When the late Abdel Halim Hafez (1929-77) first sang his patriotic songs in the 1950s and 1960s, he didn’t imagine that they would become a voice of the Egyptian revolution half a century later.

Egyptian born Abdul Halim Hafez’s real name is Abdul Halim Shabana. His last name, Hafez, was a nickname given to him by the head of the Alexandria radio station. Since birth, Hafez’s life was ...

Probably the most acclaimed male Arab singer ever, Abdel-Halim Hafez died on 30 March 1977, leaving behind a legacy of films, radio series, and songs collaborating with the best poets and ...

Egyptian engineer Mohamed al-Khouly utilized AI technology to create a fake video of late Abdel-Halim Hafez performing several famous songs from Amr Diab, which he shared on his Facebook accounts.

30 March marks the 39th anniversary of the death of iconic Egyptian singer Abdel-Halim Hafez (21 June 1929-30 March 1977). An icon of romantic songs, Halim’s legacy lives on. Perhaps the secret ...

Halim’s movies, and the recordings he made of songs that were originally performed by other singers, like Oum Kalthoum, Farid Al-Atrash and Layla Mourad, are all explained in this book.

The songs of Abdul Halim Hafez were a key that opened the hearts of people, his revolutionary songs were echoed by everyone.” ...

Forty-four years since his passing, a hologram concert in Cairo will bring back to the stage Abdel Halim Hafez, one of the region’s most beloved singers. Who was Egypt’s ‘Nightingale’?

Abdul Halim Hafez, one of Egypt’s most beloved crooners, will take centre stage at the Sharjah World Music Festival on January 14, 40 years after his death.

Abdel Halim Hafez Biography Born Abdel Halim Shabaana (عبد الحليم شبانة) in al-Halawaat, Sharkeyya (Delta of Egypt), graduated from the Higher institute of Arabic Music - Composing ...