Emirati singer, pianist, and composer Hussain Al Jassmi was born August 25, 1979
in Khorfakkan, Sharjah. He established himself on the music scene in 1997 when
he triumphed at an Arabic music competition in Dubai. He became a prolific
writer of popular songs for other artists over the next few years. He launched
his own singing career in 2002 with the album 2002 which included his debut
single, “Bawada’ak”. He quickly became one of the most popular artists as an
exponent of khaliji, a genre of popular modern music in Eastern Arabia that
utilizes specific types of drums and contai...