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Al-Ahram Weekly
20-07-2025
- Entertainment
- Al-Ahram Weekly
Mohamed Mounir, Tamer Hosny first ever collaboration trends big on YouTube - Music - Arts & Culture
Released on 15 July, the new music video El-Zou' El-Aali, which brings together Mohamed Mounir and Tamer Hosny, reached #1 on 'Charts for Trending music' and almost 6 million views on YouTube. The success comes shortly before Hosny's appearance at the New Alamein Festival. The duet between The King and The Star of the Generation - as both are often referred to - marks their first-ever collaboration. It is part of Tamer Hosny's album Leena Maad (We Have a Date). Composed by Mohamed Raheem to lyrics by Tamer Hussien, the song blends two generations of Egyptian music—Mounir's deep traditional voice and Hosny's modern pop sensibility. The song extols elegance and beauty, describing the muse's high taste and charm that lifts spirits and evokes springtime imagery. Commenting to the media about his new album, Hosny described working with Mounir as a monumental artistic honour and a career milestone. The King Born on 10 October 1954, in Manshiyat Nubia, a village in Aswan, southern Egypt, Mohamed Mounir's music and distinctive voice have captivated millions across the Arab world for decades. Mounir has become one of Egypt's most iconic singers, known for blending Nubian roots with modern genres, like pop and jazz. As his popularity grew significantly, Mounir quickly became beloved by many fans. Mounir's musical repertoire comprises 20 albums and numerous singles, each showcasing his ability to blend Nubian sounds with contemporary music. His lyrics often tackle themes of love, freedom, retrospection, and social justice, resonating with audiences across generations. Tamer Hosny's collaborations Creative collaborations are among the highlights of the 47-year-old singer and songwriter. Hosny came to the limelight in early 2002 through his mixtape collaborations with Egyptian star Sherine. Since then, Hosny has become one of the most prominent pop stars in Egypt and the wider Arab world, releasing over 13 top-selling albums. His music has been featured in several television series and is performed extensively across the region. Hosny has collaborated with international artists, including Snoop Dogg and Shaggy. He also collaborated with Arab musicians, such as Rim Banna, Latifa, Souad Massi, and Ramy Sabry. Besides Mohamed Mounir, the Leena Maad album also includes other collaborations with artists such as Karim Osama, El-Waili, Reda El-Bahrawy, and Ahmed Bahr Kozbara. 3rd New Alamein Festival The new album comes shortly before Hosny's appearance at the star-studded New Alamein Festival, scheduled on Friday, 25 July. The upcoming performance will mark Hosny's third consecutive appearance at the festival's three editions. The festival launched on Friday, 18 July, with a concert by Angham and will continue until 29 August. The festival's stellar lineup of top artists from Egypt and the Arab world will also feature Amr Diab, Tamer Ashour, Marwan Pablo, Lege-Cy, Wegz, Cairokee, among many others. New Alamein is one of Egypt's fastest-growing tourist cities, thanks to its strategic location on the Mediterranean coast and its massive urban development in recent years. The previous edition of the festival aimed to draw 2 million visitors and tourists. It was praised for its diverse mix of musical, cultural, and sports events. Follow us on: Facebook Instagram Whatsapp Short link:
See - Sada Elbalad
21-06-2025
- Entertainment
- See - Sada Elbalad
Mohamed Mounir.. Malamehna
