Kazem Al Sahir is the top-selling singer in the Arab world today, both in terms of recordings and concert ticket sales. His music is rich with the melodies, rhythms, and complex sonic textures of Arabic classical music, but at the same time, his compositions are strikingly contemporary, and his superb voice and good looks have helped to make him a pop icon throughout the Arabian Gulf, the Middle East and beyond. Kazem's success playing classical, romantic songs in an era of electronic pop music is that much more remarkable in light of the fact that he comes from Iraq. Kazem has built his phenomenal career in the face of two wars, an international embargo, and a condition of unprecedented isolation in his homeland. "I am a man of love," says Kazem, "a man of romance. I have memories of politics, but almost all of my songs are about love, in the manner of Shakespeare's 'Romeo and Juliet.'"
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Contact Kazem at Kazemalsahir@aol.com
Kazem's name is often spelled several different ways, be it Kadim, Kazim, Al Saher or Al Sahir.
Kazem has been recognized as International Middle Eastern Artist of the Year by Access
Kazem has won the
BBC Radio 3 World Music Award for the Middle East: Details: http://www.bbc.co.uk/radio3/world/awards2004/
Upcoming
Working on new International album- with Celebrity producers- including three time Grammy award winning producer KC Porter
Select touring in Middle East- Feb-March 2004
On May 16, Kazem, along with Khaled, Simon Shaheen, and a host of international stars will perform at We Are The Future in Rome, Italy.This is an initiative to aid the world’s children and promote peace, in partnership with the Glocal Forum Glocal, the Quincy Jones Listen Up Foundation Listen Up and Comune di Roma.
Europe Tour- end of May-June 2004
Middle East- July-August 2004
e-mail for further updates- and exact locations-
Links: http://www.afropop.org/news_flash.php?ID=175
http://www.cairotimes.com/content/people/kazem.html