Veteran Egyptian singer Medhat Saleh will perform his second concert from El-Asatza ( The Masters) initiative at Cairo Opera House on September 29.
Saleh performed the first concert at Cairo Opera House on July 31.
El-Asatza initiative is tailor made to revive the songs of Arab music icons in an orchestral approach.
Saleh teamed up with a number of arrangers like Ahmed Mostafa, Ahmed El-Mougy and Osama Kamal to reintroduce some of Arab music’s iconic compositions.
El- Asatza concerts which are backed by United Media Services and AlHayat TV channel, produced new orchestral visions for a selection of compositions from iconic musicians like Mohamed Abdel-Wahab, Farid El-Atrash, Kamale El-Taweel, Riad Al Sunbati, Mohamed Fawzy and others.
Saleh and famed singer Reham Abdelkaim performed in New Alamein Festival on August 3.
During the concert, Saleh performed a selection of his most popular songs.
Saleh was born in 1960 in Cairo's Shobra district. He started his musical career directly after he graduated from Cairo University.
He released his first song, entitled “Akeed” (Sure), in the 1980s.He performed his song “Ya Greed el-Nakhl el-Aly” (O High Palm Leaves) in front of former Egyptian President Hosny Mubarak in the mid-1980s, and the song achieved booming success, placing Saleh among the top singers at that time.
Throughout his career that extended for more than 30 years, Saleh has been famous for performing the songs of the most successful movies such as "Habiby Ya Ashek" in “Short w Fanla w Cap” (Shorts, a T-shirt and a Hat) movie, "El Nour Makano Fel Qoloob" (Light Belongs to the Hearts) from “Amir el Zalam” (The Prince of Darkness) movie, and “La Hatakhod Eih” (What Will You Gain?) from the movie "Mafia", among others.
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