255:
brings new ideas. At her age, when you’re curious, that’s what happens, you’re finding a path to follow. It’s an amazing thing – a year ago, she was singing with local bands in Cairo’s Tahrir Square during the struggle, and then performing with me, in London, an appropriately bicultural song, ‘Egyptian Bossa Nova’. The mentoring was to give her opportunities to follow the way we work, how we prepare our songs, our records, our concerts, how we travel and choose audiences, and why we come to Europe and go to Africa. Dina has a great artistic personality; she’s been tailored by life to be an artist. She’s already a new-born star.
229:
31:
199:
277:: ياجنوبي; translation: "Oh My South") in which Wedidi sings about her regret for being disconnected from her south (a metaphor for the Nile), and her longing for it to become a more integral part of her life. The song is a musical expression of the collective's mission, to come together and heal the broken relationships within their cultural and natural environments.
288:
is the 2014 debut album from
Egyptian musician Dina El Wedidi. which she labelled as New Arab Folk. Dina was presenting her work not only as a singer but also as a composer. Dina's melodies, especially in this album, are known for their complex rhythms and coherent tones, the most famous of which is
316:
In 2018 Wedidi
Released her album Slumber which means in Arabic Manam which is an Important experimental electronic album., produced from layers of processed train sounds, the voices of people, and all that can be used within the train over which she sings. The result is a 30-minute voyage, a short
309:
Over the past couple of years, Dina has gone down a very different artistic track, figuratively and literally, straying heavily from the tried and true recipe that earned her success. Largely, this involved delving into production to expand her skills beyond singing and
Composing. This path also
254:
Talent she has, commitment she has, dedication and the capacity to work hard, Dina has all that. And with her musicians, she’s open, cooperative and democratic. Her music is so varied, she has a kind of multifaceted personality, working with change. Every few months, like a different person, she
249:
as a protégé, which allowed her to be mentored by the great
Brazilian music icon. The two performed together at Back2Black, part of the London 2012 Festival. They later met for musical events and conversations in Switzerland, the United States, Brazil and Egypt. When Gil was asked about Dina, he
181:
Wedidi discovered her passion for music after joining El Warsha
Theater Troupe in 2008, where she learned to sing a wide variety of traditional genres with the help of her tutor Maged Soliman. She then decided to leave El Warsha and began to explore the full potential of her voice. She also
301:. The album track list a number of sociopolitical themes, some of which are personal, and others more about love-struggles. Being a Cairo-based musician, El Wedidi finds inspirations Egypt’ streets, which she later quotes in her songs through lyrics and compositions.
145:
singer, composer, guitarist, music producer, and storyteller. Dina has been known as the lead performer of an ensemble of musicians who have performed extensively in the past 2 years, fusing local and global styles of music.
272:
In 2013 Wedidi took a part in “the Nile
Project” which is a musical and environmental initiative that brings together musicians and thinkers from all over the Nile Valley, Dina participated with her song "Ya Ganouby"
562:
477:
289:
the song In
Wonderland (Fi Belad El Agayeb) and The Grief Of The South (Hozn El Ganoub). El Wedidi featured guest performances by Mazaher and her Mentor
685:
612:
320:
Slumber includes topics about breaking free from time machines as a concept also about limitations, imagination, hallucinations, mental prisons and love.
246:
731:
587:
206:
Beginning 2011, Wedidi had quit El-Wersha and founded her own music group of six members besides her. Coincidentally, the
636:
756:
751:
566:
541:
741:
478:"Egypt's Dina El-Wedidi joins legendary Brazilian artist Gilberto Gil - Music - Arts & Culture - Ahram Online"
761:
693:
746:
520:
385:
736:
207:
413:
660:
451:
30:
726:
221:
singers Mahdi Rabeh, Anis Dridi and
Mohamed Bin Jemaa. The song was a great hit, capturing the
182:
participated in many workshops with independent musicians both in Egypt and beyond, including
210:
broke out and El Wedidi took part in a modern
Operetta, Khalina Nehlam ('Let's Dream'), with
75:
721:
8:
313:
For this work, she had to dig into uncharted territory and relearn her creative process.
