Famed Egyptian singer Hakim is set to perform in Saudi Arabia for the first time this weekend.
The acclaimed singer will play a show live at the Benchmark stage, in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, on Friday, August 11. He is set to present several of his famous and latest songs.
The evening will also feature performances by Khaled Selim and Moustafa Hagag.
The event is held as a part of the Jeddah season.
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Abdel Hakim Abdel Samad Kamel, better known as Hakim, was born on October 7, 1962, in Maghagha, a small town in El-Minya, Egypt.
He grew up with the sound of the working-and middle-class tradition of Egyptian Sha'abi music and admired the great Egyptian Sha'bi singer Ahmed Adaweyah.
Hakim formed a band while in high school, obtained his college degree in Cairo, and then returned to el-Minya to continue making music, before moving back to Cairo.
He collaborated with several international singers throughout his career, such as Narada Michael Walden and Olga Tañon in 2002, James Brown in 2004, and Don Omar in 2007.
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