Hamza Namira new single Estanno Shewaya trends big on YouTube before USA, UK concerts

Ahram Online , Thursday 26 Sep 2024

Egyptian singer Hamza Namira released the new single Estanno Shewaya (Wait a Little Bit) last week, which has trended big on YouTube, while preparing for concerts in the USA and UK to promote his album Raye2 (Cool).

Hamza Namira

 

Only a week after its release on YouTube, the new song has garnered over 1.2 million views, becoming #4 on YouTube's Trending list for music in Egypt.

With the music and oud solo by Namira, the lyrics written by Flipeno Ahmed express a sentiment of longing.

“I wish we had enough of the special ones. I wish they stayed longer. Everyone leaves; this is the guaranteed truth,” it says.

The song has arrangement and guitar lines by Turkish musician and music producer Metehan Köseoğlu, to the Turkish string orchestra Istanbul Strings.

Namira's new tour is set to kick off in the US on 18 October in New Jersey, with a performance the following day in Washington DC.

Then, he will go to Boston on 20 October, before heading to London on 2 November.

 

 

The singer-songwriter has been on demanding US and Europe tours for over a year.

His last performance was at Mississauga Celebration Square in Canada during the Egyptian Coptic Festival on 21 September.

Since his debut album Ehlam Maaya (Dream with Me) in 2008, Namira has released five more successful albums: Insan (A Human, 2011), Esmaani (Listen Up, 2014), Hateer Min Tany (I'll Fly Again, 2018), Mawlood Sanat 80 (Born in the Year 80, 2020), and Raye2 (Cool).

In 2022, the artist launched Namira Lounge, a collection of instrumental versions of eight of his popular songs.

Namira's YouTube channel boasts 4.7 million subscribers, with several of his songs, including popular hits Fady Shewaya and Dari Ya Alby, having amassed over 700 million views combined.

His unique style that meanders across genres like light rock, jazz, Latin music, and notably Arab music has made him more accessible to Western audiences and the subject of a dedicated fan base.

Focusing on social topics, Namira, who launched his indie path in Alexandria alongside many underground musicians and singers, gained fame over the early last decade.

Patriotic and dreamy anthems, such as Ensan (A Human) and Ehlam Maaya (Dream With Me), brought Namira into the mainstream during extraordinary political circumstances in Egypt.

 

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