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 ...

The concert, scheduled for Monday, 30 March, will mark the second time in history that the Royal Albert Hall hosts music associated with Abdel-Halim Hafez (21 June 1929 – 30 March 1977). The legendary ...

Renowned Egyptian singer Hany Shaker passed away on 3 May at the age of 73, after suffering a health crisis centred on his colon, the removal of which caused complications for which he was being ...

An unexpected love affair quickly blossoms between aspiring down-on-his-luck reporter Salah (Abdel Halim Hafez) and the subject of his first newspaper scoop, a pretty young heiress (Zubaida ...