Sabah Fakhri
Sabah Fakhri ( Arabic صباح فخري, DMG Ṣabāḥ Fakhrī , * 1933 in Aleppo , Syria ) is a singer of classical Arabic music .
Life
Born as Sabah Abu Qaws, Sabah Fakhri grew up in a religious Syrian family. As a child, he was inspired by Arab singers such as Ali Darwich , Omar Batch and Mohamed Rajab and dreamed of a career as a musician of traditional Arab music.
Sabah Fakhri studied at the Academy for Arabic Music in Aleppo and later at the Music Academy in Damascus , Syria, where he studied until 1948. His name, Sabah Fakhri, was given to him by his teacher at the time, Fakhri al-Barudi . This convinced Fakhri to stay in Syria and not to travel to Italy . One of Fakhri's first appearances was a screening in the palace of then President Schukri al-Quwatli and Syrian Prime Minister Jamil Mardam Bey .
Soon Fakhri became known in the Arab world for his traditional music and was honored for his work, which was described as' maintaining the popularity of traditional Arabic music . Fakhri is one of the few Arab singers who has given concerts in Europe , Asia , America and Australia . His name was entered in the Guinness Book of Records when he sang continuously for ten hours in Caracas , Venezuela .
literature
- Ali Jihad Racy: Snapshot: Ṣabāḥ Fakhrī. In: Virginia Danielson, Dwight Reynolds, Scott Marcus (Eds.): The Garland Encyclopedia of World Music. Volume 6: The Middle East. Garland, London 2002, p. 563f
Web links
Individual evidence
- ↑ Archived copy ( Memento of the original dated August 17, 2008 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.
- ↑ Archived copy ( Memento of the original from September 28, 2011 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Fakhri, Sabah |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | arab singer |
| DATE OF BIRTH | 1933 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Aleppo , Syria |