Soliman Gamil

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Soliman Gamil
Born(1924-12-24)December 24, 1924
DiedJune 13, 1994(1994-06-13) (aged 69)
Occupations
  • Composer
  • Musician

Soliman Gamil (Arabic: سليمان جميل; 24 December 1924 in Alexandria, Egypt – 13 June 1994) was an Egyptian composer and qanun player.[1] 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.[citation needed]

He also wrote about music for the Al-Ahram newspaper.[citation needed]

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