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Born: 1929 in Toskha, Nubia, Egypt
Years Active: 60 's, 70 's, 80 's, 90 's, 00's
Died: May 22, 2006 in Berkeley, CA
Genre: International

Biography:
One of the first African musicians to gain widespread international recognition, Hamza El Din is a Nubian master of the oud, or the fretless lute. Western listeners are as likely as not to have been exposed to his work via the Grateful Dead, who play ...More >>

Discography: 1999 Wish 1998 Song of the Nile 1996 Muwashshah 1996 Availble Sound-Darius 1995 Lily of the Nile More >>

Similar Artists: Ali Hassan Kuban Abdel Aziz el Mubarak Abdel Gadir Salim More >>

Followers: Farid el Atache Sandy Bull Sir Richard Bishop Mickey Hart Rabih Abou-Khalil More >>

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