Zakariyya Ahmad
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Zakariyya Ahmad was an Egyptian
musician and composer. He composed many pieces in a traditional Egyptian folk
style. His works include solo pieces and film score
s, and he composed for Umm Kulthum beginning with a taqtuqa
written in 1925.
His father was Egyptian and his mother was Turkish
.
Egyptians
Egyptians are nation an ethnic group made up of Mediterranean North Africans, the indigenous people of Egypt.Egyptian identity is closely tied to geography. The population of Egypt is concentrated in the lower Nile Valley, the small strip of cultivable land stretching from the First Cataract to...
musician and composer. He composed many pieces in a traditional Egyptian folk
Music of Egypt
The music of Egypt has been an integral part of Egyptian culture since ancient times. The ancient Egyptians credited one of their Gods Thoth with the invention of music, which Osiris in turn used as part of his effort to civilize the world...
style. His works include solo pieces and film score
Film score
A film score is original music written specifically to accompany a film, forming part of the film's soundtrack, which also usually includes dialogue and sound effects...
s, and he composed for Umm Kulthum beginning with a taqtuqa
Taqtuqa
A taqtūqa is a genre of light Arabic vocal music sung in regional or colloquial Arabic...
written in 1925.
His father was Egyptian and his mother was Turkish
Turkish people
Turkish people, also known as the "Turks" , are an ethnic group primarily living in Turkey and in the former lands of the Ottoman Empire where Turkish minorities had been established in Bulgaria, Cyprus, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Georgia, Greece, Kosovo, Macedonia, and Romania...
.