Al Shaeri - Ayonha ( Lyrics in eng)

Recorded around the early 80s.
Habibi Funk was a genre diffused in middle eastern in the 70s, then war destroyed everything and thanks to nato many nations like Syria, libia etc had their freedom removed. You should watch vids of what life was like in Syria (or other free middle eastern nation in the 60s,70s), before the "Arab Spring" aka invasion of US for of oil, destroyed everything

- *Lyrics* :
Once upon a night
I was wandering around my thoughts
When I saw eyes that killed me
That shook my mind and soul

Her eyes (Ayonha it means "her eyes" )
Are the colour of the sea
Her skin is like the moonlight

I wish you'd linger in my vision
O, dream that is always in my mind!
O, nighttime breeze you've shaken my soul and mind!

- Hamid Al-Shaeri was born in 1961 in Benghazi to a Libyan father and an Egyptian mother. One of sixteen children, al-Shaeri was raised in a polygamous household; his mother died when he was 13. He briefly studied aviation in the United Kingdom, where he was first exposed to *synth-pop*, though his father originally forbade him from pursuing a career as a musician.

subsequently moved to Alexandria, Egypt, reportedly after witnessing the public burning of Western music instruments.

After moving from Alexandria to Cairo, al-Shaeri released his first album, *Ayonha*, in 1983. Composed of songs recorded during his time in Libya, the United Kingdom, and Egypt.

Outside of the Arab world, al-Shaeri received renewed attention in 2017 when his song "Ayonha" was featured on Habibi Funk's seventh compilation. American music website Pitchfork described the song as the "most exciting track" on the album. As a result of renewed interest in al-Shaeri's work, a 2022 compilation of his early songs, entitled The SLAM! Years (1983-1988), was released, also by Habibi Funk.

Al-Shaeri was critical of Libyan leader Muammar Gaddafi, and following the outbreak of the First Libyan Civil War, he wrote several songs that were used by the Libyan opposition movement. He described Gaddafi as a "disgrace to Libyans", and called on Egyptians to support Libyan citizens.