Mustafa Al-Qasabi – Photography by Khaled Kamel
Sunday, March 3, 2024 03:56 PM
The musician’s body arrived recently My dream is virginto Al-Salam Mosque in the Nasr City area, amid a large gathering of his relatives and friends, to perform the funeral prayer over him, provided that the body is carried to its final resting place and buried in the family cemetery in loyalty and hope, after the late musician suffered from an illness until he died the day before yesterday, Friday.
The great musician Helmy Bakr passed away the day before yesterday evening in one of the hospitals in Sharqia. He was the great musician who presented more than 1,500 works and cooperated with the biggest stars of Egypt and the Arab world. He was the musician who called himself the guardian of the song, especially since he chaired the Musicians Syndicate’s listening committees for a period of time. 40 years ago, when he was conducting exams for applicants for membership in the Musicians Syndicate.
Musician Helmy Bakr had his artistic beginning during the period of his joining the Egyptian Armed Forces, when he met the singer Warda Al-Jazairia, who was participating in one of the Armed Forces concerts. On that day, Helmy Bakr made her listen to some of his tunes. She was impressed by his talent and insisted on introducing him to the musician Mohamed Al-Shojaei, director of the Egyptian Radio at the time. Here was the beginning of his artistic breakthrough.
During his career, Helmy Bakr performed no less than 1,500 songs. He composed for great Egyptian and Arab singers such as Laila Mourad, Warda Al-Jazairia, Samira Saeed, Najat Al-Saghira, Ali Al-Haggar, Asala, Medhat Saleh, Mohamed Al-Helou, Mohamed Rushdi, Alia Al-Tunisia, and also Aziza Jalal also provided music for nearly 120 films and 48 plays, in addition to the operetta The Arab Dream, which brought together many artists in the Arab world and was released in 1998 and embodied the dream of the Arab people in establishing Arab unity.
The great musician Helmy Bakr was exposed during the recent period to many crises, which began in January of last year, when he announced that he was exposed to a sudden health crisis, and as a result he entered intensive care, as he was suffering at the time from the problem of water retention in the body, kidney problems, and high blood sugar levels. In the body, in addition to heart problems.
Helmy Bakr’s son and his younger sister
Widow of Helmy Bakr
Helmy Bakr’s widow at his funeral
Hisham Helmy Bakro, his younger sister
Helmy Bakr’s eldest son
Actress Nadia Mostafa at Helmy Bakr’s funeral
Maestro Salim Sahab at Helmy Bakr’s funeral
Maestro Salim Sahab at Helmy Bakr’s funeral
Maestro Salim Sahab and Nadia Mostafa at Helmy Bakr’s funeral
The funeral of Helmy Bakr
The body of Helmy Bakr
The funeral of Helmy Bakr at Al-Salam Mosque
Part of the funeral of Helmy Bakr at Al-Salam Mosque
Funeral
The body of Helmy Bakr
The body of Helmy Bakr
The body of Helmy Bakr
Helmy Bakr’s funeral
Helmy Bakr’s funeral
Helmy Bakr’s funeral at Al Salam Mosque
Funeral of Helmy Bakr in Al-Salam Mosque (2)
Funeral of Helmy Bakr in Al-Salam Mosque (3)
Mostafa Kamel and Nadia Mostafa at Helmy Bakr’s funeral
Nadia Mustafa during the funeral of Helmy Bakr’s body
Head of the Musicians Syndicate, Mustafa Kamel, at Helmy Bakr’s funeral
Head of the Musicians Syndicate, Mustafa Kamel, at Helmy Bakr’s funeral
Head of the Musicians Syndicate, Mustafa Kamel, at Helmy Bakr’s funeral
Head of the Musicians Syndicate, Mustafa Kamel, at Helmy Bakr’s funeral
Head of the Musicians Syndicate, Nadia Mostafa, and Maestro Salim Sahab at Helmy Bakr’s funeral
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