this was a song i thought was by george wassouf had done since i was introduced to his version first. every time i heard it on weddings, parties and all sorts of gatherings where people from the middleeast got together and danced etc. etc, it was in the arrangement that wassouf used.
later i was told that all wassouf did was update it and it was actually a song by abdel halim hafez. the thing that really captivated me with hafez version was the live version i saw on youtube. my mother mentioned hafez was a carismatic guy with enormous stage presence and sure enough the video clip showed it well.
said youtube clip
my favourite point is where he just teases the crowd and has his band play the introduction and first part and right where it's expected that he goes in he lets the band play the melody again. it's a marvelous song and thanks to youtube becoming bigger and some videos being uploaded from original sources you can see other performances as well.
like this one
that's from tunisia and it's a great performance as well. the "studio" versions that can be bought are almost as good as the live versions but they seem a bit tame. probably just me.
buy here (7digital)
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