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Artist
Ammar El Sherei
12+ albums
egyptianinstrumentalMiddle Easternethnic
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Ammar Ali Mohamed Ibrahim Ali Al Sherei (Arabic: عمار علي محمد إبراهيم علي الشريعي) or more commonly known as Ammar El Sherei (16 April 1948 – 7 December 2012) was an Egyptian music icon, performer and composer. After graduation, Sherei worked as an accordion musician. He performed in Cairo’s nightclubs and then in the Golden Music Band that was a famous band at that time in Egypt. He became a composer in 1975. He played piano, harp, keyboard and oud. Sherei arranged and wrote soundtracks and scores for movies, television series and soap operas. He was also host of the radio and television show, A Diver in A Sea of Tunes. He composed more than 150 songs for most of the leading music stars of the Arab World, including Warda, Latifa and Ali El Haggar. He was also an assistant professor at the Academy of Arts. User-contributed text is available under the Creative Commons By-SA License; additional terms may apply.
