Ibrāhīm al-Qabbānī

إبراهيم القباني

Born: 1852; Damanhur, Beheira, Egypt
Died: 1927; Cairo
Roles: Composer, Instrumentalist, Singer; ʿūd

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Ibrahim Muhammad Hasan al-Wakil, known as al-Qabbani, was a singer, composer and oud player, living around 1852–1927 and deceased in Cairo; sources disagree between Damanhur and Cairo birthplace.

His repertoire centred on dawr; recordings began in 1903. AMAR documents stylistic continuity with Uthman and oud lessons for Umm Kulthum, while direct tutelage remains uncertain.

As printed on the labels Sami Eff. Chawaسامي افندي شواIbrahim Eff. Kabbani

Recordings

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

Bashraf qarah baṭak sīkāh

بشرف قره بطك سيكاه
- HMV Gramophone
- 1919
- Bashraf
- 6:32
6:32

30-second extract Discussed in episode 201 In the Listening room
Bashraf rāst ʿĀṣim Bey

بشرف راست عاصم بك
- HMV Gramophone
- 1914
- Bashraf
- 5:53
5:53

30-second extract Discussed in episode 008 In the Listening room
Dawr Ahebb el-Husn Khales

دور أحب الحسن خالص
- Gramophone
- 1909
- Dawr
- 12:53
12:53

30-second extract Discussed in episode 014 In the Listening room
Dawr Mustafa Kamel

دور مصطفى كامل
- Gramophone
- 1908
- Dawr
- 6:22
6:22

30-second extract Discussed in episode 007 In the Listening room
Dawr Yeiish weYeeshaq Qalbi

دور يعيش ويعشق قلبي
- Zonophone Gramophone
- 1903
- Dawr
- 5:24
5:24

30-second extract Discussed in episode 068 In the Listening room
Mawwāl Mustafa Kamel

موّال مصطفى كامل
- Gramophone
- 1908
- Mawwāl
- 6:24
6:24

30-second extract Discussed in episode 007 In the Listening room