Salama Hegazi

Salama Hijazi (Arabic:الشيخ سلامة حجازي ) Pioneers of the musical theatre in Egypt, which has his Owen music plays theatre carrying his name (Salama Hijazi Theatre), in the first half of the twentieth century.

Born Salama Ibrahim Hijazi, who was known as Sheikh Salama in 1852 in 1852 in Alexandria district of Ras Eltien , where recite the Qur'an, and memorized the entire book.

Many of the most famous singers in Egypt such as: - Munira Mahdia, Mohamed Abdel Wahab has sang his music, He promoted Sayed Darwish and his theatre, Salama Hegazy consider the inspiration to Sayed Darwish

Iskandar Farah founded with Sheikh Salama a theater company in 1891 and made the months during which the music plays at the beginning of the Egyptian Theatre and the continued until 1905 when the Sheikh Salama wrote his own composition and music and singing of his plays until 1912.

In 1914 with George Abiad help in the formation of a new group and together they play musical renaissance continued until his death, despite being paralyzed at the end of his days, however, continued to appear on stage until the end of his days. Has been credited with many forms of musical theatre and operetta music was a pilot in Egypt and had a credit in the provision of composer Sayed Darwish Midfielders technical in Cairo.

His most important Work

With Iskandar Farah,they created with music and singing, music plays:

• African
• Talimak
• Ataiwaq
• King of the reservoirs."

Presented in his own music and the singing the famous novel:

• Saladin

With George Abiad they presented plays:

• Egypt
• the heart of a woman
• Al-Hakim bi-Amr Allah
• to the homeland
• criminal innocent."

Salama Hijazi died on October 4, 1917.

See also

• list of Egyptians
• سلامة حجازي