Riad Al Sunbati, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death
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Egyptian composer and musician
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Place of Birth: Faraskur, Damietta Governorate, Egypt
About Riad Al Sunbati
- Riad Mohamed El Sunbati (Egyptian Arabic: ???? ???? ?????????), also written as Riad Sonbati or Riadh Sonbati (30 November 1906 – 10 September 1981) is a 20th-century Egyptian composer and musician who is considered an icon of Egyptian Music.
- The number of his lyric works is 539 works in Egyptian Opera, operetta, cinematic and religious song, poem, Taqtouqa and Mawalia.
- The number of song poets who he composed for is more than 120 poets.
- He composed for many famous Arab singers like:Umm Kulthum, Fairouz (yet to be released), Asmahan, Warda Al-Jazairia, Najat Al Saghira, Mounira El Mahdeya, Fayza Ahmed, Saleh Abdel Hai, Souad Mohamed, Aziza Galal (who was the last singer to sing one of his melodies) and others.
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