Farid Al Atrache
Singer/instrumentalist/composer al-Abash was notable for a deep voice with an evocative quality of poignancy, the fact that within the pop field he sang in styles regarded as "authentic" in both Egypt and the Levant, and above all for his extensive use of the ud. He was born in Syria, but moved to Egypt with his mother, when he was around nine years old. Atrash was part of a musical family: His mother, "Aliyah," supported the family by singing, and his sister, Asmahan, appeared with him in many movies. Aside from his singing prowess, Atrash was a virtuoso ud player: he studied the instrument at Cairo's Institute of Arab Music and in fact began his professional career accompanying and older singer. Atrash revived the dying use in concert of improvised instrumental solos (tagasim) as part of a longer piece, by lengthening the instrumental introductions to his songs and building tagasim into them. Through recordings of his concerts he thus became the most famous ud player in the Arab world and earned the nickname "King of the Ud."
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Discography
12 album(s) • Sorted by Bestseller
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Les Grands Classiques
Wereldmuziek - Released by Kitabal Aghani on 25 sep. 2014
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Ya Ritni Tir
Wereldmuziek - Released by Jasmine Music on 22 jun. 2010
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Les Grands Classiques , Vol. 2
Oosters - Released by Kitabal Aghani on 25 sep. 2014
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Awel Hamsa (Live)
Oosters - Released by Kitabal Aghani on 30 okt. 2015
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The King of Oud
Wereldmuziek - Released by Sound and Vision on 18 apr. 2017
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En Habbetny Ahebbak Aktar
Wereldmuziek - Released by Jasmine Music on 9 jun. 2010
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Sa' Alny Ellail, Pt. 1 (Live)
Wereldmuziek - Released by Jasmine Music on 9 jun. 2010
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Sa' Alny Ellail, Pt. 2 (Live)
Wereldmuziek - Released by Jasmine Music on 3 mrt. 2009
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Youm bila ghad / Hekayet gharami (Live)
Oosters - Released by Kitabal Aghani on 12 feb. 2016
16-Bit CD Quality 44.1 kHz - Stereo