Zakiyya Ḥamdān
زكية حمدان
- Born
- 1925
- Died
- 1987
- Roles
- Singer
- ʿūd
Biography
Aleppo singer Zakiyya Hamdan lived 1925–1987 and died in Kuwait according to Samim al-Sharif’s research.
She studied oud and muwashshah singing at the Eastern Music Club with Ali al-Darwish. Midhat Akkash and Jalal Zurayq wrote for her; Khalid Abu Nasr composed Salima and Khuliqt Jamila. Radio employment and some credits await documentation.
‘Alī al-Darwīsh
Muḥammad ʿAbd al-Wahhāb