CAIRO – 10 December 2017: Celebrating Al-Masryeen ensemble's 40th anniversary, Bayt El-Suhaymi will host the ensemble founder and iconic composer Hany Shenouda on December 16.
Shenouda will review Al-Masryeen ensemble's career in the event organized by the National Center for Theater, Music and Folklore.
Formed by Shenouda in 1977, Al-Masryeen ensemble is one of the earliest ensembles in Egypt. The early line up included: Mona Aziz, Tahseen Yalmaz, Eman Younis, and Mamdouh Qasem.
The idea of forming the band came after Shenouda’s performances with his own band, where he introduced several Italian, Spanish and French songs.
Afterwards, he decided to use his musical talents to revolutionize Arabic music, so he started by composing Mohamed Mounir’s early albums "A’lemony Eeneky" (Your Eyes Taught Me) and "Benetweled" (We Are Born).
Following Mounir's albums, Shenouda composed the first album for his ensemble El-MAsryeen, entitled "Love You.No" (Bahebak.La2).
Among El-Masryeen’s hits in 1970s and 1980s are "Mathsebosh Ya Banat" (Don't Think That, Girls), and "Mashya El-Sanyora" (The Princess is Walking).
After the success of El-Masryeen, a wave of new ensembles followed in Egypt, such as 4M by Ezzat Abu Ouf, El-Asdekaa’ (The Friends) by Ammar el-Sherei and Tiba band by Hussein and Mody el-Emam.
Unfortunately, El-Masreyeen split up after several arguments between the vocalists in the band.
Recently, the band has been reformed by Shenouda and new members joined; namely Sara el-Hawawry, Sara Medhat, and Ahmed Sayed.
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