(soundbite) al-Saher says: "No I don't.I don't like this word.Politics controls you.I speak in a human voice, a voice from within, a legacy from what I took from my land, people and from within." Nizar Qabbani's poetry coupled with al-Saher's soft harmonies and exotic palatial surroundings lended a haunting resonance to the performance.īut al-Saher denies that his songs are political. The Iraqi singer coped with his dual images well, demonstrating a professional delivery and responding well to enthusiastic fans who began clapping and dancing two bars into the first song. He started his career by selling his bicyle to buy a guitar.Later, he joined the Institute of Music in Baghdad.Īl-Saher's appearance at the annual Beiteddine festival marks his emergence as an Arab super star, with a host of middle aged female fans.īut at Beiteddine, al-Saher showed that he is more than just a sex symbol, he is also a serious musician, who is both an accomplished composer and a trained oud player, which is an arabic stringed instrument similar to a lute or mandolin.
The popular musican considers Kabbani as his mentor and reproduced a representation of the poet's works that brought a crowd of people to their feet.Īl-Saher has a unique and bewitching voice, that blends tenderness and passion with purity.īorn in Iraq in 1960, Kazem at 12 years of age tore himself away from toys and childish games to work and make a living. Kazem al-Saher captivated his audience last week with the beautiful lyrics of the late Syrian poet Nizar Kabbani. Story Text: Set against the backdrop of the Lebanon's Chouf mountains, Iraqi singer Kazem al-Saher wooed his way into the hearts of an enamoured audience last week.The thirty seven year old singer was performing to mostly female fans at this year's Beiteddine festival.
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