Iman el bahr darwish biography of abraham
Darwish was killed by poison during his visit to Alexandria on 15 September , aged He is still regarded as a noble and adored figure in Egyptian history..
New Musicians' Union Leader in Egypt
July 29, 2011
Translated by Priscilla Adum
Background: Singer Iman El Bahr Darwish was voted in as the head of the Musician's Union in Egypt, in elections that took place in late July 2011.
He is the grandson of legendary Egyptian composer/singer Sayed Darwish and is an excellent singer in his own right. Iman el Bahr Darwish had been semi-retired and away from the music scene for the past few years because he felt that the music industry had declined quite drastically, and he stated once that there were alot of singers with lousy voices who had become famous only because they had government or other connections.
In Mahmoud Darwish: The Poet's Art and His Nation, Mattawa pays tribute to one of the most celebrated and well-read poets of our era.
When he saw that the music industry had become more focused on money and on promoting poor singers out of greed rather than focused on true art, he preferred to step away. He also felt that the Mubarak regime played a big role in the decline of quality Egyptian arts.
Now that Mubarak is gone, Iman El Bahr Darwish