Prominent Iraqi singer Kathem El Saher was forced to stop singing during a private concert for the Egyptian television after a sudden pain in his abdominal. The singer stopped his performance for several minutes and then after regaining his strength resumed singing.
The singer apologized to the large audience that came to his performance, but did not reveal why he stopped so suddenly, and then asked the band to restart the song he was singing from the beginning, reported the London based daily, Al Sharq Al Awsat.
Kathem’s performance marks the first time the singer sings live for the Egyptian television after stopping for over three years. The singer had refrained from singing at concerts for the Egyptian television due to the low number of audience and the type of people who came, usually wearing shorts and swimsuits.
El Saher is placing the final touches on his upcoming album, which he hopes to release in the near future. The album features twelve new songs sung in different dialects and vary from poetic to patriotic.
One of the songs in the album is dedicated to the Iraqi nation and expresses true feelings of how war has destroyed so many lives. Kathem will present his audience with many surprises in his album in terms of composition and words of songs. Kathem was very careful in choosing the words of his songs wanting them to revolve around humanistic and romantic themes.
Kathem met his Jordanian fans during the annual summer festival Jarash. Kathem and held two concerts during the festival, marking his fourth time participation. –Albawaba.com
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