Hani Shaker seeking new production company

Published November 4th, 2006 - 08:10 GMT

Egyptian singer Hani Shaker revealed that he will not join production company ‘Rotana.’

 

“Rotana does not treat its members fairly and does not distinguish between prominent singers and those who are new to the trade,” said Hani, claiming of ‘Rotana’s’ more that 150 singers, Egyptian singers do not get their rightful share of promotion.

 

According to the Qatar based daily, Al Raya, Hani has begun work on his upcoming album and has completed recording five new songs.  He will record the remaining songs once he signs with a new production company.

 

On a different note, Hani has denied rumors that he has amassed a fortune of $US 33 million.  Hani stated that his wealth is not even one tenth of that amount, stressing that to make such a large sum of money a person must have different commercial projects, and not only a singing career.

 

“The music Egyptian singer Ruby and others of her kind present is not considered real art, but rather nonsense and against all ethical standards,” said Hani during a press conference held at the end of his tour in the USA and Canada. The tour marked Hani’s return to Canada after a five year absence.