An Emirati entrepreneur who grew up in a family connoisseur of art

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  • Al-Abri: Since I am a new name in the art scene, I am currently busy developing myself and advancing my artistic talent.

    Photography: Osama Abu Ghanem

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“I fell in love with music, because I had an inner struggle, and I wasn’t satisfied with my work in a job that I felt didn’t make the positive difference I was looking for, I was eager to make a bigger difference, and pursue the dream of achieving the things that make me a better person, so music was my way To the people.” With these phrases, the Emirati artist and entrepreneur, Arqam Al-Abri, translated his old inclination for music and singing, which accompanied his early upbringing in the presence of a family connoisseur of art, headed by his father, who had the talent of Gulf, Arab and Indian singing, and the brother of a singer and songwriter and founder of a local band famous, which prompted him very early on to consider music an integral part not only of his life, but also of his future.

beginnings

Despite his preoccupation with studying tourism, travel and event management, and entering into a professional life, and abandoning his job in it, to engage in the field of entrepreneurship, Al-Abri never strayed from the love of music, which he pursued in various periods of his life, saying, “The love of music and singing merged in all the details of my life, Until four years ago, he led me to the decision to start realizing my dream in earnest, in parallel with my wild desire to serve society through entrepreneurship, in which I started by establishing my own company in the field of sustainability, later moving to a field more close to my talent, which is the field of production Technical and event management.He added, "I always remember those happy moments in which I always sang in my car, heading to work meetings to raise my spirits and improve my mood with the music that accompanies me at all times, but the difference at that time was my initiative one day on the way to my work by recording a singing video in the car, And he published it on my pages on social media, only then was the big surprise, as the song that I performed at that time with my voice achieved great interaction and admiration on my (Instagram) and (Facebook) sites, and it was a strong moral motivation for me to actually start this time in the singing experience, so I started performing songs Famous for stars such as Marvin Gaye, Sam Cooke, and others, and put it on (Facebook), and the wide interaction these songs achieved was a motivator for me to go beyond this step in order to create my own songs.”

Successful experiences

Arqam’s real experience in singing began in mid-2019, and his individual musical productions followed later, reaching five songs, the first of which was the song “growth” he released in October 2019, commenting, “The adventure of this song started with simple recording equipment at home, in which I relied on my words.” Own, and on the music of a German producer, I had acquired from him the melody of my song, but the success of the song and its popularity on (Social Media), especially (Instagram), prompted me to double the effort and artistic activity to produce more individual versions.

On the selection of soul music, "Soul Music", the Emirati artist emphasized the closeness of this music color to his heart and taste, as a mixture of old school spirit and contemporary music, with a touch of rooted and purposeful words, full of positive values ​​and meanings of love.

The language of music

Arqam believes in the role and importance of the word and music in society. It was and still is a huge social and cultural force, influential and calling for positive change in many parts of the world, whether through its various public discourses, or its great humanitarian messages, in which music supported and still are non-existent and vulnerable social segments. Which the rising Emirati artist dedicated part of in a number of his songs, most notably the song "Towards the Light" (The Road to Light), whose meanings have triumphed over the values ​​of love and sympathy.

discreet steps

On his musical ambition, and the dream of being more prominent on the local and regional art scene, and later on the Arab and international scenes, Arqam stressed, “Since I am a new name in the art scene, I am currently busy developing myself and advancing my artistic talent that I constantly present today to my fans, through the (Instagram) portal.

As for popularity, it is a little early step, and it deserves more distinguished productions, which are able to devote my experience in a sober and capable manner.”

An artistic vision that triumphs over positivity

Arqam Al-Abri is proud of his direct musical participation in the Expo 2020 volunteer program, which was held in Zabeel Park, and his participation in the Dubai Hours Week in 2019, and a number of important social events in the capital Abu Dhabi, which for him was an appropriate platform, to showcase his singing talent On the audience and fans of the famous “soul” music, stressing his ambition in 2021 to dedicate his singing experience and his humanitarian messages through the language of art and meaningful musical cooperation to develop the music scene in his country, the UAE, and to devote a new artistic vision that triumphs over positivity, and the values ​​of love, tolerance and constructive dialogue among humans.

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