Hany Shaker to perform at the National Theatre in Kuwait

CAIRO – 19 December 2017: The veteran Egyptian singer Hany Shaker will perform at the National Theatre in Kuwait on December 21.

Shaker was born in Cairo in 1952. He started his musical career at a very young age Abdel Halim Hafez choral in the song “Sora” (Photo). Later, Shaker performed the role of young Sayed Darwish in the movie “Sayed Darwish.”

He studied music in the Cairo Conservatoire. In 1972, while he was a student in the second year, he released his first breakthrough hit “Heloua Ya Donia” (It’s a wonderful life). Shaker had much support from the musical legends at that time, such as Umm Kulthum, Mohamed Abdel Wahab and Abdel Halim Hafez, as they believed in Hany’s talent.

Shaker musical repertoire includes more than 461 songs such as “Ghalt” ( A mistake), “El Helm el Gameel” ( The beautiful dream), “ Tekhsary” ( You will lose) among others. Shaker is the current head of the Egyptian Musicians Syndicate.