Abdel Rahman El Abanodi, A Poet For The Masses

Abdel Rahman El Abanodi is a legendary poet whose reign on pop culture and politics are hard to deny. He wrote songs for stars like Abdel Halim Hafiz, Warda, Fayza Ahmed, Sabah, Shadia, Mohammed Rushdie, Mohammed Mounir and few others. But I am not going to talk about how many hit songs he has authored.

 I want you to listen to this piece of his on those murderous and corrupt leaders of his country. No other poet can express those feelings, as Abdel Rahman El Abanodi is not just one poet, he is a historian for the modern day Egyptian story. He won many awards, but perhaps the biggest of them all is the fellowship and admiration all Arabs particularly Egyptians give this poet.

He did not write poetry in classical Arabic like most singers opt out to, instead he used simple everyday lyrics. Why not and he was born in one of the small Egyptian towns where neglected peasants hail. Qana. I have not done research on this iconic poet before, but I have been aware of his work and how entertainers boast about collaborating with this hit maker.

Enjoy his latest--we are songs of bitches goes the title

إحنا ولاد الكلب الشعب - عبد الرحمن الأبنودي للعسكر

ملعون أبوها الحمامة أم غصن زتون الأبنودي ودراويش الميدان