Abdou Cherif
| Abdou Cherif | |
|---|---|
 The New Nightingale | |
| Background information | |
| Also known as | The New Nightingale |
| Born | Casablanca |
| Genres | Opera, vocal, Arabic |
| Instruments | Vocals |
| Years active | 1997– today |
| Associated acts |
Abdel Halim Hafez Umm Kulthum Fairuz Mohamed Abdel Wahab Asmahan Farid al-Atrash |
| Website |
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Abdou Cherif (also Abdou Chrif, Abdo Sheriff, Abdo Shrif, Abdo Sharif, or in Arabic: عبدو شريف) is a singer native of the Moroccan city of Casablanca. Abdou Cherif is the nephew of Abdelwahab Agoumi, one of the most influential artist in the modernization of Moroccan classical music in the 50s.[1] Following the teachings of his mentor Mahmoud Saâdi [2] (co-founder of the musical phenomenon of the 70s which gave birth to the well-known groups of popular music Nass El Ghiwane and Jil Jilala [2]), Abdou Cherif saw his dream come true in 1999: to sing at the Khédival Cairo opera house in front of the public of his idol Abdelhalim Hafez. Egyptians gave him the nickname of "the New Nightingale", in reference to the "Brown Nightingale" Abdelhalim Hafez. He is also referred by the Moroccan public as a crooner.[3]
Career
Abdou Cherif’s career to date includes the following performances:
- February 1997 : Orbit Festival of Arabic song at the Forum de Beyrouth in Beyrouth (Lebanon) ;
- April 1997 : Closing Ceremony of the Dubai Festival in Dubai (United Arab Emirates) ;
- August 1997 : Closing ceremony of Asilah Festival in Asilah (Morocco) ;
- May 1999 : Tribute to Abdelhalim Hafez at the Cairo Opera House in Cairo (Egypt) ;
- May 2002 : Nightingale Night Celebration at the Cairo Opera House in Cairo (Egypt) ;
- February 2003 : Valentine’s Day Celebration at the Royal Pavilion BIEL in Beyrouth (Lebanon) ;
- December 2003 : Commemoration of Abdelhalim Hafez at the Mégarama Theatre in Casablanca (Morocco) ;
- March 2004 : Decoration of the Silver Scepter at the Cairo Theatre of the Air Force House for services to social work in Cairo (Egypt) ;
- July 2004 : Opening Ceremony of the Cairo International Festival at the convention center in Cairo (Egypt) ;
- June 2005 : Opening ceremony of the Festival of Mediterranean Opera Sayed Darwish in Alexandria (Egypt) ;
- July 2005 : Rebab Golden Decoration of Folk Arts Festival at the Palace of Congress in Marrakech (Morocco) ;
- February 2007 : Charity Evening for the benefit of the Moroccan association for the fight against cancer at the Mégarama Theatre in Casablanca (Morocco) ;
- February 2009 : Special Valentine’s Evening under the thema “Let’s Sing Love” at the Cairo Opera House in Cairo (Egypt) ;
- July 2010 : Tribute to Abdelhalim Hafez at the Beiteddine Festival in Beiteddine (Lebanon) ;
- October 2012 : Inaugural concert of the Moroccan Tour 2012-2013 at the Mégarama Theatre in Casablanca (Morocco) ;
- March 2013 : Tribute to Abdelhalim Hafez in the Moroccan Tour 2012-2013 at the Mégarama Theatre in Marrakech (Morocco) ;
- May 2013 : Concert of fence of the Moroccan Tour 2012-2013 at the Mégarama Theatre in Casablanca (Morocco) ;
Notes
References
- Mahmoud, Saâdi, Yabiladi.com
- Abdou Cherif celebrating the Valentine's day at the Cairo Opera House, Youm 7 News paper
- Décoration du Rebab d'Or (French)
- Lavieeco : Abdou Cherif, idole de l'Egypte(French)
- Le Matin : En concert unique à Casablanca : Abdou Chérif fait un triomphe(French)
- Leconomiste : ABDOU CHERIF: «Pour rendre votre vie plus rose!»(French)
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