Amr Diab - Awedony

His follow-up studio album entitled Awedony was released in July 1998, and as with Nour El Ain it was produced with Hamid El Shaery and recorded in Cairo, Egypt. The first video from the album, the title track "Awedony", was shot by the river Nile in Egypt and directed by Tareq Al Aryan. Like its predecessor, this album was a huge success for Amr and reinforced his popularity in the Arab world and abroad.

The Best of Amr Diab released in early 1999 contained a brand new song "Maham Kibirt Sugheir" recorded as a tribute to the Legends of Arabic music such as Umm Kulthum and Abdel Halim Hafez that have influenced him. A strong ballad with a spectacular video of the concert footage inspired by Puff Daddy (whom he met at the Monaco Awards) it became another big hit for Diab. The album also contains a previously unreleased European remix of "Habibi", and the most popular songs from Amr's albums of the 1990s
Reviews

There is a dominating nostalgic semblance to this album. It reminds me a bit of Weylomoni and Ya Omrena, which are two great albums by Mr. Diab. The music ranges from Nubian-influenced to Moorish to Arabic Pop. Most of the songs are standouts, especially El Malak El Baree and Melk Edaik, which are two of my all-time-favorite songs.

This is a happy album that's bound to cheer you up regardless of your mood, background or language. This is, in my opinion, the power of Amr Diab's work. He is the epitome of musical transcendence in the Middle East.



01. Awedony
02. Kalast Feek Kol Alkalam
03. Al Malak El Barea
04. Enta Yali Bahebak
05. Nary (Ya Habeba)
06. Laialy El Omr
07. Weghalawtac
08. Melk Edeak

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