COMPOSER · SONGWRITER · ARRANGER — CAIRO

إسلام وائلIslam Wael

Songs, orchestral writing and film scores — composed, written and arranged in Cairo.

  • Arabic songs
  • Rock
  • Electronic
  • Orchestral
  • Egyptian folklore
  • Film scores
  • Alternative Oriental
Ya 3alam album cover
DEBUT ALBUMيا عالَمYa 3alam
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Ya 3alam album cover: a hand reaching up through a circle of figures

DEBUT ALBUM · 2024

يا عالَمYa 3alam

Composed, produced, mixed and mastered by Islam Wael, who also wrote most of the songs — eight tracks with a range of vocalists, with Islam El Gendy and Hitham Sobhy also taking part in composing.

  1. 01لِكُلِّ شَيءٍFEAT. ISLAM EL GENDY
  2. 02الأَرْضُ لَنْ تَنْسَىFEAT. HEBA SAYED
  3. 03النَّدَىFEAT. HOSSAM HASSAN
  4. 04حِلمْFEAT. HITHAM SOBHY
  5. 05رَويتFEAT. HEBA MAGDY
  6. 06تُراب الناسFEAT. ISLAM EL GENDY
  7. 07بَحر الضَّياعFEAT. HITHAM SOBHY
  8. 08شايِف السَّرابFEAT. ISLAM EL GENDY
Bidaya album cover: an unborn child inside a teal vinyl record

ISLAM WAEL FEAT. SARD · 2023

بدايةBidaya

Storytelling meets music. Composed, produced, mixed and mastered by Islam Wael, who also recorded the piano and keyboards. Guitarist Amr Shawky was a major part of making it, and vocalist Hossam Hassan contributed too.

  1. 0100:00 AM
  2. 02129 هـFEAT. TUQA TAREK
  3. 03بحلم
  4. 04سحاب
  5. 05يمضي الزمان
  6. 06Shadow of the DayLINKIN PARK COVER
  7. 0723:37 PM

إنتاجProduction for artists

Composition, arrangement, production, mixing and mastering for other artists' records.

Pink EP artwork, May Elghety

PINK EP

مي الغيطيMay Elghety

MELODY & LYRICS
May Elghety
HARMONY & ARRANGEMENT
Islam Wael
PIANO & KEYBOARDS (RECORDED)
Islam Wael
BASS GUITAR · MELODY & HARMONY
Islam Amr
  1. 01Breathe Up
  2. 02To the End of My Love
  3. 0345
  4. 04Alright
  5. 05Pink
5TRACKS ARRANGED
5TRACKS MIXED
4TRACKS MASTERED
Min Fat Adimo EP cover by Sard

NEW · 2026SARD · EP

من فات قديمه

  1. وا حبيبيARRANGEMENT · HARMONY · PRODUCTION · PIANO & KEYS
  2. أنا أتوبFULL HARMONY · PIANO & KEYS
  • COMPOSITION
  • ARRANGEMENT
  • PRODUCTION
  • MIXING
  • MASTERING

أغانيSingles

Originals and remixes — composed, arranged, mixed and mastered.

توزيعاتCovers

Songs you know, re-harmonized and re-arranged — straight from Instagram.

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COVER 01رجاوي فلسطينيRaja Casablanca fans
COVER 02شايف البحر شو كبيرFairouz
COVER 03علموني عنيكيMohamed Mounir
COVER 04متستعجبش متستغربشIsmail Yassin
COVER 05مسافرShadia
COVER 06يلا بينا تعالواEl Kit Kat · Sayed Mekkawy
COVER 07شبابيكMohamed Mounir
COVER 08جانا الهوىAbdel Halim Hafez
COVER 09حالك وحاليKhateeb · El Waili

أفلامFilm

Original scores for short films.

لسّة فاكِرLingering

DIRECTED BY
Bahy Taha
FILM SCORE
Islam Wael
OFFICIAL SELECTIONBusan Inter-City Film Festival10th · 2026
OFFICIAL SELECTIONAlexandria Short Film Festival12th · 2026
OFFICIAL SELECTIONEgyptian American Film Festival2026
TRAILERStill from Lingering, Official Selection Egyptian American Film Festival 2026
Overwhelming film poster

زحمةOverwhelming

WRITTEN & DIRECTED BY
Bahy Taha
FILM SCORE
Islam Wael
OFFICIAL SELECTIONFestival Internazionale del Cinema di Salerno78th
OFFICIAL SELECTIONEgyptian American Film Festival5th edition · Student projects
TRAILER

حفلاتLive

Ya 3alam on stage

NEXT SHOW · الحفلة الجايةNo new dates yetLeave your email and you'll hear first.
Poster: Ya 3alam live for the first time at Noir Art Zone
FIRST LIVE · YA 3ALAMYa 3alam — Live for the first timeOct 24, 2025 · 8 PMNoir Art Zone — Suleiman El Halabi St., Downtown Cairo
Poster: Islam Wael and Friends music night at The Third Place, Maadi
MAZRA3A COMMUNITY · YA 3ALAMIslam Wael & Friends — Music NightSaturday, Nov 15, 2025The Third Place — MaadiWith the Mazra3a community

FROM THE FIRST SHOW · NOIR ART ZONE · OCT 24, 2025

01لِكُلِّ شَيءٍLIVE · 0:30
02الأَرْضُ لَنْ تَنْسَىLIVE · 0:30
03النَّدَىLIVE · 0:30
04حِلمْLIVE · 0:30
05رَويتLIVE · 0:30
06تُراب الناسLIVE · 0:30
07بَحر الضَّياعLIVE · 0:30
08شايِف السَّرابLIVE · 0:30
Islam Wael smiling at the keys with the band at NoirIslam Wael at the keyboardSinger at the microphoneOud playerSinger performing with the oud behind herSinger in a striped shirtIslam Wael on keys with the band at NoirBass playerPercussionist with a riq

FROM MAZRA3A · THE THIRD PLACE · MAADI · NOV 15, 2025

لِكُلِّ شَيءٍLIVE · 0:30
تقديم الألبومINTRO · 0:20
الأَرْضُ لَنْ تَنْسَىLIVE · 0:30
رَويتLIVE · 0:30
تُراب الناسLIVE · 0:30
تحية للعازفينTHE BAND · 0:27
The band playing under the Mazra3a neon signIslam Wael at the keys with guitar and bassOud playerIslam Wael on keys next to the oudOud and riqGuitarist
Islam Wael playing keyboard in the studio

حكايةStory

Born in Cairo in 1995, Islam learned to love poetry from his father, an Arabic teacher who cared deeply about it, and found his way into music through his older brother, a music producer. He started producing in 2009, picked up the keyboard in 2015, and launched his career as a producer and composer in 2016.

He composes, writes and arranges songs, orchestral music and film scores across many styles — from rock and electronic music to Egyptian folklore — and plays piano and keyboards on his records. He arranged May Elghety's Pink EP, founded the project Sard, released his debut album, Ya 3alam, and scored the short films Lingering and Overwhelming.

PRESS KIT (PDF)Short bio, high-res photos and links

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