Ali Sriti
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Ali Sriti (b. 1919 in Tunis
–d. 5 April 2007) was a Tunisia
n oud
ist, composer, and music teacher.
, Riadh Sombati, and Zakaria Ahmed.
Sriti was influenced by the Turkish school of lute
nism and learned how to create and play a form of the lute, the oud, from Sheikh Abdelaziz Jemail. His first public performance was at age 11, when he sang Ya chiraan waraa dajla yajri by Mohamed Abdel Wahab. In 1935, he joined the musical group La Rachidia while the next year Sriti became a member of Mohamed Triki. In 1937, Sriti became a part of the Syria
n band Ali Derwiche where he learned about muwashshah
s and various Arab and Turkish compositions.
After returning from Paris, where he attended concerts held at the Grande Mosquée de Paris, Sriti created the band Chabeb El Fan and worked with artists such as Kaddour Srarfi, Ibrahim Salah
, and Salah El Mahdi. He directed, in 1957, three new bands to work for the national radio station. While serving as a long-time worker on the radio, he taught at the Conservatoire national de musique, though he quit in 1980 to focus solely on teaching. Among his students were Anouar Brahem
and Lotfi Bouchnak.
Ali Sriti was given the Prix national de la musique en 1987 and the Grand Cordon de l'Ordre du mérite national en 1999. He died on April 5, 2007, at the age of 88.
Tunis
Tunis is the capital of both the Tunisian Republic and the Tunis Governorate. It is Tunisia's largest city, with a population of 728,453 as of 2004; the greater metropolitan area holds some 2,412,500 inhabitants....
–d. 5 April 2007) was a Tunisia
Tunisia
Tunisia , officially the Tunisian RepublicThe long name of Tunisia in other languages used in the country is: , is the northernmost country in Africa. It is a Maghreb country and is bordered by Algeria to the west, Libya to the southeast, and the Mediterranean Sea to the north and east. Its area...
n oud
Oud
The oud is a pear-shaped stringed instrument commonly used in North African and Middle Eastern music. The modern oud and the European lute both descend from a common ancestor via diverging paths...
ist, composer, and music teacher.
Biography
He learned music at a young age from his father, who encouraged him to listen to classical Arabic music including Egyptians Sayed Darwich, Mohammed Abdel WahabMohammed Abdel Wahab
Mohammed Abdel Wahab , also transliterated Mohammed Abd el-Wahaab was a prominent 20th-century Arab Egyptian singer and composer...
, Riadh Sombati, and Zakaria Ahmed.
Sriti was influenced by the Turkish school of lute
Lute
Lute can refer generally to any plucked string instrument with a neck and a deep round back, or more specifically to an instrument from the family of European lutes....
nism and learned how to create and play a form of the lute, the oud, from Sheikh Abdelaziz Jemail. His first public performance was at age 11, when he sang Ya chiraan waraa dajla yajri by Mohamed Abdel Wahab. In 1935, he joined the musical group La Rachidia while the next year Sriti became a member of Mohamed Triki. In 1937, Sriti became a part of the Syria
Syria
Syria , officially the Syrian Arab Republic , is a country in Western Asia, bordering Lebanon and the Mediterranean Sea to the West, Turkey to the north, Iraq to the east, Jordan to the south, and Israel to the southwest....
n band Ali Derwiche where he learned about muwashshah
Muwashshah
Muwashshah or muwaššaḥ can mean:...
s and various Arab and Turkish compositions.
After returning from Paris, where he attended concerts held at the Grande Mosquée de Paris, Sriti created the band Chabeb El Fan and worked with artists such as Kaddour Srarfi, Ibrahim Salah
Ibrahim Salah
Ibrahim Salah is an Egyptian football midfielder. He currently plays for Zamalek in the Egyptian Premier League.-References:...
, and Salah El Mahdi. He directed, in 1957, three new bands to work for the national radio station. While serving as a long-time worker on the radio, he taught at the Conservatoire national de musique, though he quit in 1980 to focus solely on teaching. Among his students were Anouar Brahem
Anouar Brahem
Anouar Brahem is an oud player and composer. He is widely acclaimed as an innovator in his field...
and Lotfi Bouchnak.
Ali Sriti was given the Prix national de la musique en 1987 and the Grand Cordon de l'Ordre du mérite national en 1999. He died on April 5, 2007, at the age of 88.