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Artist
Itar Shameh
12+ albums
jazzfemale vocalistsyriarockfemale vocalists
about
Itar Shameh (Arabic: إطار شمع) is an Oriental Jazz/Rock band from Damascus, Syria. Itar Shameh (Along with Kulna Sawa, Anas & Friends and Lena Chamamyan) give a bright picture about the Syrian music. A musical band founded in 1998 by Ibrahim Sulaimani, who is a composer and a guitar player, and Rasha Rizk, who is a professor at the Higher Institute for Music at Opera Department. The founders accepted the responsibility of composing songs that address the new generation’s problems and aspirations using most suitable wording without committing with the arabic lyrical poetry rules and supporting this with new musical trends. Their music depends on Jazz, Rock, Funk, Latin music and most importantly Arabic music. But what they count on most is the contemporary reality. May 2007 witnessed launching the band’s first album quenching the thirst of their fans after a series of parties in many Syrian cities, Beirut, Amman and Dubai. Rasha Rizk was born in Damascus in 1976 and started expressing her talents since childhood. Her family noticed that and helped her start learning about the art of music since she was nine years old under the close supervision of Professor Naeem Hanna. This lasted for five years. She also got enough support from the administrations of the elementary school of “Balabel Al Mahabeh” and the preparatory school of “Al Fajer” which are run under the supervision of Azarya Monastery. She won the Pioneer Degree for best singer. When she grew up she showed interes
