Saleh, Ramadan, Metawie to perform in AMF at Cairo Opera House on Nov.2

CAIRO – 2 November 2019: Veteran Egyptian singer Medhat Saleh, Lebanese singer Saad Ramadan and Egyptian singer Rehab Metawie will perform at the 28th edition of the Arab Music festival in Cairo Opera House on November 2.

The 28th Arab Music Festival honors 12 stars who have enriched the art scene in Egypt and the Arab world, including Mohamed Mounir, Egyptian poet Farouk Gouida, Bahraini composer Waheed al-Khan, Egyptian singer Riham Abdel Hakim, Egyptian singer Mai Farouk, Iraqi poet Karim Odeh, Amr Ismail, Maestro Adel Iskandar, Fouad Mahny, Hisham el-Araby, Salwa el-Shawan and Hamdy Zaid.

The festival will also organize a scientific conference on the small theater. Mounir’s participation in the festival is the first, stressing that the Arab Music Festival is one of the most important specialized international events, affirming the success of the previous editions of the festival throughout 27 years, as it succeeded in enriching the art scene in Egypt and the Arab countries, appreciating the role of media institutions in shedding light on its various and diverse activities.

22 bands will be participating in the festival’s 28th edition, topped by Mounir’s Band, The First Royal Band for Music and Folklore (Amman), Abdel Halim Nouira Band for Arabic Music led by Maestro Salah Ghobashi and Maestro Ahmed Amer, Mustafa Helmy’s Band, El-Hefny Band led by Maestro Hisham Nabawy, Hani Farhat’s Band, The National Arab Music Ensemble led by Maestro Mostafa Helmy and Maestro Hazem el-Kasabgy, Omair Khairat’s Orchestra, Wael Jassar’s band, among others.
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 is 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.