Essam Karika Answers My Question

If you have ever wondered about Arab singers on tours, you can get your answer straight from Essam Karika, the composer turned singer wonder boy. In the show he is hosting this Ramadan, he shared the trades of the secret.

Essam has done concerts overseas, In Tunis, Morocco among others. First the star has to pack his bag. In his luggage he puts couple of suits, few jeans and underwear. And don't forget his razor--if he is a guy. Then the entertainer's manager of spouse take them to the airport.

Arriving at the host country, there is a nice car waiting for the star, takes him/her to the hotel suite. The duration of the trip is usually three days, day of arrival, day of the concert and the next take is the departure. At the hotel suite, the media and the fans gather up with the artist. Day of the concert early in the day the singer goes for the dress rehearsal and sound check.

Most of the time the singer takes their band with them-A list singers can afford to bring all their band, but others will at least bring 3 to five band members. Sometimes a singer would bring his family with him making a vacation of it.

Then comes the concert, usually the singer is obligated to sing for a minute of 1.5 hours. What comes after that is up to them and up to the crowd control people. The day after the concert according to Karika, is interesting. If the concert promoter makes his money, he would be nice to the entertainer, if he loses money then he would not even bother and send a nice ride to the singer to take them to the airport. Sometimes if the even loses money the promoter would ask the singer to pay back their hotel expenses. But that's no all, most concerts make a profit or break even.

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