Because he believes that interaction with the nation’s issues is the message of every artist, Egyptian singer Mohammed Munir sought after September 11 attacks to forward a message to the world through his song Madad Ya Rasoul Allah.
“When I started my singing career, Egypt was facing crisis which created a real need for presenting some type of songs that interact with the prevailing conditions at that time. Because interaction with the homeland’s issues is the message of each artist, he should not wait to comment on event but rather incite it as part of his prime objective which has been my orientation in a number of my songs. These include Haddoutah Misriyyah (Egyptian Tale) which was prophecy for the future on the Egyptian agenda. I also sang for Palestine in Shagar al Laimoon Dablan A’la Ardoh (Lemon Trees Wilted on Their Land). When the gulf crisis erupted I sang Ya Eben al Arab (Oh! Son of Arabs) and when Sanaa al Mehaidli died as a martyr in south Lebanon, I sang Atahadda Laialeek Ya Huroob Wa Atawaddaa Bisihrak Ya Ganoob,” Munir told the Qatari daily al Rayah.
He added, “There are some moments when I felt people were depressed and bored due to emigration abroad. So my songs talked about this phenomenon when the Egyptian farmer and others left their lands, jobs and schools. I also sang for Amanah Ya Bahr Ya Ummaya Ana Ragee’ Zay Zaman but now I have shifted to a new stage of solidarity with people and their concerns and sang A’lli Sawtak Bil Ghina Lissah al Aghani Mumkinah and Law Battalna Nihlam Nimoot. Therefore there is still a room for people to dream.”
The Egyptian singer said, “There is a new message and another spirit in my forthcoming album. Because events influence me as an artist and a singer, I have prepared a song in the aftermath of the September 11 attacks, which the enemies of Islam exploited to taint our religion. Because I cannot do anything else I prepared a song entitled Madad Ya Rasoul Allah to show the real Islam, which calls for peace and respect mankind regardless of religion. The song was written by Kawthar Mustafa and its tunes were based on Rawhan Ponka cadences, which are similar to the international music language. I think this is the message which I shall convey to the whole world hoping to be able to do so in the near future.”
“I was keen on maintaining my personal heritage and beliefs, which mean that a singer is not merely a beautiful voice but rather an ideology, culture, project and dream,” he added -- Albawaba.com
