Hamza Namira
Hamza Namira حمزة نمرة | |
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Birth name | Hamza Namira |
Born | 1980 (age 43–44)[1][2] Diriyah, Saudi Arabia[3][1] |
Origin | Egypt |
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Years active | 1999–present |
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Website | hamzanamira |
Hamza Namira (
Hamza's work is mostly marked by a recurring sociopolitical theme, diverting from
Career
Beginnings
Namira started to develop an interest in music when he was 17 years old, when he set about learning the guitar, keyboard, and ‘oud. He also vested interests in several musical styles: Middle Eastern,
In light of Namira's debut album, which had a main
Breakthrough success
Namira's second album, Insan [Human] was released in July 2011.
When British Prime Minister David Cameron visited Egypt on 21 February 2011 (only ten days after President Hosni Mubarak left office), Namira was one of a select group of people invited to meet with him and to participate in a one-hour discussion about the future of Egypt.[7]
Namira's fixation on sociopolitical issues continued along the timeline of the Egyptian part of the Arab Spring. In January 2014, he released a single, Wa Ollak Eh, in which he emphasized on rejecting violence, hatred, and the general polarized environment following the
Remix series
In 2016, Namira launched his own weekly TV series Remix (
With a running time of around 20–30 minutes, each episode would examine the historical origin and evolution of a work of
Discography
Albums
Studio albums
Year | Title | Label | Track list |
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2008 | Ehlam Maaya (Dream With Me) | Awakening Records |
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2011 | Insan (A Human) | Awakening Records |
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2014 | Esmaani (Listen Up) | Awakening Records |
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2018 | Hateer Min Tany (I'll Fly Again) | Namira |
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2020 | Mawlood Sanat 80 (Born in the Year 80) | Namira |
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Remix
Season (Year) | Release Date | Track | English Translation | Collaborator(s) | Fused genre | Original Work |
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Season 1 (2016) | 15 April | Inas Inas (4:56) | Tell him, Tell him | Reminisce Reggae Band | Reggae | Amazighi folklore)
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21 April | Wa Sari Sara El Leil/Wein a Ramallah (5:46/1:20) | Oh, the Night Went By/Where? To Ramallah | Tarek an Nasser and Rum band | Arabic pop | Jordanian/Palestinian folklore/Salwa Al-Aas | |
28 April | Ya Zareef Al Tool (5:05) | O' Statuesque | 47Soul | Shamstep | Palestinian folklore (Dabke )
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5 May | Ya Oud Al Rouman (3:41) | O' Trunk of Pomegranate | Baraka | African music
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Fata Najran (Saudi folklore) | |
12 May | Ya Nes Jaratli Gharaeeb (5:50) | Wonders Befell Me, O' People! | Zap Tharwat , Omar Sammur, and Ben Eaton | hip-hop music
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Hamdi Benani (Tunisian/Algerian Ma'luf) | |
19 May | Mal Almagadir (4:29) | What's With the Goings? | Nour Project | smooth jazz | Ahmed Munib ; Katkot Elamir (Nubian folklore; Egyptian Shaabi) | |
26 May | Manich Mena (4:25) | I Don't Belong Here | AlQoura | funk music
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Algerian/Moroccan folklore; Reggada | |
2 June | Raggle Taggle Gypsy (4:23)
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Farewell O' Salama | Wraggle Taggle Band | Irish music
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Sayed Darwish (Egyptian Zajal) | |
7 July | Wain Ayamak Wain (2:44) | Long Since Your Time | Hamid Al Shaeri | electro music | (Libyan folklore) | |
14 July | Ya Bahr El Toufan (4:13) | O' Floody Sea | Valkania | Balkan Music
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Algerian Chaabi )
