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Kazim Al-Sahir is the king of the Arab song and he deserves this title. I am one of his big fans and I follow all his news and the good tunes that he offers to us. If anyone wants to speak about Kazim Al-Sahir, then he should first remember the long career of this wonderful singer that has pleased his many fans everywhere in the Arab world and even worldwide. Kazim Al-Sahir is an artist in the true sense of the word and he deserves respect. It is an honor for us, the Iraqis, to know that Kazim Al-Sahir is an Iraqi. He is the ambassador of the Iraqi song and the best role model in the Iraqi singing arena. He is the best role model for the respectable and successful singer. The success of Kazim Al-Sahir and his large number of fans are not just a matter of luck; rather, it is a result of his creativity, skills and distinguished abilities, in addition to many other factors that came together to provide us with a creative singer, whose name is Kazim Al-Sahir. All love, appreciation and greetings to our wonderful singer, Kazim Al-Sahir. We wish more success and creativity for him.

Kazem Al-Saher possesses one of the strongest personalities among Arab artists, and he is one of the most famous. He has a very strong personality, and an attractive one. In addition, he has fans everywhere in the world, and not just in the Arab world. There is no one that does not know about him among the various Arab communities all over the world. He is the ambassador of Arabic song, as he is called, or the Caesar of Arabic song, because he truly deserves to be the worthy representative of the Arabs, and the one who presents their authentic art. Also, he deserves to be the king of Arabic song, thanks to the exquisite beauty of his songs, which is beyond words. He meticulously selects his words, and he presents them with the appropriate musical composition, matched with an amazing singing style. The artist Kazem Al-Saher is able to sing in different styles; he sings slow songs, fast ones, the traditional Debka, and poems, and in various dialects. He also composes for a many great Arab artists, which proves that all of his musical compositions are greatly appreciated by all the artists.

Kathem al-Saher is an international singer and is distinguished by a sweet and rare, rich voice. He also has the distinction of giving fine romantic performances. He is the “Emperor of the Arab and international song,” and he has composed many of his own songs, as they were featured with the atmosphere of poems written by Nizar Qabbani, who had a great role in the journey of the singer, Kathem al-Saher, which made him a legend of Iraqi, Arab and international singing. The singer Kathem al-Saher is one of the singers who have received many awards, and his singing has been much praised. He has not failed in his performance, because he chooses his lyrics and melodies with great accuracy. As such, he has been distinguished in singing, more than all the rest of the singers in the singing arena. Much of the audience has loved the name of Kathem al-Saher, and lovers sing his songs, as he loves to perform romantic songs which celebrate and admire love and women. As a result, Kathem al-Saher is an outstanding singer, with his singing style and his choice of lyrics and the melodies he has composed.

Iraqi music is an aspect of civilization and progress among membersof the community. In fact, it has been a salient feature of Mesopotamian civilization since the first musical instrument in history was found in one of the historical sites in Babylon in Iraq. In this province, music used to be played in hymns, at weddings and ceremonies. In addition, music and singing in Iraq depend on the nature of the place and inhabitants, whether in the city, a village or the countryside. During this historical era, Iraqi music developed and became varied. Besides, the Iraqi Maqams emerged in different types and kinds. Many Iraqi singers have excelled at performing them over the ages, till the emergence of modern music. Many Iraqi artists were distinguished in the modern style, among them the master artist Kazem Al Saher, who excelled at modern Iraqi music, as well as in performing Arab and foreign songs and mixing them with melodies and other popular music heritage. He has managed to adapt such songs to the youth’s taste in the Arab world. Kazem Al Saher was born in Mosul in Iraq, where he was brought up and studied music for six years at the Music Institute in Baghdad. He has also taught music for a year and a half. Kazem’s career actually started in 1986, with his writing and composing a single entitled “Ladghat Al Haya.” The master artist’s first journey in his career was to Kuwait; then he travelled to Beirut. After that, Kazem’s creativity continued when he gave his famous song “Tadhakar,” which was translated into 18 international languages and won the best chidren's song award in Paris. Then, the series of his success followed, and the Caesar of Iraqi music received awards, since he is one of the Iraqi master artists. In fact, he managed to spread Iraqi music in the Arab world as well as in the whole world, through his unique talent and refined melodies. Thus, he has undoubtedly earned the title of the ambassador of Iraqi and Arab music.

Kazem al-Saher is one of the artists who have sensitive and beautiful voices and who are farsighted, which allows him to preserve his standards. He is an artist in every sense of the word. Many artists from his generation have appeared, but could not accomplish what he did. Today, he is the great Iraqi artist, Kazem al-Saher, while the others are absent from the arena. He managed to stay because of his broad artistic capabilities, which allowed him to assume the crown of Iraqi songs from the first beginning, making him the ambassador of the Iraqi song. This helped him move forward to then dominate the Arab singing arena and surpass many Arab artists who have a long history in the art of singing.