ʿAbd al-Ḥalīm Nuwayra

عبد الحليم نويرة

Born
1916
Died
1985
Cairo
Roles
Composer, Conductor, Instrumentalist
piano

Biography

Abd al-Halim Abd Allah Nuwayra was an Egyptian musician born in al-Salihiyya in 1916.

He studied at the Fuad I music institute and directed music at the Ministry of Culture. He founded the Arab Music Ensemble in 1967 and led its Damascus visit in 1972. His death year remains disputed.

Recordings

Thirty seconds of each recording. The whole recording plays on AMAR Radio and in the Listening room.

  1. Dārij ḥijāz

    دارج حجاز

    • 2:28
    2:28

    30-second extract In the Listening room

Heard on the AMAR podcast

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