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21 July | Jaljal Alayya Al Romman (4:47) | Pomegranate Enshadows Me | Ian Burdge, Chris Worsey, and Simon Hale | Classical music | Iraqi folklore | |
28 July | Yawman Toatebna (4:05) | We Once Gave Reproof | Ramon Ruiz and Manuel de la Niña | Flamenco | Port-Saidi folklore (Simsimiyya) | |
Season 2 (2018) | 28 September | Khlili (3:45) | My Beloved | Génération Taragalte | Tuareg music | Lemchaheb (Berber music) |
5 October | Yamma Mwel El Hawa (3:04) | What's with the Longing, Mother? | Frankly Jazz | Jazz music
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Palestinian folklore
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12 October | Dar Ya Dar (4:17) | Home, Oh Home | Eftekasat | World fusion
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Wadih El Safi(Lebanon) | |
26 October | Siniya (3:23) | Dining Table | Autostrad
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Alternative rock | Nass El Ghiwane (Moroccan chaabi & folklore) | |
2 November | Ya Tair Ya Tayer (3:28) | O' Soaring Bird | Balkanatics | Balkan music | Ismail Khidr ; Jamil AlAas (Jordanian folklore) | |
9 November | Gmar El Ghorba (4:11) | Moon of Alienation | Artmasta | Reggaeton | Walid Tounsi (Tunisian chaabi) | |
16 November | Ayoub wu Na'saa (4:56) | Ayoub and Na'saa | Aytac Dogan | World music | Khadra Mohamed Khidr (Egyptian folklore) | |
23 November | Ya Yomma Fe Dag 'Aa Babna (3:44) | The Door's Knocking, Mother | Smith & Sons | Bluegrass music | Abu Arab (Palestinian folklore) | |
30 November | Tunisian Hadrah (Al Burdah ) (3:34)
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The Mantle | Emre Moğulkoç | Sufi music | Sufi Nasheed
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7 December | Ya Zare'e El Bazringosh (3:31) | O' Cultivator of Bazringosh | Declan Zapala | Classical music | Iraqi folklore | |
14 December | 'Aytat L'ammala (3:35) | The Prefectural Lament | Habib Belk | Gnawa music | Moroccan Aita | |
21 December | Nazani (3:03) | Graceful | Dante Ferrara | Classical music | Նազանի by Armenian folklore )
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29 December | Erdi 'Alina Ya Lmeema (3:43) | Be Pleased With Us, Mother | 8-Ball band | Indie rock | Salah Farzit (Tunisian chaabi) |
Extended plays
Year | Title | Track list |
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2015 | El Mesaharaty (Suhur waker) |
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Singles
Year | Release Date | Title |
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2009 | 22 December | Asforein – Two Birds |
2011 | 21 October | Lessa El'adl Gheyab – Justice Still Lacking (live) |
2012 | 26 July | Betheb Haga – You Love Something (Soundtrack of Sehr El Dunia by Mustafa Hosny ) |
2012 | 1 August | Kun 'Awna – Be of Help (Soundtrack of Khawatir by Ahmad Al Shugairi) |
2013 | 14 June | Soundtrack of Bekhtesar (In short) TV show by Moataz Abdelfatah |
2014 | 21 January | Wa Ollak Eh – What to Tell You |
2019 | 8 February | Hekayet Tefl – A kid's story |
2020 | 15 October | Ft. in Emlaq (Giant) with Hassan El Shafei |
Videography
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Political views
Hamza has openly opposed the
In November 2014, Namira's songs were banned from Egyptian state radio for "criticising the authorities".
In an interview with
He finally returned to settle and resume concerts in Egypt in September 2022 after spending years in exile.[24]
Philanthropy
Namira joined a two-day UK tour organized by
In 2019, Namira released Hekayet Tefl in collaboration with
References
- ^ Alarabiya.net. Retrieved 2 April 2020.
- ^ Abdelrazek, Alaa (21 December 2020). "تصدر موقع يوتيوب بمصر.. حمزة نمرة صوت الثورة يعود بـ"مولود سنة 80"" [Topping Youtube Egypt .. Hamza Namira, Voice of the Revolution, Returns with "Born in the Year 80"]. Al Jazeera.
- ^ @HamzaNamira (6 March 2022). "Though I was born in Diriyah (not Abha, as Wikipedia says with lots of the usual inaccuracies), I lived for a long while and went to school in Riyadh. This was the house I lived at" (Tweet) – via Twitter.