79:
228:
167:
274:
218:
134:
365:
211:
715:
394:
335:
421:
355:
345:
298:
290:
285:
260:
242:
214:
187:
222:
71:
175:
171:
163:
67:
637:"Dina El-Wedidi launches her debut album - Music - Arts & Culture"
613:"Dina El-Wedidi launches her debut album - Music - Arts & Culture"
294:
142:
498:
375:
198:
170:, where she graduated in 2008, then spent some time working as a
542:"Rolex Mentor and Protégé Arts Initiative: A year of mentoring"
183:
588:"Egypt's Dina El Wadidi among TIME's Next Generation Leaders"
563:"The Nile Project Releases Debut Album – Featuring Nyaruach!"
159:
155:
83:
116:
310:
introduced another new, instrument to Dina: (trains)
499:"Dina El Wedidi Biography | Official Website"
446:
444:
713:
472:
470:
468:
441:
232:Dina El Wedidi concert at Opera Damanhour 2014
465:
518:
236:
29:
35:Dina El Wedidi in El-azhar Park 25.6.2015
293:. The album was produced by the bassist
247:Rolex Mentor and Protégé Arts Initiative
227:
197:
714:
190:and singer-songwriter Kamilya Jubran.
565:. Gatwitchrecords.com. Archived from
544:. Rolexmentorprotege.com. 2012-01-25
732:21st-century Egyptian women singers
138:
13:
521:"Back2Black – review | Music"
480:. English.ahram.org.eg. 2012-06-11
14:
773:
193:
452:"Bands to Watch: Dina El Wedidi"
186:award-winning Egyptian musician
678:
653:
454:. Egypt Independent. 2011-10-27
280:
267:
241:In 2012 Wedidi was selected by
629:
605:
580:
555:
534:
512:
491:
406:
154:Wedidi was born and raised in
1:
434:
317:nap crossing seven stations.
202:Dina El Wedidi playing Guitar
149:
661:"Songs From A Stolen Spring"
7:
208:Egyptian Revolution of 2011
10:
778:
414:Songs from a Stolen Spring
354:with The Brazilian Singer
304:
93:Singer, Composer, Producer
757:Egyptian record producers
752:Egyptian women guitarists
344:with The Egyptian Singer
334:with the Tunisian Singer
111:
107:
97:
89:
63:
55:
45:
40:
28:
21:
742:Egyptian women composers
402:with the producer Elbuho
237:Gilberto Gil mentorship
16:Egyptian musical artist
762:Women record producers
429:Slumber (منام" (2018"
265:
233:
203:
41:Background information
252:
231:
217:, Tamer Shalaby, and
201:
76:Electroacoustic music
690:Valley Entertainment
665:Valley Entertainment
425:(تدورو ترجع" (2014"
417:(compilation) (2014)
747:Egyptian guitarists
696:on 27 November 2014
164:Oriental Literature
737:Egyptian composers
501:. Dinaelwedidi.com
297:and the violinist
234:
204:
80:Contemporary music
592:Egypt Independent
362:(Sodassi Project)
125:
124:
769:
706:
705:
703:
701:
692:. Archived from
682:
676:
675:
673:
671:
657:
651:
650:
648:
647:
633:
627:
626:
624:
623:
609:
603:
602:
600:
599:
584:
578:
577:
575:
574:
559:
553:
552:
550:
549:
538:
532:
531:
529:
528:
519:Robin Denselow.