Elham Aboul Fateh Mohamed Mounir's latest song "Malamehna" came to delight us as usual with his songs that touch the soul and heart. After an artistic silence that lasted more than a year, the king Mohamed Mounir returns with his new song, "Malamehna." He says, "Every time we photograph our features... we aren't always who we are. Sometimes we appear calmer in the picture... and sometimes we appear alone in the gathering. Every time we bak-pats ourselves… we are slaughtered by memories. Every time we gather our wounds… our hearts ache." What distinguishes Mounir is that he doesn't just present songs, but rather creates entire worlds of emotions. In "Malamehna," we hear that magical blend of authenticity and modernity that we've always longed for. The melody bears the imprint of ancient Nubia, while the lyrics touch upon the space shared by all Egyptians and Arabs—the space of memories, identity, and belonging. Mounir is a son of great Nubia, the brown land that gave birth to an ancient civilization with roots dating back thousands of years. Nubia is not just a place, but a civilization and a human heritage, the land of Pharaonic temples, towering mountains, and the Nile River. This great cultural heritage is reflected in Mounir's voice, where in his tones you hear the echo of ancestors' hymns, and in his melodies you sense the antiquity and radiance of the land. The beautiful thing about Mounir is that, despite his global fame, he has always remained a simple, knows exactly how to speak to people using the language of the heart. In "Malamehna," we find that rare balance between artistic depth, simplicity, and authenticity, modernity. The song is like a reassuring message to his listeners: "No matter how times change, there will always be true art that speaks to the soul." Mohamed Mounir has a long and varied artistic history, "El Leila Ya Samra", "Shajar El-Lemon" "Younes", ",Hadota Masreya" "Fi Eshk El Banat"... Over the course of decades, he has shaped our artistic and emotional features. It's strange that I haven't seen him honored, even though the whole world has honored him in Germany, America, and elsewhere. But I hope that he would be honored, and that musical festivals will celebrate him, or that we will name a music hall after him, or that his house in Nubia will be turned into a museum. Mohamed Mounir shaped a new generation emotionally, and this return is an occasion to celebrate and honor an artist who has been sowing joy in our hearts for years. Mounir, who sang about love, homeland, and life, returns today to remind us that true beauty never fades, and that some voices remain immortal because they are simply a part of us. Welcome back, the King, and all appreciation to that voice that has become a feature of our character. read more Analysis- Turkey Has 0 Regional Allies... Why? Analysis: Russia, Turkey... Libya in Return For Syria? Analysis: Who Will Gain Trump's Peace Plan Fruits? Analysis: Will Turkey's Erdogan Resort to Snap Election? Analysis: What Are Turkey's Aspirations in Iraq? Opinion & Analysis Analysis: Mercenaries In Libya... Who Should Be Blamed? Opinion & Analysis Analysis- How 'Libya Nightmare' Takes Erdogan to Algiers Opinion & Analysis Analysis: What Happens After Brexit? Opinion & Analysis Analysis: Strategic Significance of Libya's Sirte, Jufra! News China Launches Largest Ever Aircraft Carrier Sports Former Al Zamalek Player Ibrahim Shika Passes away after Long Battle with Cancer Lifestyle Get to Know 2025 Eid Al Adha Prayer Times in Egypt Business Fear & Greed Index Plummets to Lowest Level Ever Recorded amid Global Trade War Arts & Culture Zahi Hawass: Claims of Columns Beneath the Pyramid of Khafre Are Lies News Flights suspended at Port Sudan Airport after Drone Attacks Videos & Features Video: Trending Lifestyle TikToker Valeria Márquez Shot Dead during Live Stream News Shell Unveils Cost-Cutting, LNG Growth Plan Technology 50-Year Soviet Spacecraft 'Kosmos 482' Crashes into Indian Ocean News 3 Killed in Shooting Attack in Thailand
See - Sada Elbalad
12-06-2025
- Entertainment
- See - Sada Elbalad
Mohamed Mounir Drops "Malamehna", First Song from New Album
