Hakim

Musical Styles: Sha'abi Middle Eastern Belly Dance

Hakim (Arabic: حكيم) ‎ was born in Maghagha, a small town in Minya, Egypt, in 1962, Hakim grew up with the sound of working-class tradition of Sha'b

Musical Styles: Sha'abi Middle Eastern Belly Dance

Hakim (Arabic: حكيم) ‎ was born in Maghagha, a small town in Minya, Egypt, in 1962, Hakim grew up with the sound of working-class tradition of Sha'bi; the root of southern Egyptian. He became influenced by the great Sha'bi singer Ahmed Adaweya, Hakim began practicing Mawals, the vocal improvisations which begin a traditional Sha'bi song.