Abdo’s statements questioned the value of Maddah and Salem’s national songs (Facebook)
The Saudi artist, Muhammad Abdo, sparked controversy and criticism in Yemeni and Saudi circles, after televised statements about the late artists Abu Bakr Salem and Talal Maddah, in which he downplayed their artistic history.
Muhammad Abdo had said, in An interview with the “phase” program. On the Saudi SBC television, the deceased did not make a “national legacy” for themselves, mocking the song “Ya, my country and my origin” by the Yemeni artist Abu Bakr Salem, who had Saudi citizenship, considering that it seemed “as if someone is pushing a broken car, and this Not home.” He added: “The two artists left a flirtatious legacy, but the national heritage is what remains,” asking: “What patriotic songs do they have?”
These statements sparked criticism from Yemenis on social networking sites, and they considered what Abdo said a derogation and mockery of great artists and a downplay of their artistic legacy, especially his words about the artist Abu Bakr Salem.
Is it the inferiority complex that pushes a great artist the size of Muhammad Abdo to ridicule the lyrical legacy of two late giants such as Abu Bakr Salem Belfqih and Talal Maddah?
Surprisingly, irony and arrogance does not come from an emerging artist, so how about a great artist like Muhammad Abdo!#Mohamed Abdu #Abu Bakr Salem #Talal Maddah pic.twitter.com/AAELju7Afb— Saddam Alkamali (@saddam_alkamali) April 27, 2022
Abu Bakr Salem is considered one of the giants of art Those who enriched the art scene with hundreds of lyrical works. He was known for his mastery of the various Yemeni songs, and for his performance of the most famous Yemeni and Saudi traditional songs.
Fatima Al-Siyaghi said in a tweet: “Abu Bakr Salem is a trans-geographical voice, his original art has moved Yemen and nostalgia for it and the two countries to another level that crossed the borders and continued the sorrows.”
And she continued, “On my trip to Djibouti, I discovered that his art prevailed in the Horn of Africa as well, not to mention Yemen and the Arab world. A great task that scattered songs of poetry that remain in the ear and memory.”
And the account of “Franz Abdel Sattar” wrote on “Twitter”: “Muhammad Abdo did not dare to bid against Abu Bakr Salem except when he was dead, and this gives you an adequate definition of the moral size of each of them. And Muhammad Abdo Al-Saghir is haunted by jealousy over someone who died years ago, and his voice and his life live forever.”
At the same time, activists on social networking sites chose to dive into the origins of the artist Muhammad Abdo, which belongs to his father’s side to the Tihama area in the Yemeni city of Hodeidah, and pointed out that his artistic rise came after his performance of ancient Yemeni songs, and accused him of stealing many tunes and attributed them to himself. .
Munir Al-Omari wrote: “#Muhammad_Abdo is a great artist, and Yemeni heritage and melodies had a great advantage over him because they contributed to building his artistic balance, but he is somewhat cranky and lacks diplomacy and is easy to provoke. Kazem Al-Saher, Talal Maddah and others!
On the other hand, others saw in the attack on the artist Muhammad Abdo an “exaggeration” in response, and Alaa Shahbin said: “Muhammad Abdo did not lie (he did not lie) to those who said that Abu Bakr Salem did not have a national heritage because the stage in which they were talking in the interview about the legacy Muhammad Abdo the National and that he has more than 300 patriotic works for Saudi Arabia, so the announcer asks him whether the departed have the same national heritage with you, so this was his response.
#caricature After watching a program #Stages_Mohamed_Abdo #Mohamed Abdu
Bad for the great artist #Abu Bakr Salem #on_your_eye pic.twitter.com/b7rPRf4xGh— Muhammad Abdul-Khaleq Al-Radaei ???????? (@Moalradaei) April 27, 2022
#Mohamed Abdu A great artist, and Yemeni heritage and melodies had a great advantage over him because they contributed to building his artistic balance, but he is somewhat cranky and lacks diplomacy and is easy to provoke, and this matter was noted a lot in his meetings and statements about a number of artists such as #Abu Bakr Salem And #Kazem Al-saher And #Talal Maddah Etc!#To whom pic.twitter.com/ntMVnBFv1J
— Moneer Al-Omari | Munir Al-Omari (@Yemen24) April 27, 2022
Muhammad Abdo did not dare to bid for #Abu Bakr Salem Except when he is dead, and this gives you a full definition of the moral size of each of them, Abu Bakr, who is impossible to see insulting his colleagues and who stood by dozens of them, and Muhammad Abdo the young one who is haunted by jealousy of someone who died years ago, and his voice and biography live forever
— Franz Abdel Sattar the Austrian ???????????????????????????????? (@DerOsterreicher) April 27, 2022
Abu Bakr Salem is a trans-geographical voice, his original art moved Yemen and nostalgia for it and the country to another level that crossed the borders and ran the turmoil. On my trip to Djibouti, I discovered that his art prevailed in the Horn of Africa as well, not to mention Yemen and the Arab world. A great task choked out of poetry with songs that remain in the ear and in the memory. And on your eyes, O Muhammad Abdo. pic.twitter.com/TK1s20o3fW
— Fatima Alseaghi (@fatima_seaghy) April 27, 2022