Artist Ihab Tawfik revealed the academic beginnings of his musical career, explaining that he was not initially thinking about becoming a singer. He indicated during his appearance on the program “With You, Mona El Shazly”, on Thursday evening on the ON screen, that he joined the Faculty of Music Education at Helwan University with a purely academic goal.
He explained Ihab Tawfiq He said that all his ambition was to become a teaching assistant in college, noting that the idea of singing as a profession was not on the table at all at that time, noting that his excellence in college was remarkable, as he excelled in eastern and western singing and playing the oud and solfège, and his colleagues described him as “Moss.” “Because of his extreme diligence.
He pointed out that he used to record the songs and musical clips that he learned in college for the rest of the students to memorize, and his focus was on studying various singing forms such as stanzas, adwārs, and taqā’at in an academic manner.
The turning point in Ihab Tawfiq’s life
He also pointed out that the shift towards singing began later and by chance, when he was asked to perform during the end-of-school year party song People, I died in love with the popular artist Sayed Darwish. He stressed that the concert was an opportunity to highlight the talents of the distinguished students in playing and singing, which contributed to the launch of his career as a singer.
Ihab Tawfiq explained that his artistic career was not based on the desire for fame, but rather on a love of music and academic commitment, which is what made him excel in his later career.
Doctoral thesis by Ihab Tawfik
The artist Ihab Tawfiq also revealed the details of his doctoral thesis, which dealt with the development of Egyptian song in the second half of the twentieth century, noting that he studied the different forms of singing and their impact on the development of Egyptian music, explaining that the thesis focused on the main singing forms, such as dramatic, classical, and popular. , and modern ones, and discussed the origins of each and how they developed.
He pointed out that the thesis traced the development of the popular song, starting with its pioneers such as Muhammad Abd al-Muttalib, Muhammad Rushdi, Muhammad al-Azabi, and Ahmed Adawiya, all the way to what this singing style achieved until the end of the year 2000. He stressed that his research was not limited to the theoretical aspect only, but included Also a lyrical part, as lyrical performance is an essential part of discussing these musical styles.