News from the Chiswick Studio

In the early morning hours of May 17th Amr Diab officially ended his final day in the recording studios after what has been a tedious journey to complete his latest album which has taken him two full years to complete (the largest duration Amr has ever taken to complete an album!). He had planned for Hassan El Shafei -who arranged all the songs in the album- and Tamer El Zoeby, the sound engineer, to fly to London to finally master the songs Amr had chosen for the album; but after the tragic death of Mohammad Alaa Mohammad Hosni Mubarak on the 18th of May all plans were put on hold until further news had surfaced!

After Amr personally attended the funeral ceremony, Hassan El Shafei and Tamer El Zoeby were off to the Metropolis Studios in London to begin the digital mastering of the songs. But two days ago, Amr decided to personally fly to London and continue work with Hassan and Tamer on the digital mastering, wanting to make sure that everything would be undergone the way he advices.

Today, Amr and the crew are expected to return to Egypt with the master copy of his album, which Rotana is expected to receive by Saturday at the very latest. Afterwards the official promotion and countdown for the album will begin! After arriving from London, Amr will begin work on the official poster to accompany his album, and possibly even begin early plans of what he has in mind for his video clip! It has been rumoured that the album will contain 12 songs, instead of Amr’s usual 10, due to the long delay, but no confirmation has been given yet! The album, which is expected to be the “next big step” in Arabian music, is expected to hit stores in late June.
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