Abdel Halim Hafez ( 1929 - 1977) is one of the most popular Egyptian and Arabic singers of all time. To this day , his music is still enjoyed throughout the Arab world. He was known as "The son of the ...

Born Abdel Halim Shabaana (عبد الحليم شبانة) in al-Halawaat, Sharkeyya (Delta of Egypt), graduated from the Higher institute of Arabic Music - Composing Department in 1948. For four years, he taught ...

As 2019 draws to a close, Ahram Online’s Books section will review some of this year’s well-received titles. Mawsoat Abdel-Halim Hafez (“The Encyclopaedia of Abdel-Halim Hafez’s Discography”), by Amr ...

March 30, marks the 43rd death anniversary of iconic Egyptian singer Abdel-Halim Hafez. Hafez, dubbed the Dark-Skinned Nightingale, was one of Egypt’s greatest singers, as well as a producer, and an ...

BEIRUT: For fans of Egyptian tarab music, the end of March each year is a time to reflect on the passing of two of the legends of tarab, Abdel Halim Hafez, and Mohammed Abdel Wahab. In Cairo, and ...