Hussein al-Imam
Hussein al-Imam
08.02.1951 - 17.05.2014 (63 years)
Hussein al-Imam (in Arabic حسين الإمام) (February 8, 1951 in Egypt – 17 May 2014) was a well-known Egyptian film musician and actor. El-Imam began his career playing music with his brother Moody Elemam. This developed into an artistic partnership between the two brothers and they released five albums together. Al-Imam wrote the soundtracks of many Egyptian films including Kaboria (1990), starring Ahmed Zaki and Ice Cream in Gleem (1992) starring Egyptian pan-Arab pop star Amr Diab. He also wrote the musical score for a number of theatrical works on stage like Albanda, Lamma baba yenam and Lil kibar faqat as well as a number of Egyptian television series. He composed a number of songs particularly for Mohamed Mounir. He also established his own musical studio. Al-Imam, who acted in over 70 films was featured in several of the movies. On television, he was the host of several popular candid camera and talk / entertainment shows like Hassan ala al hawaa, Hussein ala al hawaa, Fasel w nwasel, Eh en nizam and Kalaam Hussein.