With Iskandar Farah: **African **Talimak **Ataiwaq **King of the reservoirs. *Solo: **

Saladin Yusuf ibn Ayyub ibn Shadi () ( – 4 March 1193), commonly known by the epithet Saladin,, ; ku, سه‌لاحه‌دین, ; was the founder of the Ayyubid dynasty. Hailing from an ethnic Kurdish family, he was the first of both Egypt and ...

*With George Abiad: **Egypt **The Heart of a Woman **

Al-Hakim bi-Amr Allah Abū ʿAlī Manṣūr (13 August 985 – 13 February 1021), better known by his regnal name al-Ḥākim bi-Amr Allāh ( ar, الحاكم بأمر الله, lit=The Ruler by the Order of God), was the sixth Fatimid caliph and 16th Ismaili ima ...

**To the Homeland **Criminal Innocent

References

External links

Al-Ahram Weekly: "The heritage of sound"
1852 births 1917 deaths People from Alexandria Egyptian nationalists Egyptian composers 20th-century Egyptian male singers Egyptian oud players 19th-century Egyptian male singers {{Egypt-bio-stub