Take Me Back To Cairo

[Meda4Chasen]

I have been to Cairo many times I miss it there so much. All the things said by the USA were 100 percent lies as I stayed for 30 days each time. The people of Cairo were the most wonderful people i have met. I will be returning after Ramadan to the most wonderful place in the World. Forver and Always Cairo!

[w2w007Ayahoo]

حبيبتي يا مصر وحشتيني جدا ohhhhhh take me back to cairo and all egypt i dore egypt love you my country 4ever

[2007mishu]

i remember this beautiful song when i was very young.. i remember i had to save my allowance for months in order to buy the 45 record it was on.. i think i still have somewhere.. those were the days when we really loved cairo !!!!

[Mesry7r]

Thank you Alian Zaloum for uploading this song, amazed to know that Egypt has produce stars in art as produced stars in technology and scientists, look at this Claud Françoise Demise Roses Dalida Omar Sherief Bob Azam, Karim shouky Were all born in Egypt, oh well and you too Zaloum, very impressive to view ur website and shame on us that we never knew about you! I wish you the best of luck in ur life and now let me enjoy the song take me back to Cairo:)



[ng388]

what a handsome father you have. my regards to him.

[nn2704]

take me back to cairo of the time i remember this song as a child i like it

[7EM7AR]

Take me back to alexandria !!!

[NaderIskander]

Take me back to Cairo I’ve been away so long I must return to Cairo Ohhh Cairo, again to hear that song Rain Sunshine winter summer any season To hear the Sphinx he's talking every night And oriental Tuesday playing for a reason They must be celebrating someone's wedding night Take me back to Cairo I am sad and never smile I must go back to Cairo Ohhh Cairo, just once again to see the Nile Take me take me … Take me take me … Take me take me back

[myskyheart]

the lyrics plzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzz

[gasoline90]

TAKE ME BACK TO ALEXANDRIA ... :-)

[ahmedhelemyahmed]

اغنية حلوة جدا جدا

[zezolovly325]

i lovw it sooooooooooooooo much

viva egypt

[anamasuf]

Wonderful video! Thank you very much!

Ana

[just00me0]

اغنية حلوة جدا

شكرا

[Timbertone]

Met a guy in Assiut about 25 years ago. He had a huge collection of Zappa records etc. He also intoduced me to this song which I loved a lot and never since heard.

Great!!

[samaseeem]

GREAT work video is awesome!!!

[sunita1970]

It touches me a lot to hear this melody. See the scenes of Egypt 30 years ago.. Nostalgy.. yes.. we are deteriorating

[unoitlaino]

من اجمل الاغانى الانجلو كريم شكرى و الله كان فنفا انا عندى الالبوم كلة لو حد عايزة

[minarateb]

Take Me Away From Cairo :D

[lahooz]

amazingggg.. WAHMEIAAAA

[unoitlaino]

من اجمل الاغانى اللى سمعتها و عندى الاغانى كلها بتاعتة

[unoitlaino]

someone plz send to more songs for him maamoun33@hot

[Lorncat]

this is my boyfriends grandfather

i am the best

[Perytupi]

Very nice!

[bsmocovi]

This is wonderful. I grew up with this record and never imagined I'd find it on you tube. What a wonderful, strange conjunction of cultures.

[bsmocovi]

Just reading all the posts I wanted to add that I am a Greek from Egypt (Mansourah) born 1955. My family immigrated to Canada in 1963; i now reside in Florida. Thank you so much Zaloum for posting this as it makes me realize that my childhood memories are shared by people all over the world.

[Toulalan1321]

Take me back to Cairo I ve been away so long I must return to Cairo ohhh Cairo, again to hear that song. Rain Sunshine winter summer any season to hear the Sphinx he's talking every night and oriental Tuesday (??? Not sure) playing for a reason They must be celebrating someone's wedding night Take me back to Cairo i am sad and never smile i must go back to Cairo Ohhh cairo just once again to see the Nile

[Toulalan1321]

Take me back to Cairo beneath the silver moon

i left my heart in Cairo

ohhh Cairo the day i heard this tune.

