The song ' Arefa'

Collection title

The Ninth International Summer Festival Nostalgy

ID

BIB00203

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 "Arefa" by the singer Ali El Haggar was written by Baha Jaheen, composed and distributed by Omar Khairat . Ali Hajjar is one of the most prominent singers from the generation of the eighties . His father ,the artist Ibrahim Al Hajjar and his grandfather Ali Hajjar were religious singers in Beni Suef . He was born in Imbaba and learnt the Quran at an early age. He graduated from the Faculty of Fine Arts, At Helwan University. He was famous for his song ' Salina al Fajr Finn' (Where we prayed Dawn ) and many of other songs ; He also worked in soap operas as ' Rihlat Abu Alaa Bashari 'Yassine and Bahia', 'Awlad shawareh' (Street children), and in musicals as( street children,) ' Aborit Scheherazade,' Itnin ala-Hawa' , ' Lila min alf lili wa lila ' 'Rasasa fi Kalb' (a bullet in the heart ) . Some of his songs are : 'Abir Sabil' , 'Tjish Naeesh' . He also played in some video films . He didn't sing when he played the role of ' Al Fata sherir '( The wicked youth ) .

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

4m15