Soliman Gamil
Encyclopedia
Soliman Gamil was an Egyptian composer and qanun
player. In 1963 he began to experiment with the use of Egyptian traditional musical instruments in his compositions for films and theater, in an effort to evoke the sounds of Ancient Egypt
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He also wrote about music for the Al-Ahram
newspaper.
Kanun (Instrument)
The Qanun is a string instrument found in the 10th century in Farab in Turkestan...
player. In 1963 he began to experiment with the use of Egyptian traditional musical instruments in his compositions for films and theater, in an effort to evoke the sounds of Ancient Egypt
Ancient Egypt
Ancient Egypt was an ancient civilization of Northeastern Africa, concentrated along the lower reaches of the Nile River in what is now the modern country of Egypt. Egyptian civilization coalesced around 3150 BC with the political unification of Upper and Lower Egypt under the first pharaoh...
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He also wrote about music for the Al-Ahram
Al-Ahram
Al-Ahram , founded in 1875, is the most widely circulating Egyptian daily newspaper, and the second oldest after al-Waqa'i`al-Masriya . It is majority owned by the Egyptian government....
newspaper.
Discography
- 1979 - Die Ägyptische Musik. Egyptian State Information Service BAR1.
- 1982 - L'Art Du Qânûn Egyptien. Arion ARN 36696.
- 1987 - The Egyptian Music. TouchTouch MusicTouch is a British audio-visual organisation, operating the Touch label. It is the main arm of the London-based multimedia publishing company Touch, established in 1982...
TO:7. - 1990 - Ankh. TouchTouch MusicTouch is a British audio-visual organisation, operating the Touch label. It is the main arm of the London-based multimedia publishing company Touch, established in 1982...
TO:14. - 1997 - A Map of Egypt Before the Sands. TouchTouch MusicTouch is a British audio-visual organisation, operating the Touch label. It is the main arm of the London-based multimedia publishing company Touch, established in 1982...
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