The song ' Zahma ya Dounia Zahma'

Collection title

The Ninth International Summer Festival Nostalgy

ID

BIB00202

Source

Bibliotheca Alexandrina (EG)

First broadcast date

07/08/2010

Production year

2010

Abstract

Treasures of the past, "the fifties": A collection of the most famous Arab and foreign songs in the fifties presented by a group of young singers. The song' Zahma ya Dounia Zahma' by the popular artist Ahmed Adawiya ; was composed by Hani Shenouda from the film ' Shaabane Tahat Assifr ' produced in1980. Ahmed Adawiya was a popular Egyptian singe .r He was famous and was considered as the most important popular singer in the seventies . He influenced popular singing a lot as he was the spiritual father to those after him such as Hakim . He also participated in many films . Many great artists like Abdelwahab, Farid Al-Atrash and Abdelhalim Hafid praised his voice . Abdel Halim Hafed once sang "Sah Dah Embu" One of Adawiya's songs , and Adawiya sang Abdel Halim Hafez 's song ' Khsara, khsara ' .

Type

video

Production companies

• Library of Alexandria - Own production

Broadcaster

Bibliotheca Alexandrina

Audiovisual form

Concert

Personalities

• Saad Mohamed

Primary theme

Live performances

Secondary themes

• Art, Culture and Knowledge / Music and songs

Credits / Cast

• Saad Mohamed - Director

Period of events

• 2010

Map locations

• Egypt - Lower Egypt - Alexandria

Original language

Arabic

Media running time

7m12