About this concert
Dozan wa Awtar, from Amman and conducted by Nedy Muna, is a Jordanian choir devoted to Arabic music; the two choirs had met at the World Choir Games in Sochi the summer before, where both won awards. They performed together at the Cairo Opera House and the next night at the Sayed Darwish Theatre in Alexandria, with the soloists Rehab Metawi, Dina Iskander and Jolie Faizy.
Programme
- Work
- Aghani bel Arabi programme
About the music
Sayed Darwish (1892–1923)
- Born in Alexandria in 1892, he died there in 1923, aged 31, and is called the father of Egyptian popular music.
- In barely a decade he wrote some 260 songs and 26 operettas.
- He set “Biladi, Biladi, Biladi”, now Egypt’s national anthem; his songs include “Salma Ya Salama”, “Ahu Da Illi Sar” and “El Helwa Di”.
Source (opens in a new tab) Photographs
Photos: the choir's Drive and Facebook page