يا نخلتين فى العلالى يا بلحهم داوا

يا نخلتين على نخلتين هما الاتنين طرحوا سوا

I have been yearning to go back and see my darling,

and still remember the big gardens in the sun

how can i stay away so long my heart is burning

please take me back i want to be near my dear home

[Toulalan1321]

Allah! This song is just great. Nice memories.

Thank you so much, Zaloum.

Would you please tell me more about Karim Shukry?

[farashetelkon]

yes

[moeinkaador]

وا اوباماه وا اوباماه الحقنا و حررنا من غطرسة ال سعود و بطش الوهابيين البرابرة . حررونا مثل ما حررتو العراق . شيلو الحرمين وابنو لنا لاس فيقاس بدالهم . نحن نعشق الحرية ونريد حياة القرن الواحد والعشرين . وا اوباماه . عاشت امريكا القوية . عاشت الى الابد

[xXxXx3434]

very nice zaloum

thanke you

thanke your father

[EgptnBalla24]

Isn't this song by Sameer iskandarani?

[Zaloum]

Yes, but it was Karim Shukry who made it a hit in the 1960s, long before Iskandarani.

[mwa2411]

well just wanna know the origin of your father because his real name sounds not egyptian Jean Zaloum .. and why changed the name .. Omar el sharif changed his name and became muslim in order to marry faten hamama the actress .. by the way I am christian too but your fathers name dont sound coptic .. your father seem really handsome in the song :) .. my father was about to immigrate in the 60's as well but he didnt!

[ashraflatif1]

Ohhh ..nice memories..who can bring them back again !!!

[ashraflatif1]

This songs remembers me by the old beautiful Cairo.

[salma2uk]

I left my heart in Alexandria

[Mansy3000]

Great Music and lovely lyrics

[desoky1979]

Mr. Zaloum .. i invite you at lunch in cairo

[Zaloum]

Thanks. I'll remember to contact you whenever I come back to Egypt.

[Parounak]

Bravo.

[yelghadban]

Great...

[M5Brane]

Mr. Zaloum - please convey my deepest greetings to your father and tell him we clearly lost a great artist.

I wonder if he still would like to be "taken back" to Cairo :-)

[Zaloum]

Yes, Mr. Zaloum (Karim Shukry) wishes to visit Cairo again. I will convey your greetings to him.

[UniqueTush]

what, was that guy your father???

[Zaloum]

Yes, Karim Shukry is my father.

[xXxXx3434]

very nice zaloum

thanke you

thanke your father

[nesmaheyyal]

i don't understand how egyptian youth don't know of this singer!!! what a shame!!

amazing song. too bad cairo looks nothing like the cairo of the 50s and 60s. it is also very upsetting that egypt lost many talented individuals.  it breaks my heart.

[merza777]

I want to thank Mr Shoukry for giving us this everlasting song which I always listen to before going to EGYPT to see family. A special song then and now

[reemnagy]

extremly touchy song! thanks

[thedjkay]

me like very much....

outstanding song, indeed.

[Hellena36]

two thumbs up...very nice :))

[Collected23]

This is so beautiful!!!

by the way..my name is Karim :P

Thank you very much for this AMAZING video!

Take Me Back To Cairo! =(((

[looserextreme]

Somebody did a perfect job on the video :)??

[Zaloum]

Thanks.  Making the video was a labor of love.

[EgyptianNas]

J Zaloum God Bless you my very dear , I love you man. I really do

Sherif Mansour

[kemetanch]

A great song and a wonderful voice. All regards to the man who sang his love for our homeland.

I bought the record, in vinile of course, when I was 21 , back in 1978, at he Columbia records store, closed now .

I still have at my parents' home back in Cairo. The song brinbs back wonderful memories , especially for Egyptian expatriates, like myself. By the way, is Mr. Shukry alive?

Adel , Spain

[Zaloum]

Yes, Karim Shukry is alive and well and living in Canada.

[kemetanch]

Sooooooooooo good to know that Mr. Karim is alive and well. Please give him my/ our best love.