516:
510:
509:
507:
506:
495:
489:
488:
486:
485:
474:
463:
462:
460:
459:
448:
391:(Khalina Nehlem)
386:Mohamed abozekry
263:
174:and sometimes a
168:Cairo University
140:
121:
118:
100:
48:
33:
19:
18:
777:
776:
772:
771:
770:
768:
767:
766:
712:
711:
710:
709:
699:
697:
684:
683:
679:
669:
667:
659:
658:
654:
645:
643:
635:
634:
630:
621:
619:
611:
610:
606:
597:
595:
586:
585:
581:
572:
570:
561:
560:
556:
547:
545:
540:
539:
535:
526:
524:
517:
513:
504:
502:
497:
496:
492:
483:
481:
476:
475:
466:
457:
455:
450:
449:
442:
437:
409:
326:
307:
283:
275:Egyptian Arabic
270:
264:
259:
239:
196:
152:
128:
115:
98:
46:
36:
24:
17:
12:
11:
5:
775:
765:
764:
759:
754:
749:
744:
739:
734:
729:
724:
708:
707:
686:"Turning Back"
677:
652:
628:
604:
579:
554:
533:
523:. The Guardian
511:
490:
464:
439:
438:
436:
433:
432:
431:
426:
418:
408:
405:
404:
403:
397:
388:
382:(Dil Mahbouby)
379:
369:
366:Kamilya Jubran
359:
349:
339:
336:Ghaliya Benali
325:Collaborations
324:
306:
303:
282:
279:
269:
266:
257:
238:
235:
195:
194:Musical career
192:
162:. She studied
151:
148:
131:Dina El Wedidi
127:Musical artist
126:
123:
122:
113:
109:
108:
105:
104:
101:
95:
94:
91:
87:
86:
65:
61:
60:
57:
53:
52:
51:Dina El Wedidi
49:
43:
42:
38:
37:
34:
26:
25:
23:Dina El Wedidi
22:
15:
9:
6:
4:
3:
2:
774:
763:
760:
758:
755:
753:
750:
748:
745:
743:
740:
738:
735:
733:
730:
728:
727:Living people
725:
723:
720:
719:
717:
695:
691:
687:
681:
666:
662:
656:
642:
638:
632:
618:
614:
608:
593:
589:
583:
569:on 2014-03-08
568:
564:
558:
543:
537:
522:
515:
500:
494:
479:
473:
471:
469:
453:
447:
445:
440:
430:
427:
424:
423:
419:
416:
415:
411:
410:
401:
398:
396:
395:Massar Egbary
392:
389:
387:
383:
380:
377:
373:
372:(Allah Baa’y)
370:
367:
363:
360:
357:
353:
350:
347:
343:
340:
337:
333:
330:
329:
328:
327:
321:
318:
314:
311:
302:
300:
296:
292:
287:
278:
276:
262:
256:
251:
248:
244:
230:
226:
224:
220:
216:
213:
212:Egyptian band
209:
200:
191:
189:
185:
179:
177:
173:
169:
165:
161:
157:
147:
144:
136:
132:
120:
114:
110:
106:
102:
96:
92:
90:Occupation(s)
88:
85:
81:
77:
73:
69:
66:
62:
58:
54:
50:
44:
39:
32:
27:
20:
698:. Retrieved
694:the original
689:
680:
668:. Retrieved
664:
655:
644:. Retrieved
641:Ahram Online
640:
631:
620:. Retrieved
617:Ahram Online
616:
607:
596:. Retrieved
594:. 2019-05-22
591:
582:
571:. Retrieved
567:the original
557:
546:. Retrieved
536:
525:. Retrieved
514:
503:. Retrieved
493:
482:. Retrieved
456:. Retrieved
428:
422:Turning Back
420:
412:
399:
390:
381:
371:
361:
356:Gilberto Gil
351:
346:Maryam Saleh
341:
331:
323:
322:
319:
315:
312:
308:
299:Nancy Mounir
291:Gilberto Gil
286:Turning Back
284:
281:Turning Back
271:
268:Nile Project
261:Gilberto Gil
253:
243:Gilberto Gil
240:
215:Masar Egbari
205:
188:Fathy Salama
180:
153:
139:دينا الوديدي
130:
129:
117:dinaelwedidi
103:2011–present
99:Years active
722:1987 births
700:14 November
670:14 November
407:Discography
332:(Hayamatni)
223:Arab Spring
59:Giza, Egypt
716:Categories
646:2021-11-15
622:2021-11-15
598:2021-11-15
573:2013-10-25
548:2013-10-25
527:2013-10-25
505:2013-10-25
484:2013-10-25
458:2013-10-25
435:References
400:(Complete)
250:answered:
178:in Egypt.
176:tour guide
172:translator
150:Early life
47:Birth name
352:(El Liel)
295:Miles Jay
225:of 2011.
141:), is an
342:(El Ors)
258:—
245:and the
219:Tunisian
143:Egyptian
376:Alsarah
305:Slumber
112:Website
184:Grammy
135:Arabic
72:Fusion
64:Genres
56:Origin
393:with
384:with
374:With
364:with
160:Egypt
702:2014
672:2014
378:2015
368:2018
358:2014
348:2013
338:2015
156:Giza
119:.com
84:Jazz
68:Folk
166:at
718::
688:.
663:.
639:.
615:.
590:.
467:^
443:^
158:,
137::
82:,
78:,
74:,
70:,
704:.
674:.
649:.
625:.
601:.
576:.
551:.
530:.
508:.
487:.
461:.
273:(
133:(
Text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License. Additional terms may apply.
