Yūsuf Ḥuraysh

يوسف حريش

Born
1889
Qadi al-Hajat, Baghdad
Died
c. 1975
Roles
Singer
Yūsuf Ḥuraysh

Biography

Baghdad maqam singer Yusuf Huryesh studied with Ahmad Zaydan and Rubin ibn Rajwan, recorded Nawa and Khanabat, and sang on Iraqi Radio. Husayn al-Azami describes his 1933 performance for Umm Kulthum.

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