Jamal Salameh
Jamal Salameh (Arabic: جمال سلامة; 5 October 1945 – 7 May 2021) was an Egyptian songwriter and melodist. He studied at the Tchaikovsky Conservatory in Moscow in 1976 and returned to Egypt to write music for television.[1]
Career[]
Salameh was born in Alexandria. In 1980, he composed music for Sabah for the film Layla baka fiha al-qamar, including the popular song Sa'aat...sa'aat. He then composed the song Ehki ya Scheherazade for Samira Said in 1981. Other artists he had composed for include the singer Majida El Roumi from Lebanon and the Syrian poet Nizar Qabbani. Since he was experienced in composing patriotic music, he also wrote the song Shabab al-'ahd for the Tunisian musician .
In the 1980s, he composed a great deal of music for Egyptian films and television series, including such favorites as the series Al-hub was ashia' ukhra and the film Habibi da'iman. Active in the field of Islamic music as well, Salameh was noted for his unique style, which differed from traditional religious music in that it was less reliant on the daf. He worked with the religious singer on the productions Muhammad rasool Allah and Sa'a walid al-hada, among others.
Death[]
On 7 May 2021, he died in Al Haram Hospital, Giza, from complications related to COVID-19.[2]
References[]
- ^ Mohammed Cain, "موسوعة الغناء المصري في القرن العشرين" "Encyclopedia of Egyptian singing in the twentieth century", Egyptian General Book Co. 1999
- ^ "وفاة الموسيقار جمال سلامة بمستشفى الهرم عن عمر 75 عاما بعد إصابته بكورونا". youm7.com (in Arabic). 7 May 2021.
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