Yara Sameh 'The King' Mohamed Mounir offered up his new song "Malamehna" as the first taste of his long-awaited album. The record consists of 10 songs and is produced by Rotana. It features Mounir cooperating with a large number of poets and composers, including Hala El Zayat, Menna El Kiey, Tamer Hussein, Aziz El-Shafei, Ehab Abd Elwahed, and the late Mohamed Rahim. Mounir dropped his last album, ' Bab El-Gamal ' ("The Door to Beauty") in August 2021. Mounir, born on October 10, 1954, is one of the Middle East's best singers. He released his 1977 debut solo album, 'Alemony Eneeki' on the Sonar record label, after completing his military service. The superstar has released over 22 albums and six soundtrack albums. Mounir, whose musical career spanned over three decades, presented various genres in his music, such as classical Egyptian Music, Nubian music, blues, jazz, and reggae. The superstar's lyrics are quite famous for their philosophical content as well as for their passionate social and political commentary. read more New Tourism Route To Launch in Old Cairo Ahmed El Sakka-Led Play 'Sayidati Al Jamila' to Be Staged in KSA on Dec. 6 Mandy Moore Joins Season 2 of "Dr. Death" Anthology Series Don't Miss These Movies at 44th Cairo Int'l Film Festival Today Amr Diab to Headline KSA's MDLBEAST Soundstorm 2022 Festival Arts & Culture Mai Omar Stuns in Latest Instagram Photos Arts & Culture "The Flash" to End with Season 9 Arts & Culture Ministry of Culture Organizes four day Children's Film Festival Arts & Culture Canadian PM wishes Muslims Eid-al-Adha News China Launches Largest Ever Aircraft Carrier Sports Former Al Zamalek Player Ibrahim Shika Passes away after Long Battle with Cancer Lifestyle Get to Know 2025 Eid Al Adha Prayer Times in Egypt Business Fear & Greed Index Plummets to Lowest Level Ever Recorded amid Global Trade War Arts & Culture Zahi Hawass: Claims of Columns Beneath the Pyramid of Khafre Are Lies News Flights suspended at Port Sudan Airport after Drone Attacks News Shell Unveils Cost-Cutting, LNG Growth Plan Videos & Features Video: Trending Lifestyle TikToker Valeria Márquez Shot Dead during Live Stream Technology 50-Year Soviet Spacecraft 'Kosmos 482' Crashes into Indian Ocean News 3 Killed in Shooting Attack in Thailand
Ya Biladi
17-05-2025
- Ya Biladi
Diaspo #389 : Mounir Raji's quest to capture the Morocco of childhood summers
Estimated read time: 4' Mounir Raji's story is one of pursuit, passion, and hard work, values he inherited from his late father, a man from Casablanca who left Morocco in the late 1960s in search of a better future. At just 18, he boarded a boat, then a train, and arrived in Amsterdam speaking only a single word of Dutch: arbeid (work). He went straight to the police station to apply for a work permit, as many immigrants did at the time. Told that there wasn't much work in Amsterdam, he was directed to Zaandam, a city just 20 minutes away. There, he walked from factory to factory, repeating the only Dutch word he knew. He got a job in a factory and gradually worked his way up to become a social worker. Settled in Zaandam with his wife, Mounir was born. As a child, he wasn't particularly interested in photography, his real passion was football. «I used to play at a local club», he said. «My parents always encouraged me to do my best at school». As the son of first-generation Moroccan immigrants, his upbringing felt normal to him. Summers were spent in Morocco, an annual tradition. «I always looked forward to the summer. We spent six weeks in Morocco every year. That's where I learned to speak Darija». These yearly trips shaped his connection to Morocco. They started in Casablanca, then Marrakech, his mother's hometown, and later his father's village in the Atlas Mountains. From football to photography After finishing school, football still dominated Mounir's life. He decided to study sports marketing, not out of love for the field, but because his parents encouraged him to pursue a business-related degree. «They believed that studying something practical was important to make a living», he explained. But photography came into his life almost by accident. «During a holiday with friends, I brought a small camera, but it was a friend's professional one that truly got me interested». After returning