God bless,

Adel, Egyptian living in Spain

[esracarter]

i left my heart in cairo:)))

[esracarter]

i left my heart in cairo:)))

[esracarter]

very good songgg......reminding memoriesss.

[sadatlover]

Thanks to your dad , I like everyone else was told it belonged to other one , after all , we discover the truth , it never dies :) thanks , Take us back to that beautiful Cairo that vanished .

[sadatlover]

OH my god I adore this song oh Egypt is great please take me back to Cairo :))

[MANX61]

Wonderful video i play it for 100 time

[kemetanch]

Best regards to Mr. Karim. I first heard his hit in the 70s on Voice of America , the Arabic service; years later managed to buy the record itself in Cairo, where I still have it at my parents' house in shobra.

All the best

[ashekelroh]

a very nice song dear and it is the first time to me to hear it and i loved it too much

[frauvomkrokodil]

what a great song!!!

i wish there was more

best regards

julia

[adelectc]

my very best regard to your father

a lot of people loves this song and remmeber your great father

I had this song as MP3 but the vedio is fantastic

Adel abdelazim

[adelectc]

I was shocked when I saw this vedio and assumed thet you are a relative to the great karim shoukry

please tell hem we don't forget hem at egypt and his song still in our hearts

my very best regards for you and your father

Adel Abdelazim

[adelectc]

my best regards to you father and please tell hem that we don't forget hem in Egypt and his song still the best for a lot of people

Adel Abdelazim

[emanita2007]

thanks my dear for this lovely song

egypt is graet any time Regards you

[stephenTGV]

This video touches my heart. It represents beautiful Cairo, where we grew and had some of the best times of our lives. We were all proud Egyptians then, Christians, Moslems, Jews, and not necessarily Arabs living in harmony, and enjoying each other's heritage and whit. The old Cairo is now gone, but thanks to this beautiful video will never be forgotten. Je vous remercie infiniment pour ce superbe video.

[tabbeecat]

where can i find this song? i keep coming back to this video clip!!! :D,

your dad is rockin'!

[duniaone]

Thank you sooooo much for this video. I haven't heared this song for at leat 30 years now! it reminds me of my beautiful childhood back in Egypt and fills my heart with joy.

[celestialframes]

I always thought TAKE ME BACK TO CAIRO was Al Eskandarany's song. NOw I admit Shukry's origional is far far far better. He feels every word in the lyrics and his performance is soo touching. Thanks Chad Hurley for Youtube! It made me know a lot of things I would not have known without it. And to Zaloum I say your dad has been underrated. It is time he comes back with new a version and video of this beautiful song. What do you think?

[Zaloum]

Karim Shukry is my father, and Cairo is still dear to his heart. You may do what is necessary to make this song popular again. Karim Shukry must be remembered for the star that he was.

[samy701]

A cool little video. It does have a sort of sweet but awkward 60s charm. I remember this song as a kid, but I always thought that it was unique to Samir El-Eskandarany. Now I realize that his only was just a cover. Thanks for posting it!

[spidermoon2006]

Hi..im still waiting for the lyrics,,( i can hear most of it ,but some words i cant get well)

and if ur father has other famous songs...post them here plz

[Zaloum]

I sent you the lyrics. It was too long to post here. As for other songs, they will soon become available at Amazon. I will let you know.

[mahsati]

I would love to have the lyrics as well - I have always loved this song :) Please tell your father that his music is still well-loved.

[spidermoon2006]

This song is so good..and i dont know why we never heard about ur father here in Egypt befor....may be becoz of his religion

and waiting for the lyrics

[Zaloum]

Like Omar Sharif (whose real name is Michel Shalhoub) we are Christian. My father was very well known at the time, and I was told he even sang at President Hosni Mubarak's wedding. That he is not popular with the Egyptian youth is a shame. Many talented people left Egypt back in the early 60s. It was a difficult period in that country's history.

[spidermoon2006]

Thanks for this info...but i have 2 more things i wanna know...

1-THE LYRICS

2-r u related to him ?? sure u r ;)

[Zaloum]

I'll work on the lyrics, and yes I'm related. He's my father.

