With music that captivates the hearts of the audience…an exceptional night with Mai Farouk and Hani Farhat at the end of the Riyadh season

– Hani Farhat: The idea of ​​the concert is to create communication with new generations

– Turki Al-Sheikh: We target young people to hear old music in a new way

The concert of singer Mai Farouk and maestro Hani Farhat, at the end of the Riyadh season in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, was a different singing and musical experience, and witnessed mixed reactions, as it presented a bouquet of ancient and timeless songs that belong to the era of beautiful art by the immortal trio (Umm Kulthum, Abdel Halim, and Warda). Algerian), with a new musical arrangement of melodies and a different tonal style.

The concert blended tradition and innovation in an amazing musical show, which witnessed the merging of authenticity and modernity in a special journey in which the DJs participated with music distributors Ali Fathallah, Tamim, Muhammad Al-Ashi, Fahd, and Al-Nabulsi.

Mai appeared in a different look than the audience was accustomed to, stressing that she chose to appear in it to suit the atmosphere of the concert, during which he presented a bouquet of the most famous songs of the Fine Art era, but with a modern arrangement.

The concert began with several performances by young talents and voices, including the duo Yara and Sarah, Ahmed Al-Prince, Karim Al-Jarhi and Hassan Shaaban.

Mai Farouk opened the closing ceremony of the Riyadh season at the Abu Bakr Salem Theater, which is organized by the General Entertainment Authority, headed by Counselor Turki Al-Sheikh, with the song “Takhonouh” composed by Baligh Hamdi, the song is written by Ismail Al-Habrouk, and a new music arrangement was put in place for it by the music arranger Yahya Mahdi. “You Betray Him” was presented by “The Brown Nightingale” within the events of his famous film “The Empty Pillow.”

Mai sang songs such as (All my life I have been afraid of love, Sing me little by little, One Thousand and One Nights, Oh my heart, my uncle, According to the love of my heart, my father, Try to remember me, Like passion, and The first time). The audience interacted with the songs and their fast melodic rhythm, especially girls and women, making Mai Farouk appear in a new style.

Maestro Hani Farhat said that the concert was the idea of ​​Chancellor Turki Al-Sheikh, who wanted this innovation to create a process of communication for new generations with classic musical works.

During his visit to the scenes of the concert, Turki Al-Sheikh said that we are targeting young people to hear old music in a new way, as the concert mixes tradition and innovation in a wonderful musical show. “We are targeting young people so that they can hear old music in a new way, and this is important. My goal is young people.”