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Samira Said Shares Rare Footage Of “Ana Min Etbaa Mohamad”


Mon 11 May 2020 | 08:26 AM
Yara Sameh

Moroccan superstar Samira Said shared a rare throwback video of herself as a child while performing song “Ana Min Etbaa Mohamad”.

“A religious song from childhood days ❤#Ana_Min_Etbaa_Mohamad” she captioned.

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The Moroccan pa had previously shared rare footage of herself as a child while performing song “Aqbalta Ya Ramadan”.

Said’s latest artistic work is performing the theme song of Egyptian actress, Riham Hagag’s TV series “Lama Kona Soghiren” (When we were little), which is currently premiering during the holy month of Ramadan.

She had also performed an operetta entitled “Enta Aqwa”, which also features a group of Egypt’s and Arab world’s prominent singers such as “The King” Mohamed Mounir, Tamer Hosny, Carole Samaha, Wael Jassar, and Saber Rebaï, who donated their wages to the families of the coronavirus victims.

Enta Aqwa is by the lyrics of Dr. Medhat El-Adl, composed by Amr Mostafa, distributed by Nader Hamdi, and Palestinian-American film director, Tarek Al Eryan, will direct the operetta.

The operetta is sending a humanity message in an attempt to uplift people’s spirits amid the coronavirus pandemic.

Enta Aqwa cover art

The novel coronavirus was first reported in Wuhan, China, and has infected more than one million people and killed over 234,139 worldwide. It also hit a number of celebrities and top political figures around the world.

On March 11, the World Health Organization (WHO) declared coronavirus a global pandemic as the new virus has rapidly spread to more than 800,000 people from Asia to the Middle East, Europe, and the United States.

Transmission of viruses between humans happens when someone comes into contact with an infected person’s secretions, such as droplets in a cough.

Coronavirus can also be transmitted by coming into contact with something an infected person has touched and then touching your mouth, nose, or eyes.

It is known that older people appear to be more vulnerable to the effects of the emerging virus.

The virus caused complete paralysis in all activities and events with large gatherings worldwide due to concerns over the spread of the virus.

Furthermore, countries have tightened restrictions on movement and travel, with the aim of curbing the spread of the Coronavirus, and some have pledged billions of dollars in economic stimulus programs to reduce the economic repercussions of the crisis.

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It is worth mentioning that Said, born January 10, 1958, is a Moroccan-Egyptian Arabic pop singer who is widely known in the Arab World. She is dubbed as ‘pa’ by her fans.

The pa began singing at the age of nine and was discovered in a music program “Mawaheb” broadcast on Royal Moroccan TV, and later on, she moved to Egypt where her fame around the Arab world began.

She holds dual nationality of Morocco and Egypt; the latter is her resident home as she moved to Cairo back in 1977.

Said is known for singing “Ben Leef”, “Sayidati Sadati”, “Malich Enwan”, “Akher Hawa”, “Hawa Hawa”, “Bel Salama”, “Ayza Aish”, “Kan Mali”, “Youm Wara Youm”, “Aal bal”, and others.

The pa has produced more than 20 albums and won more than 40 awards.

She mainly sings in Egyptian Arabic, cooperating with many Cairo musicians and composers.

The 61-year-old superstar spearheaded concerts to draw people together after the 2006 riots in immigrant suburbs across France, and to bring about solidarity between all religions.

[caption id="" align="alignnone" width="925"]Samira Said with her son Shady Samira Said with her son Shady[/caption]

In 2017, veteran actress and TV host, Esaad Younis hosted the prominent singer in a Christmas special in her program “Sahibet Al-Saada” broadcast on “CBC” Channel, in December.

During the episode, she revealed that the decision to retire is not far from the future plan, after presenting a long history full of many successes.

“When I settle in my native country, Morocco, I would have already decided to retire, to enjoy a private life with my son Shady and my family,” Said added.

In 2019, the Moroccan superstar was a judge on the Arabic version of “The Voice” Season 5, along with Ahlam, Mohamed Hamaki, and Ragheb Alama.

The Arabic version of “The Voice” returned for its Season 5th on September 21, which is hosted by Jeddah-based presenter Yasser Al-Saqqaf and Nareen Faraj.

“The Voice: Ahla Sawt” is the Arabic version of the Dutch show “The Voice”, which debuted from Beirut on September 14, 2012.

The show has three stages: the blind auditions, the battle rounds, and the live performances.