Hamza el Din

Hamza El Din ( Arabic : حمزة علاء الدين ) (July 10, 1929 – May 22, 2006) was an Egyptian Nubian composer, oud player, tar player, and vocalist . He was born in southern Egypt and was an internationally known musician of his native region Nubia , situated on both sides of the Egypt–Sudan border . After musical studies in Cairo, he lived and studied in Italy, Japan and the United States. El Din collaborated with a wide variety of musical performers, including Sandy Bull , the Kronos Quartet and the Grateful Dead .

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