• Sherine Abdel Wahab performing at the free Dubai Shopping Festival concert at Burj Park, Downtown Dubai . All photos by Ruel Pableo for The National
    Sherine Abdel Wahab performing at the free Dubai Shopping Festival concert at Burj Park, Downtown Dubai . All photos by Ruel Pableo for The National
  • Visitors enjoying the DSF concerts.
    Visitors enjoying the DSF concerts.
  • Taking a selfie at the DSF concert.
    Taking a selfie at the DSF concert.
  • Watching the performance before the DSF concert.
    Watching the performance before the DSF concert.
  • A performance before the DSF concert.
    A performance before the DSF concert.
  • Visitors watching the DSF concert at Burj Park.
    Visitors watching the DSF concert at Burj Park.
  • Emirati star Hussain Al Jassmi performing at the concert.
    Emirati star Hussain Al Jassmi performing at the concert.
  • Visitors at the park taking part in other activities.
    Visitors at the park taking part in other activities.
  • Impromptu performances kept audiences at the event entertained.
    Impromptu performances kept audiences at the event entertained.
  • Emirati star Hussain Al Jassmi entertaining the crowd.
    Emirati star Hussain Al Jassmi entertaining the crowd.
  • A colourful performance before the concert.
    A colourful performance before the concert.
  • Visitors at the event enjoying Burj khalifa views and other activities.
    Visitors at the event enjoying Burj khalifa views and other activities.
  • Watching the free concert at Burj Park, Dubai Downtown.
    Watching the free concert at Burj Park, Dubai Downtown.
  • Emirati star Hussain Al Jassmi performing at the free DSF concert. Ruel Pableo for The National
    Emirati star Hussain Al Jassmi performing at the free DSF concert. Ruel Pableo for The National
  • Egyptian star Sherine Abdel Wahab performing at the free DSF concert. Ruel Pableo for The National
    Egyptian star Sherine Abdel Wahab performing at the free DSF concert. Ruel Pableo for The National
  • Algerian singer Cheb Khaled. Ruel Pableo for The National
    Algerian singer Cheb Khaled. Ruel Pableo for The National
  • Sherine Abdel Wahab. Ruel Pableo for The National
    Sherine Abdel Wahab. Ruel Pableo for The National
  • Algerian singer Cheb Khaled. Ruel Pableo for The National
    Algerian singer Cheb Khaled. Ruel Pableo for The National
  • Visitors taking selfies. Ruel Pableo for The National
    Visitors taking selfies. Ruel Pableo for The National

On Stage

Arab pop provides soundtrack to Dubai Shopping Festival celebrations - in pictures

Hussain Al Jassmi, Cheb Khaled and Sherine Abdel Wahab took to the stage to celebrate the launch of the shopping festival

Janice Rodrigues
Janice Rodrigues

December 27, 2019

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The 25th Dubai Shopping Festival kicked off on Thursday with a free concert at Burj Park in Downtown Dubai.

It was an evening dedicated to Arab pop with Emirati singer Hussain Al Jassimi regaling audiences with his performance. Also on the roster was Egyptian singer Sherine Abdel Wahab and Cheb Khaled, an Algerian Rai singer.

Another free concert will be taking place on Friday with performances by former One Direction star Liam Payne, who released his debut album earlier this month, and singer-songwriter Jorja Smith.

Some of the other concerts taking place in celebration of the launch of the 25th DSF include Pakistani singer Rahat Fateh Ali Khan, who will be performing at the Coca Cola Area on Friday, and a special hologram concert from Umm Kulthum, taking place at Dubai Opera.

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