al-Shaykh Muḥammad al-Fayyūmī

الشيخ محمّد الفيومي

Born
1905
Died
1988
Roles
Reciter, Singer

Biography

Muhammad al-Fayyumi was an Egyptian religious singer who also performed dawr and mawwal.

An original performance study examines his trained chanting ensemble and instrumental accompaniment, identifying appearances in Aziza (1954) and Rasif nimra khamsa (1956). Common birth and teacher stories remain unverified; the study warns against treating occasional ensemble participation as proof of sustained tuition.

Recordings

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

  1. Tawshīḥ Adaa al-Nour

    توشيح أضاء النور

    • Cairo Radio
    • 1960
    • Tawshīḥ
    • 9:52
    9:52

    30-second extract Discussed in episode 093 In the Listening room

  2. Tawshīḥ Amdah al-Mukammal

    توشيح أمدح المكمّل

    • Cairo Radio
    • 1960
    • Tawshīḥ
    • 5:04
    5:04

    30-second extract Discussed in episode 096 In the Listening room

Heard on the AMAR podcast

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Named in the biography