Salama Hegazi

Who was Salama Hegazi?

Salama Hijazi, born 1852, died October 4, 1917 was an Egyptian singer. He was a pioneer of musical theatre in Egypt in the first half of the 20th century.

Born Salama Ibrahim Hijazi, he was known as Sheikh Salama. In 1852 in the district of Ras Eltien, Alexandria, he recited the Qur'an, after memorising the entire book.

Many famous singers in Egypt, such as Munira Mahdia and Mohamed Abdel Wahab, have sung his music. He promoted Sayed Darwish, who considered him an inspiration.

Iskandar Farah and Salama founded a theater company in 1891.

In 1914, with George Abiad, he helped in the formation of a new group and they worked together until his death, despite being paralyzed at the end of his days he continued to appear on stage. He has been credited with many forms of musical theatre and operetta music.