- ^ أيمن [Ayman], كرمة [Karma]. ""فلكزيون" مع حمزة نمرة: برضه مكملين [Follkzion with Hamza Namira: we are still going on]". Masr al-Arabiya. Retrieved 2 April 2020.
- ^ "Egyptian singer Hamza Namira to make London debut". Arab News. 22 December 2016. Retrieved 26 December 2020.
- ^ a b c Foley, Sean (10 April 2012). "The Artist of the Revolution: Hamza Namira, the Arab Spring, and the Dream of a Free Egypt". Middle East Institute. Retrieved 26 December 2020.
- ^ Vulture. Retrieved 26 December 2020.
- ^ @HamzaNamira (16 March 2019). "أنا خريج تجارة إنجليزي جامعة اسكندرية دفعة ٢٠٠٣ واشتغلت فترة في إدارة المشروعات.. كانت أيام صعبة" (Tweet) (in Arabic) – via Twitter.
- ^ "Hamza Namira's "Dream With Me" restores Sayed Darwish". Al-Mustaqbal. 4 July 2009. Retrieved 21 August 2014.
- ^ Abou Arab, Bassem (1 August 2011). "Hamza Namira: Insan". Cairo360. Retrieved 21 August 2014.
- ^ a b c "Exclusive interview with Hamza Namira: 'I'm not a politician or activist'". The New Arab. 9 February 2018. Retrieved 2 April 2020.
- ^ "البرادعي يغني على تويتر "امتى نفوق؟" ويرفض "الحرث بالبحر" [ElBaradei Sings "When shall we wake up?" on Twitter and Rejects Pounding Sand]. CNN Arabic (in Arabic). 23 January 2014. Retrieved 26 December 2020.
- ^ a b c Lavent, Tine (10 November 2016). "Hamza Namira is Back". Egyptian Streets.
- Al Araby.
- ^ "Hamza Namira". Apple Music. Retrieved 2 April 2020.
- ^ "Hamza Namira". Deezer. Retrieved 2 April 2020.
- ^ "Discography". Hamza Namira. Retrieved 24 December 2020.
- ^ ريميكس مع حمزة نمرة - تلفزيون العربي | الحلقات الكاملة [Remix with Hamza Namira - Al Araby TV | Full Episodes] (Television production) (in Arabic). Al Araby.
- ^ ريمكس مع حمزة نمرة | الموسم الثاني | الحلقات كاملة [Remix with Hamza Namira | Season 2 | Full Episodes] (Television production) (in Arabic). Al Araby.
- ^ ريمكس مع حمزة نمرة | الموسم 3 | الحلقات كاملة [Remix with Hamza Namira | Season 3 | Full Episodes] (Television production) (in Arabic). Al Araby.
- ^ a b "حمزة نمرة يهدي اللاجئين السوريين أحلام "حكاية طفل"" [Hamza Namira Dedicates the Dreams of "A Kid's Story" to Syrian Refugees]. Arab48. 22 February 2019.
- ^ "Egypt radio bans popular singer Hamza Namira for 'critical' songs". BBC News. 19 November 2014. Retrieved 20 November 2014.
- ^ "حمزة نمرة يحرق قلوب الإخوان.. الجماعة تهاجم المطرب بعد حواره مع تليفزيون اليوم السابع" [Hamza Namira Burns Muslim Brotherhood's Ears ... The Society Attacks the Singer after his Interview with Youm7 TV]. youm7 (in Arabic). 23 December 2020. Retrieved 28 December 2020.
- ^ Kijamii. "Hamza Namira Is Back In The Music Scene And Holds A Concert This Weekend | NileFM | EGYPT'S#1 FOR HIT MUSIC". nilefm.com. Retrieved 23 November 2022.
- Ahram Online. Retrieved 21 August 2014.
- Ahram Online. 10 January 2013. Retrieved 21 August 2014.
- ^ "Opferfest-Veranstaltung". Archived from the original on 13 October 2014. Retrieved 8 October 2014.
- Facebook Ads. 7 February 2019.
External links
- Hamza Namira on Facebook
- Hamza Namira on Twitter