Dorsaf Hamdani (; Biographie de Dorsaf Hamdani (Music Story)
) is a

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n singer, musicologist and the JMC Director

Life

Daughter of a violinist, Hamdani joined the National Conservatory of Music in

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in 1985, allowing her to perform with Tunisian Malouf orchestras. In 1994, she began her postgraduate studies, and earned a master's degree in

musicology Musicology is the academic, research-based study of music, as opposed to musical composition or performance. Musicology research combines and intersects with many fields, including psychology, sociology, acoustics, neurology, natural sciences, ...

in 1998. During her student years, she participated in tours with

The Rachidia The Rachidia is an artistic and cultural association specializing in Tunisian music. It was created on 3 November 1934 by the intellectual, political and artistic community led by , who was Sheikh el Medina of Tunis at that period. The institu ...

. Two years later, she obtained a Master's from the Sorbonne in music and musicology. In 2010, she took part in the creation of Ivresses, a musical work based on the poetry of

Omar Khayyam Ghiyāth al-Dīn Abū al-Fatḥ ʿUmar ibn Ibrāhīm Nīshābūrī (18 May 1048 – 4 December 1131) (Persian language, Persian: غیاث الدین ابوالفتح عمر بن ابراهیم خیام نیشابورﻯ), commonly known as Omar ...

, along with Iranian vocalist

Alireza Ghorbani Alireza Ghorbani (; born 4 February 1972) is an Iranian traditional vocalist. Biography He began his career by reciting the Quran. Soon he started eagerly learning traditional Iranian music. In 1984, he was fascinated by compilations of poetr ...

; the work was met with critical and public acclaim.

Awards

Hamdani won third prize at the Festival of Arab Song in 1995 held in

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and the Gold Disc at the Festival of Tunisian Song in 1996. In December 2016, Hamdani opened for the third season of the Muscat Chamber Music Series.

Discography

* 2011 : ''Ivresses – Le sacre de Khayyam'' avec le multi-instrumentiste iranien

; * 2012 : ''Princesses du chant arabe'', reprises des titres des divas arabes : Oum Kalthoum,

Fairuz Nouhad Wadie Haddad (, ; born November 20, 1934 or November 21, 1935), known as Fairuz (, ), is a Lebanese singer. She is widely considered an iconic vocalist and one of the most celebrated singers in the history of the Arab world. She is pop ...

et Ismahène; * 2012 : ''Melos'' avec le percussionniste iranien Keyvan Chemirani; * 2013 : ''Barbara-Fairouz'' avec Daniel Mille à la direction musicale.

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