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- Al-Ahram Weekly
Amr Diab ignites summer with new album Ebtadena - Music - Arts & Culture
Superstar Amr Diab has just released his latest music album titled Ebtadena (We Started) on digital platforms and the Anghami app on Thursday.
In the new album, composed of 15 songs, Diab collaborates with several well-known lyricists, including Amr Teima, Tamer Hussein, Bahaa Eldin Mohamed, Mohamed El-Kayaty, Moustafa Hadouta, and Ayman Bahgat Kamar, among others.
Some songs on the album feature English lyrics penned by Abdallah and Jana Diab, Amr Diab's children, who are also featured in the songs "Yalla" and "Khatfoony".
"You're so annoying, you know just how to talk to me. I need attention, but you're too precious. I know I should leave you, but I find it hard to go," Jana Diab joins her father in Khatfoony.
Amr Mostafa composed this cheerful tune in what audiences deem a long-awaited reunion with Amr Diab, with whom Mostafa had collaborated on hits such as Khallik Fakerni (1999), Ahebak Akrahak (2001), Hala Hala (2011), and dozens of others.
Mostafa also composed the title song, which fuses Latin-inspired melodies, a hallmark of Diab's.
Other composers of the album include Aziz El-Shafaei, Mohamed Yehia, and Islam Zaki, alongside works by Diab himself.
Just hours after release, the album began trending on YouTube. Khabar Abyad, Malish Badeel, Habibty Malak, Baba, Ya Bakhto, among other tunes, have all surpassed 40,000 views just hours after their release.
The 63-year-old megastar remains among the most-listened-to artists on streaming platforms. Thousands attend his live concerts.
Throughout his decades-long career, the singer has released more than 30 albums and garnered numerous regional and international accolades.
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