Metropole Orkest & Amsterdams Andalusisch Orkest /Cairo's Golden Age: Tribute to Mohamed Abdel Wahab

Cairo's Golden Age' 🎼
MO arrangers Alexander van Popta and Damiano Pascarelli met up with
Yassir Bousselam (AAO cellist) and Haytham Safia (AAO UD player) to discuss the meeting of two orchestras in a tribute to the legacy of the Egyptian Mohamed Abdel Wahab. www.mo.nl/en/agenda
In the 1950s, cities such as Casablanca, Baghdad, and Cairo grew explosively. What followed were three decades that are now seen as the ‘golden age’ of Arab film and music culture. With the unmistakable key person, Mohamed Abdel Wahab. You could say he is the Quincy Jones of Egypt. A legendary singer and actor himself, but above all the composer behind all the big stars. Via Radio Cairo, the hits he wrote for artists such as Oum Kalthoum, Abdelhalim Hafez, Warda Al Jazairia, Asmahan, Farid Al Atrash and Fairouz spread across the Arabic world. The music of this era is a convergence of the Arab musical tradition and European influences, inspired by poetry. The result is a musical movement with an impact comparable to the impact Elvis and The Beatles had and still have in Western music. Guest workers who left for Europe took the music with them and so the work of Mohamed Abdel Wahab and his contemporaries lives on.
In a collaboration between the Metropole Orkest and Amsterdam Andalusian Orchestra and the you will hear the absolute highlights of ‘Cairo’s golden age’, with Mohamed Abdul Wahab as the ideal guide.
In collaboration with:
Soloists of the Metropole OrkestAmsterdam & Andalusian Orchestra
Youssef Jrifi & Fadwa Al Malki - vocals
Orchestra conducted by Tom Cohen
The program is curated by AAO Musical Director Abderrahim Semlali.
Tickets available at www.mo.nl/cairo.
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