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Nazem al-Ghazaliناظم الغزالي
Nazem al-Ghazali in 1946/47Nazem al-Ghazali in 1946/47
Background information
Born1921 (1921)
Baghdad, Iraq Iraq
OriginHaydar Khanah Quarter, Baghdad, Iraq
DiedOctober 23, 1963(1963-10-23) (aged 41–42)
Baghdad, Iraqi Republic
GenresArabic, Iraqi maqam
Occupation(s)Vocalist, songwriter
Musical artist

Nazem al-Ghazali (Arabic: ناظم الغزالي, given name also spelled Nazim, Nadhim, Nadhem or Nathem; 1921 – 23 October 1963) was an Iraqi singer, considered one of the most important figures in Iraqi music.

Life

Nazem al-Ghazali was born in the Haydar-Khana locality in Baghdad, and studied at the Institute of Fine Arts in Iraq. He started his career as an actor, and after a few years turned to singing. He worked at the Iraqi Radio in 1948, and was member of the Andalusian Muashahat Ensemble. In that period, he worked with Jamil Bashir, and together they produced some distinguished works, such as Fog el-Nakhal and Marrou 'Alayya el-Hilween. He was also a student of Muhammad al-Qubanchi, one of the most prominent maqam singers of the last century. Nazem was renowned for his popular songs and he had also recorded some maqams. According to many, his refined mellow voice was the finest in the field.

He was married to prominent Iraqi Jewish singer Salima Murad.

Band

Nazem Al-Ghazali's band consisted of many prominent musicians known to the Arab world. The flute player, in addition to the Qanun player, were blind. They are usually the two musicians most commonly seated directly behind Nazem during his concerts.

List of songs

  • Fog El nakhal
  • Talaa Min Beit Abuha
  • Ayartni Bil-Shaeb
  • Tusbukh Ala Kheir
  • Gulli Ya Hilu
  • Hayak Baba Hayak
  • Shlon
  • Ma Rida
  • Ahebak
  • Samraa

References

  1. "في ذكرى وفاته.. ناظم الغزالي سفير الأغنية العراقية الذي سطع نجمه عربيا" [On the anniversary of his death... Nazem Al-Ghazali, the ambassador of Iraqi song, whose fame spanned the Arab world]. Al Jazeera (in Arabic).
  2. "من قتل هؤلاء الفنانين بالسم؟". Al Arabiya.
  3. "ناظم الغزالي.. سيد المواويل ومغني التراث العربي وسفير الأغنية العراقية" [Nazim Al-Ghazali... the master of the mawwal, the singer of Arab heritage, and the ambassador of Iraqi song].
  4. "الباشا" سليمة مراد.. سيدة الغناء العراقي التي رفضت الهجرة إلى إسرائيل"".

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