[spidermoon2006]

WHO IS SAMIR SHUKRY ? give us more information about him plz...waiting ur reply

[Zaloum]

His name is Karim Shukry. He was a popular singer in Egypt in the early 60s. Unlike many Egyptian singers of the day, he sang in English in hopes of reaching an international audience. The song was a hit, and became a kind of anthem for Egypt, and was performed by singers and composers around the world. Karim's real name is Jean Zaloum, a film producer now living in Canada. What more information would you like to know?

[ramygabr]

i thought it was belong to samir eleskandarani

[Zaloum]

Karim Shukry is the singer who made this song famous in the 60s - more than 20 years before Eleskandarani.

[ramygabr]

never heared from him before , where he is now ?

[Zaloum]

He's a movie producer living in Canada.

[Flashos]

I have a copy of this, on an original Sono Cairo 7"...selling it on Ebay this week...have a look under Karim Shukry

[lezarditto]

take me back to cairOOOOOOoooooooo

[ronedor]

thank you for post this song!

it remains my father's youth in cairo, in the 60's, and i heard this beautiful song since i was a kid.

i will love if somebody could please send me the lyrics of this song.

[oulan909]

WOW! I have not heard this since the early sixties. Thanks so much. 5*

[EshtaGirl]

This is the sound track of my life!

[x1MissWorld1x]

OMG! I've been searching for the song for like, EVER! ^_^ Thank you so much!

[kemetanch]

Thank you soooooooooooooooooo much for uploading this unique song. I've been looking for it for the last 25 years!

Just love it and it does take me back to my beloved hoe town. God bless Egypt and its people.

Adel, an Egyptian expatriate.

[kemetanch]

I Just can NOT believe that I've found this great song! I'v been looking for it for at least 25 years. Thank you very very much.

adel, an Egyptian living abroad.

[rainbowsun84]

i love this song!!! i like the arabian flute and the arabic chorus of the song.and karim shukri is so handsome!!!!

[egiziano2010]

great song...very very nice..i love egypt

[EgyptianGraphite]

A master piece

[EgyptianGraphite]

That was back is the 60's. Its a different story now........what a lovely song....simply brillant.

[hassaadhani]

why is it different now ??? Cairo ? the song ? both ??

[EgyptianGraphite]

Cairo is totally a different place now. There is no way to compare what's in that video and the Cairo of today. The streets of today's Cairo are nothing more than one big Garage, there is no green areas to speak of in the city, and finally Cairo is surrounded by settlements of informal growth and slums which acts like belts of poverty and despair encircling the Egyptian Capital. It's a joy for the eye to see the Cairo that has been!!.

[EgyptianGraphite]

I have spend 4 years doing a PhD on these slums and informal settlements that are suffocating Cairo and believe me...it's a joy for the eye to see the Cairo that....has been!!.....oh how I wished if I had the chance to live in that 60's Cairo ...oh....I can only......dream.......day dream!!

[romadona11]

I dream of Egypt of the 40s ,,,,it was even more beautiful,,but both of us are skeping from the present anyway...

[0saltandpepper0]

the film is great too

[0saltandpepper0]

I left my heart in Cairo

[miloflamingo]

Absolutely wonderful

[world09a]

Very dope!

[yoomee79]

well done! nice remake in trip hop style,where can i find it in original or remake!

[ankosha]

CAIROOOOOO, wa7ashtenyyyyyyyyyy

[mobinil1]

Very beautiful song.  What is the name of the singer?

[Zaloum]

His name is Karim Shukry.

[EgyptianNas]

Hi Name I J Zaloum

[massari0diab0nancy]

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[massari0diab0nancy]

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[cbr900rrscb1100xx]

what a magical song, havnt heard it in 30 years..

[Fifiii7]

Hi Zalouuuum, the beeeeest i've found recently in YouTube! Thaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaanks alot.

[cravattfilms]

What an incredibly handsome singer!!!!!

[cravattfilms]

This is a fantastic video! Excellent directing. It's nice to see 60's material alive today. The singer is a hottie! We want to see more videos like this.