home, he saved up during an internship and bought his first camera. «I regretted it immediately because of how expensive it was», he laughed. But that feeling disappeared quickly, as he had fallen in love with photography. Like his father, Mounir had a plan: to turn his passion into a career. He completed his degree, as his parents had advised, and committed fully to photography. Committing to photography While writing his thesis, he offered to intern, unpaid, for a photographer just to learn. The experience showed him how much he still needed to know. He then enrolled in a part-time photography course that met once a week, which helped him sharpen his technical skills. «It was a good decision because that mix of studying and working really worked for me», said Mounir who progressed faster than his classmates, thanks to the hands-on experience he gained on professional sets. Eventually, the photographer he interned with offered him freelance work. It came just after Mounir had interviewed for a suit-and-tie office job. «The contrast was striking», he said, as he did not hesitate to opt for photography. For five years, Mounir assisted that same photographer and various others. «It was great because I saw how each one had their own way of working», he said. «It was a formative time where I earned money, gained experience, and built my portfolio». A turning point came in 2013 when an agency wanted to work with him. «That moment was the first time I truly felt like a photographer», he said. Mounir began working with the agency, landing his first campaign with Nike in Amsterdam. «From there, I continued with Nike and started doing football-related projects, which I really enjoyed». He has since worked with brands like Adidas, Atelier Munro, Daily Paper, Elle, G-Star, Mastoor, VanMoof, Vogue, and more recently, Asics and New Balance. Capturing the Dreamland Besides his commercial work, in 2017, Mounir embarked on a deeply personal project, one tied to his heritage. While browsing photography books on Morocco, he realized something was missing. «Most of those books were made by photographers who didn't really know the country. I thought: let me show the Morocco I know». He packed his camera and headed to Morocco without a specific plan, just a desire to capture the Morocco he experienced. This idea translated later into a series called Dreamland, which turned into a book in 2023. Dreamland is Mounir's visual homage to the Morocco of his childhood summers, a place he never lived in but deeply idealized. «That's why it's called Dreamland», he explained, it's nostalgic. Romanticized. «It's my imagined version of Morocco». While shooting Dreamland in 2019, Mounir's father passed away unexpectedly. Grieving his loss cast a shadow over his creative process. To reconnect with his art, he began photographing the motorbikes of Marrakech from his rooftop every afternoon. This side project became Yallah. «My agent told me I should share something from Morocco, but I wasn't ready to release Dreamland yet. Then I looked at the Yallah series, originally intended for the book, and realized it could stand on its own». He exhibited the series and released a small publication in 2021. «That was the first time I showed something publicly». The response was overwhelmingly positive, and two years later, Dreamland was published. «Looking back, I never would have planned it that way, but the pandemic forced me to rethink everything—and it worked. Yallah was like a preview. Dreamland is my baby», he said proudly. Mounir's latest project, Bladi, returns to his father's hometown on the Draa River, Tafergalt, to document the effects of climate change in a region that depends on water for survival. «It started with my family, and it's a long-term project I'll be working on for years. For me, it's home. But for my cousin, it's not just symbolic, it's his land. He needs it to make a living». Though the project is still ongoing, early works from Bladi are currently on display at the Museum Hilversum.
