Muḥammad Sha‘bān

محمد شعبان

Born
1803
Died
1896
Roles
Instrumentalist, Singer
qānūn

Biography

Muallim Muhammad Shaban was a singer and qanun player in Hamuli’s early professional circle.

Rizq records his hosting Hamuli and his brother after their flight from home, then working with him in Tanta and Cairo’s Osman Agha cafe. This testimony does not establish oud playing, formal teaching, life dates or nationwide touring.

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