Born in Aleppo in 1918, highly esteemed by native Aleppians but scarcely known beyond the city limits, he has almost always lived outside the " star system ". His talent was revealed relatively late on his life, from the seventies on, when he gave a series of concerts in Paris with his group of the time, a vocal quartet known as " The Muezzins of Aleppo ". Ever since then he has received constant requests from abroad, has been appointed principal muezzin of the city and was even decorated in 1996 by Farouk Hosni, the Egyptian Minister of Culture. His lack of interest in promoting his art has actually handicapped him in the past to such an extent that his name is not even to be found amongst those quoted in the two key works on contemporary Syrian music, by Adnân Bin Dhurayl (Damascus 1988) and Samîm al-Sharîf (Damascus, 1991). Sabri Moudallal was one of Syria's greatest vocal artists, with a prodigious output as a composer. He has taken the art of the flourish to its highest degree, even developing a vocal technique enabling him to take his breath whilst singing. Although he remained a faithful adept of the sacred song, he was equally at home in the secular repertory. In spite of his great age, he was still pursuing his career. He was a pupil of Umar al-Batsch himself, and his great speciality was the wasla, of which he was a true master in every aspect, down to the most minute detail. Like his master he had also put his hand and skill to composition in the traditional style. There are several very beautiful songs by his hand ; two of these " Ahmad yâ habibi " and " Ilâhî " have been recorded for " The Aleppian Music Room ". Sabri Moudalal passed away in August 2006. This recodring is a broadcast of a concert on 6th of february 1988 at Musikhochschule in Cologne, Germany, and studio recordings, probably done around the same time and broadcast in 1989, by the outstanding classical and religious (Sufi) singer from Aleppo, Syria. Music from a very endangered culture. 01. Samai (Djemil) 05:01 02. drei Muwashahat im Magam Hussaini 09:03 a) "Wird das Verborgene entschleiert..." b) "Es zeigt sich keine Scham auf deinen Wangen..." c) "Mein Geliebter will mich ins Unglück stürzen ..." 03. Magam Bayati 09:04 Taksim (Qanun) Layati Qasida 04. Dawr (Zakariya Ahmad) 17:02 "O, der du dich vor Liebe verzehrst!..." Kurze instrumentale uberleitung Mawwal 05. Qudut halabiye 08:01 "Oh die dudich auf dem Zwige wiegst, du hast uns verzaubert! Die Liebe verbrennt das herz was hat sie nur alles mit euch gemacht! Die Nachtigall Singt auf dem Zweig eines jasmins Oh du schöne Anemone, ich möchte meine Geliebte treffen, zwischen duftenden pflanzen und jasmin 06. Unbekannt -Unknown 03:03 07. Dulab 13.02 Qudud halabiye (komp. Ahmed Abu Khalil al Khadayi (?), text trad.) 08. Taksim im Magam Nahavand (ud) 05:04 09. Qasida mit Layali 08:00 10. Taksim (Qanun) 11:02 Ihtihad - Gottesanrufung Adhan - Gebetsruf

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