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Egyptian composer, arranger, music producer, and vocal coach active for over 25 years. He studied at the Cairo Conservatoire and the Higher Institute of Arabic Music, and has worked in music composition and arrangement for theatre, television drama, and Arabic song, with ongoing activity in vocal training and choir direction.
The Story
Son of legendary Egyptian theatre composer Hamdy Raouf (1953–2013), Ahmed composed and arranged his first full musical production before the age of ten — 14 songs, a complete score, and a vision that would define the next quarter century.
Trained at the Cairo Conservatoire and the Higher Institute of Arabic Music, he built a rare double foundation — Western harmony and Eastern maqam — and made it entirely his own.
Over 25 years, his compositions reached the greatest voices of the Arab world: Mohamed Mounir, Ali El-Haggar, Medhat Saleh — and shaped how those voices were heard across stages, screens, and generations.
Biography
Ahmed Hamdy Raouf was born in Cairo. His father, Hamdy Raouf (1953–2013), was an Egyptian theatre composer who worked in musical composition for the stage over several decades. Ahmed grew up in an active musical environment and accompanied his father to rehearsals and theatres during his early years. Family sources document that he composed and arranged a complete theatrical musical work of fourteen songs before the age of ten.
Ahmed Hamdy Raouf studied at the Cairo Conservatoire (Academy of Arts), receiving training in Western harmony and classical musical composition. He also completed studies at the Higher Institute of Arabic Music, receiving training in Arabic maqamat and Eastern musical traditions.
Ahmed Hamdy Raouf began professional work in theatrical music composition and arrangement in the mid-1990s. He has worked in music composition and arrangement for theatrical productions, television drama, and films in Egypt. His activity includes collaboration in composition and arrangement with a number of Egyptian and Arab singers, among them Mohamed Mounir, Ali El-Haggar, and Medhat Saleh. He has continued working in music production and arrangement since.
Ahmed Hamdy Raouf has worked in musical composition and arrangement for theatrical productions in Egypt from the mid-1990s. This activity includes multiple productions for Egyptian cultural institutions and theatres over more than 25 years.
Ahmed Hamdy Raouf's activity also includes composing original music for television drama and films. Documented works in this field include the series Al-Shahab (1999), Haret El-Zaafrani, Teatro (2023), and Hadd Aqsa (2026).
Ahmed Hamdy Raouf has worked in vocal training on a continuous basis for over 25 years. He has delivered training programs for singers and performers in Egypt, the United Arab Emirates, and Saudi Arabia. He has also served as music director and choir conductor at a number of cultural and academic institutions, including the Egyptian Ministry of Culture and the Ministry of Youth and Sports.
Ahmed Hamdy Raouf holds membership in SACEM (France) and SACERAU (Egypt). He received the Oscar El-Oughnia El-Mosawara award in 2012 for the song Fagr Biladi. He was granted the UAE Golden Residency in the Composer / Music Composer category, issued on 23 June 2025, valid until 22 June 2035.
Ahmed Hamdy Raouf launched the Dandana project between 2020 and 2021. It is a musical series presenting reinterpretations of well-known Arabic songs using simplified arrangements and live performance. The project's documented episodes number 19. The project is published through the official YouTube channel.
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