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Farid El Atrache
real name Farid Fahd Farhan Ismail Al-Atrash
Farid El Atrache is credited on 622 releases across 186 albums tracked on Gatefold, active 1957–2024 — the collector-built map of who actually made the music.
622
Credits
186
Albums
8
Decades active
1
In collections
Biography
Syrian musical master of the oud, composer, singer and actor. He was born on October 19 1910 in Swaida, Syria and died on December 26 1974 in Beirut, Lebanon. He is often regarded as the greatest oud player of all time. Although originally from Syria, he spent most of his time in Egypt. The famous Syrian singer and actress Asmahan was his sister.
Bio from Discogs
Credited work
622 releases · 186 albums · active 1957–2024
- Performance · 853
- Other credits · 86
- Production · 1
Studios: Polysound Studios, Beirut · Studio M. Sound · Baalbeck Studios · Wisseloord Studios
Discography
Records they worked on — most-collected first.
Frequent collaborators
- Various
- Omar Khorshid
- Rachid Taha
- Sabah
- Ferdi Özbeğen
- Omar Faruk Tekbilek
- Moustaki
- Reg Project II
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