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Sayed Darwish (Arabic: سيد درويش, IPA: [ˈsæjjed dæɾˈwiːʃ]; 17 March 1892 – 14 September 1923) was an Egyptian singer and composer who was considered the father of Egyptian popular music and one of Egypt's greatest musicians and seen by some as its single greatest composer.
Nov 2, 2016 · Learn about the life and works of Sayyed Darwish, a pioneer of Arab opera and popular singing who expressed the national sentiment against colonialism. Discover how he blended Western and Arabic influences, composed 26 operettas and 260 songs, and became a legend in Arab music.
At the age of 30, Darwish was hailed as the father of the new Egyptian music and the hero of the renaissance of Arab music. However, he was not to enjoy his fame for long, as he died on September 15, 1923, at the age of 31 and now rests in the "Garden of the Immortals" in Alexandria.
Mar 17, 2022 · CAIRO – 17 March 2022: As Arabic music continues to develop in different hues and colors; one iconic music composer that still resonates in the sphere of music productions is Sayed Darwish, whose warm memories revive on his birthday on March 17.
Jun 29, 2024 · Sayed Darwish was born into an extremely poor Alexandria family who sought to give him a push ahead by sending him to learn to recite the Quran, but it did not take long for him to move from recitation to singing, first along with fellow workers on construction sites and later on stages in Alexandria, Damascus, Beirut and Cairo.
Sayed Darwish, born in Kom Al-Dikka on 17 March 1892, was canonized soon after his tragically early death on 15 September 1923 as one of the pioneers of Arabic music, a leader of the “cultural renaissance” that swept Egypt at the turn of the century, and the bard of the 1919 Revolution.
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