Nazem al-Ghazali (, given name also spelled ''Nazim'', ''Nadhim'', ''Nadhem'' or ''Nathem''; 1921 – 23 October 1963) was an Iraqi singer, considered one of the most important figures in Iraqi music.

Life

Nazem al-Ghazali was born in the Haydar-Khana locality in

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, and studied at the Institute of Fine Arts in Iraq. He started his career as an actor, and after a few years turned to singing. He worked at the Iraqi Radio in 1948, and was member of the Andalusian Muashahat Ensemble. In that period, he worked with Jamil Bashir, and together they produced some distinguished works, such as Fog el-Nakhal and Marrou 'Alayya el-Hilween. He was also a student of Muhammad al-Qubanchi, one of the most prominent Iraqi maqam singers of the last century. Nazem was renowned for his popular songs and he had also recorded some maqams. According to many, his refined mellow voice was the finest in the field. He was married to prominent Iraqi Jewish singer Salima Murad.

Band

Nazem Al-Ghazali's band consisted of many prominent musicians known to the Arab world. The flute player, in addition to the Qanun player, were blind. They were usually the two musicians most commonly seated directly behind Nazem during his concerts.

List of songs

*'' Fog El nakhal'' *''Talaa Min Beit Abuha'' *''Ayartni Bil-Shaeb'' *''Tusbukh Ala Kheir'' *''Gulli Ya Hilu'' *''Hayak Baba Hayak'' *''Shlon'' *''Ma Rida'' *''Ahebak'' *Samraa

References

External links

almashriq.hiof.no

iraq4u.com
{{DEFAULTSORT:Ghazali, Nazem 1921 births 1963 deaths 20th-century Iraqi male actors 20th-century Iraqi male singers Iraqi male actors Musicians from Baghdad Singers who perform in Classical Arabic Arabic-language singers of Iraq