Sherif Nour (; born 28 July 1958) is an Egyptian composer. Brought up in
Cairo
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, Nour studied at composition at
Helwan University
Helwan University is a public university based in Helwan, Egypt, which is part of Greater Cairo on over . It comprises 23 faculties and two higher institutes in addition to 50 research centers.
Overview
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. He has composed for various television, radio serials and films, including providing music for 270 episodes of the Egyptian cartoon '' Bakaar''.
Early life
Nour was born on 28 July 1958. He was brought up in Cairo, Egypt. Nour was born into an artistic family: his father was a
theatre critic
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Theatre criticism is distinct from drama criticism, as the latter is a division of literary criticism whereas the ...
and
script writer
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.
Education
After completing his high school education Nour studied music, harmony, and music composing at Helwan University. He had originally joined the university's Faculty of Law but left after his father advised him to join the Faculty of Musical Education instead. In the seventies Nour formed a band named Sunshine, which performed
Latin music
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. The band held concerts at clubs, including Heliopolis, Heliolido and El Tayaran. In 1977, Nour started to play at the Sirocco casino in
Mersa Matruh
Mersa Matruh (), also transliterated as Marsa Matruh ( Standard Arabic ''Marsā Maṭrūḥ'', ), is a port in Egypt and the capital of Matrouh Governorate. It is located west of Alexandria and east of Sallum on the main highway from the Nile ...
during the summer. In 1982, he graduated from Helwan University. The Faculty of Musical Education offered Nour the option to continue his studies and pursue a Masters degree but he refused.
Career
From 1982 to 1993, Nour played concerts at hotels on a daily basis with his band. After an invitation from the singer
Mohamed Mounir
Mohamed Mounir (; born October 10, 1954) is an Egyptian singer and actor, with a musical career spanning more than four decades. He incorporates various genres into his music, including classical Egyptian music, Nubian music, Blues, Jazz and ...
, he joined Mounir's group, replacing their former keyboardist. Following this, Mounir offered Nour the opportunity to compose music for the play ''Masaa El Kheir Ya Masr'', which was performed at the Egypt Comedy Theatre for two years. At the start of 1996, the Egyptian director Inaam Mohamed Ali offered Nour the chance to compose music for the television serial ''Noona El Shaanoona''. After working on ''Noona El Shaanoona'', Nour decided to continue composing for television programmes and documentaries in addition to animation. His compositional work on animated shows includes the Egyptian cartoons ''Bakkar'' (for which he composed music for more than 270 episodes), ''Super Henedi'' and ''Amin's Family.''
Nour has participated in a number of concerts abroad, including 35 international festivals in Germany, the Netherlands, the United States and Sweden. He usually travels 3–4 times a year to participate in music festivals in Munich and Frankfurt. Nour has collaborated internationally with musicians, including German guitarist and
oud
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player
Roman Bunka
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, Japanese violinist Hiromi Nishida and German artist Roland Schnffer.
Honors and awards
* Silver award at Cairo Radio and Television Festival
* Gold award from the Arab Broadcasting Union for ''Kingdom of bees''
* Jury Prize at the National Film Festival for the song ''Hena Makas''
* Cairo Radio and Television Festival, 1996
* 5th Cairo Radio and Television Festival, 1999
* Silver and bronze at the 1999 Cairo International Festival for ''Al Madaen Al Azema''
* Nile Drama Channel Awards 2002
* Two-time winner at the 2005 Cairo Radio and Television Festival for ''Ola Hadana''
* Safaqis festival award in 2006 for ''Mamlaket Taht Al Ard''
*
UNESCO
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Prize, 2007
Discography
Television
* ''
Bakkar
''Bakkar'' () is an Egyptian cartoon series that was produced by the Egyptian Radio and Television Union to be aired on Channel One and was traditionally broadcast during the Muslim holy month of Ramadan from 1998 to 2004, and from 2011 to 2015, r ...
'' – originally directed by Mona Mohamed Abulnasr, later directed by Sharif Gamal
* ''Nona El Shanona'' – directed by Inaam Mohmed Ali
* ''Al-Khayer Yantaser Ahyanan'' – directed by Ashraf Salem
* ''Al Meqaad Al-Khalfy'' – directed by Alaa Karim
* ''Hassab Al Tawkit Al-Mhaly'' – for Saudi television, directed by Ashraf Salem
* ''Fareq Al Asdqaa'' – directed by Mona Abu El-Nasr
* ''Haret Abu-Hudedan'' – directed by Akram Agha
* ''Alb Al Amar'' – directed by Mahmoud Ibrahim
* ''Mr.Ameen Family'' – for MBC and Al-Shasha, directed by Sharif Gamal
* ''Super Henedi'' – starring
Mohamed Henedi
Mohamed Henedi (, ) is an Egyptian actor born in Giza, Egypt, on 1 February 1965.Talaat Zakaria, Hanan Turk,
Hassan Hosny
Hassan Hosny () (June 19, 1936 – May 30, 2020) was an Egyptian actor and comedian. He was known for El Nazer ("The headmaster") (2000), El basha telmiz (2004) and Zaky Chan (2005). Widely regarded as a veteran of Egyptian cinema, his acting car ...
and Alaa Morsy
* ''Al-Tabeen'' – on
Al Jazeera
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for children
* ''Kingdom of bees'' – on Nile TV, directed by Adel Khairy
* ''Alphabet'' – on Channel One, directed by Faiza Hassan
* ''Zika w Kawkab Al-Agaeb'' – directed by Mustafa Alvramawi
* ''Ola Hadana'' – directed by Mustafa Alvramawi
* ''Shebak Lo'lo'' – directed by Muhammad Haseeb
* ''Kingdom of Underground'' – directed by Mustafa Alvramawi
* ''Science Cities''
* ''Homos and Bondok''
Theatre
* ''Masaa El Kheir Ya Masr'' (1996/1997) – directed by Abdul Munim Al-Nasr; starring Mohamed Mounir, Mohamed Awad and
Sawsan Badr
Susan Badr (, nicknamed: The Nefertiti of Egyptian Cinema; born September 25, 1959) is an Egyptian actress of film, stage and television. She received the Best Actress Award at the 34th Cairo International Film Festival. She played the role of ...
* ''Hend w El-Hagag'' – directed by Rashad Osman, starring Mohamed Defrawi and Sawsan Badr
* ''Cinderella'' – directed by Mr. Lotfi
* ''Aam Byanola'' – directed by Mohamed Booth
* ''The Princess and the Dragon'' (2009)
Radio
* ''Endama Tadhak Al-Domo'' – directed by Abdel-Moneim Abdel-Karim
* ''Shawesh Nos Al-Lil'' – directed by Abdo Diab
* ''Godran and Ashwak'' – directed by Abdel-Moneim Abdel-Karim