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Something wrong?Hakim turned shaabi - Egyptian street music built on folk rhythms and working-class grit - into a sound that travels. The single name carries weight in a genre where most never leave the neighborhood.
A life in dates
نارAlbum, 8 tracks
نظرةAlbum, 20268 tracks
ياهوAlbum, 20268 tracks2012
Buried TreasuresAlbum, 15 tracks2011
Ya MazagoAlbum, 10 tracks2007
Tigi TigiAlbum, 11 tracks2006
HayelAlbum, 8 tracks2004
El Youmein DoulAlbum, 12 tracks2002
TalakeekAlbum, 8 tracks2000
YahoAlbum, 14 tracks1962Born7 October 1962Photos 1
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Abdel Hakim Abdel Samad Kamel was born October 7, 1962, and stripped his name down to one word early. Shaabi had always been Cairo's underground pulse, music for weddings and cafes, but Hakim pushed it wider without sanding off the edges. The style stayed rooted - percussion-driven, vernacular, unapologetic - but the reach grew. He became the rare shaabi artist whose records crossed borders, carrying a sound that was never meant to be polite.
Musicians from Egypt 6
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