Tamer Abu Ghazaleh

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Tamer Abu Ghazaleh ( Arabic تامر أبو غزالة, DMG Tāmir Abū Ġazāla ; * 1986 in Cairo ) is a Palestinian - Egyptian composer, multi-instrumentalist and singer.

Life

Born in Cairo into a family of exiled Palestinians, he found access to music at an early age and composed at a young age. In 1998, after returning to Palestine, he began studying music theory and composition with Khaled Jubran at the National Conservatory in Ramallah (now the Edward Said Conservatory ) and also deepened his skills at the oud and buzuq .

In 1991 he released his first single Ma Fi Khof ("There is no fear") under the influence of the First Intifada . 2001 should follow his debut album Janayen El Ghona ("Gardens of Singing"), which contains compositions from his early creative period (ages 5 to 15). In 2008 Mir'ah ("Spiegel") was released, in 2016 Thulth , his - according to the Arabic word meaning - third album.

In 2007 he founded the organization eka3 as an “incubator for the Arab music industry”. This resulted in a record label ( Mostakell ), a booking agency ( Almoharek ) and a licensing agency ( Awyav ). He was also involved in founding the online music magazine Ma3azef.com .

In 2012 the Cairo alternative band Alif formed , consisting of Abu Ghazaleh, Maurice Louca and Khyam Allami. Abu Ghazaleh is also a member of the crossover band Kazamada, which was founded in 2010, with Zeid Hamdan, Mahmoud Radaideh and Donia Massoud. He also worked as a producer and emerged through various collaborations with Egyptian and Palestinian artists. He performed his projects in various cities in the Arab world and Europe.

style

Abu Ghazaleh sings in the idiom of his homeland, the Palestinian-Arabic dialect. He positions himself with the means of satire and ridicule on political and social issues of the present, but also uses literary texts from the past in his music. Abu Ghazaleh combines the rich musical tradition of the Arab world with contemporary world music and jazz influences, for example including electronic sounds in its sound, based on the Maghrebian Electro Chaabi . His third album Thulth is characterized by many dynamic changes; the music magazine Melodie und Rhythmus emphasizes the “surprising breaks” and the experimental character of the album. The Jazzthetik magazine also attests to the great "intensity" and richness of contrast.

Web links

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ a b biography on the artist's website, accessed on September 8, 2016
  2. ↑ Martina Dünkelmann: Review of Thulth in Melody and Rhythm ( scan ; artist's Facebook page, accessed on September 8, 2016)
  3. ↑ Guido Diesing: Review of Thulth in Jazzthetik ( scan ; artist's Facebook page, accessed on September 8, 2016)
personal data
SURNAME Abu Ghazaleh, Tamer
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Abū Ġazāla, Tāmir; تامر أبو غزالة (Arabic)
BRIEF DESCRIPTION Egyptian-Palestinian composer, singer and multi-instrumentalist
DATE OF BIRTH 1986
PLACE OF BIRTH Cairo