Omar Al-Abdallat (;
transliterated
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: `Umar al-`Abdallāt) is a
Jordanian singer
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-songwriter credited with popularizing
Bedouin music
Bedouin music () is the music of nomadic Bedouin Arabs, Arab tribes in the Arabian Peninsula, North Africa, Mesopotamia and the Levant. It is closely linked to its text and poem, poems. Songs are based on poetry and are sung either unaccompanied, ...
. He has produced and/or performed a number of patriotic
Jordan
Jordan, officially the Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan, is a country in the Southern Levant region of West Asia. Jordan is bordered by Syria to the north, Iraq to the east, Saudi Arabia to the south, and Israel and the occupied Palestinian ter ...
standards, including "Hashimi, Hashimi" and "Jeishana", and
traditional Jordanian songs. He represented his country in events throughout the world and is popular in some cities of other
Arab
Arabs (, , ; , , ) are an ethnic group mainly inhabiting the Arab world in West Asia and North Africa. A significant Arab diaspora is present in various parts of the world.
Arabs have been in the Fertile Crescent for thousands of years ...
countries. In 2019, he entered the Order of Culture, Science and Arts at the "level of brilliance".
References
External links
Omar Al-Abdillat Songs
Living people
Jordanian male singers
Arabic-language singers of Jordan
1972 births
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