Nazem Al-Ghazali

Nazem El Ghazali
Birth name	ناظم الغزالي
Born	1921
Origin	Haydar Khanah quarter in Baghdad, Iraq
Died	1963
Genres	Arab
Occupations	vocalist, Songwriter

Nazem El Ghazali (1921-23 Oct 1963) (Arabic: ناظم الغزالي‎, also spelled Nadhem Al-Ghazali, Nadhem Ghazali, Nazem Al-Ghazali) was one of the most popular singers in the history of Iraq and his songs are still heard by many in the Arab world. He was born in the Haydar Khanah quarter 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 the great oudist 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-Qubbanchi, (el-Kabbandji), one of the most prominent maqam singers of the last century. Nazem was renowned for his popular songs and he has 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.

Song List

• Fog Il Nahal
• Tala Min Beit Abuha
• Ayartni Bi Shaeb
• Tusbukh Ala Kheir
• Guli Ya Hilu
• Hayak Baba Hayak
• Shlon
• Ma Rida

Band

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

External links

• cultureforum.net
• almashriq.hiof.no
• موقع جمهورية العراق - موسوعة تاريخ العراق
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Persondata
Name	Al-Ghazali, Narem
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Date of birth	1912
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Date of death	1963
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