Hussein el-Imam

Hussein el-Imam (Egyptian Arabic حسين الإمام; February 8, 1951 in Egypt – May 17, 2014) also spelled Hussein El-Emam was a well-known Egyptian film musician, actor and producer.

El-Imam began his career playing music with his brother Moody El-Emam. This developed into an artistic partnership between the two brothers and they created Thebes band which released five albums together.

El-Imam wrote the soundtracks of many Egyptian films including Kaboria (1990) which he also produced, starring Ahmed Zaki and Ice Cream in Gleem (1992) starring Egyptian pan-Arab pop star Amr Diab which El-Imam produced as well. 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.

El-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.

Personal life
He was the son of the late Hassan el-Imam, one of Egypt's most acclaimed filmmakers from the El-Imam family. His brother Moody El-Imam is also a well known writer, composer of film soundtracks. Hussein El-Imam was married to Egyptian actress Sahar Rami. He died in 2014 reportedly of a cardiac arrest. He was 63.

Filmography

 * Acting
 * 1975: Bamba Kashar
 * 1979: El ganna taht qadamayha as Ahmad
 * 1990: Kaboria as Sliman
 * 1998: Pizza Pizza as Bibars
 * 1999: Ashik wadi fi Roxy'' as al-Akhdar
 * 2002: Kazalek fil Zamalek as Nizar
 * Other roles
 * 1978: Hub faq al burkan
 * 1979: Sultanat al tarab
 * 1992: Ice Cream fi Gleem as Ziko
 * 2009: Ihki ya Shahrazad (English title Scheherazade, Tell Me a Story)
 * 2013: Samir abu Nil


 * Producer
 * 1990: Kaboria
 * 1992: Ice Cream in Gleem
 * 1996: Estakoza


 * Soundtracks
 * 1973: As Sukkariyah
 * 1974: Bamba Kashar
 * 1975: Badi'a Masabni
 * 1976: El Karawan lou shafayef
 * 1978: Shuqqa w arousa ya rab
 * 1978: Hisab al siniin
 * 1978: Bidoun gawaz afdal
 * 1981: Lahzet da'af
 * 1982: Al Selkhana
 * 1986: Bukra ahla min naharda
 * 1986: Al Ferrisa
 * 1987: Al Mal'oub
 * 1989: Taman al ghurba
 * 1991: Samaa' hess
 * 1992: Ouyoun al saqr
 * 1992: Imra'a ayela lil suquut
 * 1992: Ice Ceam fi Gleem
 * 1994: Disco, disco
 * 1995: Atabat el settat
 * 1995: Samt el kherfan
 * 1996: Ya dunya ya gharami
 * 1996: Al Ghadiboun
 * 1996: Estakuza
 * 1999: Ashik wadi fi Roxy
 * 2000: Al warda al hamraa
 * 2000: Al namas
 * 2001: Ibn ezz
 * 2002: Kazalek fil Zamalek
 * 2002: El-Limby

Television

 * TV series
 * Lil adalah wougouh kathira
 * Saeed baa'es ta'ees as Saeed Farhat
 * Ahzan Maryam as Aboul Alaa
 * Al shaytan la ya'ref el hob
 * Yak Hanna al jiran (Moroccan series)
 * Adam wa gamila
 * TV shows
 * Hassan ala al hawaa
 * Hussein ala al hawaa
 * Fasel w nwasel
 * Eh en nizam
 * Kalaam Hussein

Theatre Music composition

 * Ballo
 * Alabanda
 * Lamma baba yenam
 * Lil kibar faqat