Soliman Gamil

Composer

1924 – 1994

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Who was Soliman Gamil?

Soliman Gamil was an Egyptian composer and qanun player. In 1963 he began to experiment with the use of Egyptian traditional musical instruments in his compositions for films and theater, in an effort to evoke the sounds of Ancient Egypt.

He also wrote about music for the Al-Ahram newspaper.

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Born
Dec 24, 1924
Ancient Egypt
Died
Jun 13, 1994

Submitted
on July 23, 2013

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