Ya Biladi
17-05-2025
- Ya Biladi
Diaspo #389 : Amine Raji's quest to capture the Morocco of childhood summers
Mounir Raji's story is one of pursuit, passion, and hard work, values he inherited from his late father, a man from Casablanca who left Morocco in the late 1960s in search of a better future. At just 18, he boarded a boat, then a train, and arrived in Amsterdam speaking only a single word of Dutch: arbeid (work). He went straight to the police station to apply for a work permit, as many immigrants did at the time. Told that there wasn't much work in Amsterdam, he was directed to Zaandam, a city just 20 minutes away. There, he walked from factory to factory, repeating the only Dutch word he knew. He got a job in a factory and gradually worked his way up to become a social worker. Settled in Zaandam with his wife, Mounir was born. As a child, he wasn't particularly interested in photography, his real passion was football. «I used to play at a local club», he said. «My parents always encouraged me to do my best at school». As the son of first-generation Moroccan immigrants, his upbringing felt normal to him. Summers were spent in Morocco, an annual tradition. «I always looked forward to the summer. We spent six weeks in Morocco every year. That's where I learned to speak Darija». These yearly trips shaped his connection to Morocco. They started in Casablanca, then Marrakech, his mother's hometown, and later his father's village in the Atlas Mountains. From football to photography After finishing school, football still dominated Mounir's life. He decided to study sports marketing, not out of love for the field, but because his parents encouraged him to pursue a business-related degree. «They believed that studying something practical was important to make a living», he explained. But photography came into his life almost by accident. «During a holiday with friends, I brought a small camera, but it was a friend's professional one that truly got me interested». After returning home, he saved up during an internship and bought his first camera. «I regretted it immediately because of how expensive it was», he laughed. But that feeling disappeared quickly, as he had fallen in love with photography. Like his father, Mounir had a plan: to turn his passion into a career. He completed his degree, as his parents had advised, and committed fully to photography. Committing to photography While writing his thesis, he offered to intern, unpaid, for a photographer just to learn. The experience showed him how much he still needed to know. He then enrolled in a part-time photography course that met once a week, which helped him sharpen his technical skills. «It was a good decision because that mix of studying and working really worked for me», said Mounir who progressed faster than his classmates, thanks to the hands-on experience he gained on professional sets. Eventually, the photographer he interned with offered him freelance work. It came just after Mounir had interviewed for a suit-and-tie office job. «The contrast was striking», he said, as he did not hesitate to opt for photography. For five years, Mounir assisted that same photographer and various others. «It was great because I saw how each one had their own way of working», he said. «It was a formative time where I earned money, gained experience, and built my portfolio». A turning point came in 2013 when an agency wanted to work with him. «That moment was the first time I truly felt like a photographer», he said. Mounir began working with the agency, landing his first campaign with Nike in Amsterdam. «From there, I continued with Nike and started doing football-related projects, which I really enjoyed». He has since worked with brands like Adidas, Atelier Munro, Daily Paper, Elle, G-Star, Mastoor, VanMoof, Vogue, and more recently, Asics and New Balance. Capturing the Dreamland Besides his commercial work, in 2017, Mounir embarked on a deeply personal project, one tied to his heritage. While browsing photography books on Morocco, he realized something was missing. «Most of those books were made by photographers who didn't really know the country. I thought: let me show the Morocco I know». He packed his camera and headed to Morocco without a specific plan, just a desire to capture the Morocco he experienced. This idea translated later into a series called Dreamland, which turned into a book in 2023. Dreamland is Mounir's visual homage to the Morocco of his childhood summers, a place he never lived in but deeply idealized. «That's why it's called Dreamland», he explained, it's nostalgic. Romanticized. «It's my imagined version of Morocco». While shooting Dreamland in 2019, Mounir's father passed away unexpectedly. Grieving his loss cast a shadow over his creative process. To reconnect with his art, he began photographing the motorbikes of Marrakech from his rooftop every afternoon. This side project became Yallah. «My agent told me I should share something from Morocco, but I wasn't ready to release Dreamland yet. Then I looked at the Yallah series, originally intended for the book, and realized it could stand on its own». He exhibited the series and released a small publication in 2021. «That was the first time I showed something publicly». The response was overwhelmingly positive, and two years later, Dreamland was published. «Looking back, I never would have planned it that way, but the pandemic forced me to rethink everything—and it worked. Yallah was like a preview. Dreamland is my baby», he said proudly. Mounir's latest project, Bladi, returns to his father's hometown on the Draa River, Tafergalt, to document the effects of climate change in a region that depends on water for survival. «It started with my family, and it's a long-term project I'll be working on for years. For me, it's home. But for my cousin, it's not just symbolic, it's his land. He needs it to make a living».
