The song ' Ya layali Melah' ( Oh,Great nights )

Collection title

The Ninth International Summer Festival Nostalgia

ID

BIB00210

Source

Bibliotheca Alexandrina (EG)

First broadcast date

07/08/2010

Production year

2010

Abstract

Treasures of the past, "the fifties": A group of the most famous Arab and foreign songs in the fifties presented by a group of young singers.The song " ya layali melah" ( Oh ,great nights) by the artist Karem Mahmoud (1922-1995) a singer and a composer who held a privileged position thanks to his beautiful and sharp voice . He has been respected during all his artistic life . His audience nicknamed him as ,the gentle curlew because of his quietness and gentleness. Karem Mahmoud has worked with great artists, musicians and composers in Egypt ( Mohamed al Mougi, Mohamed Soltan , and Riyad Sinbati ) . Among his famous songs " Samra ya Samra", " Wa Nabi ya Jamil " ," Ala Shati Bahri el Hawa " " Amana Alik" , "Anabi" , "Ya Ana Ya el Azal " ... Karem Mahmoud died in January 1995 .

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

1m59