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Ali Hassan Kuban (1929, Gorta, Egypt – 2001[1]) was a Nubian singer and bandleader. He was known as the "Captain" or (later) "Godfather" of Nubian music.[1]

Ali Hassan Kuban was born in Gorta, Egypt, a Nubian village near Aswan.[2] After his family moved to Cairo, he learned to play the clarinet, and in 1949 he performed with the Opera of Cairo.[2] He also played girba (bagpipes) with his own band during wedding celebrations.[1] During the 1950s, Ali began adding Western instruments such as the saxophone, electric guitar, bass guitar, organ, trumpet and accordion to his ensemble.[1] By the 1990s, he was performing for international audiences at events such as Midem (1993), WOMAD (1994), the Montreal Jazz Festival (1994), and Central Park SummerStage (1995).[1]

Discography

Albums

• From Nubia to Cairo (1980), Shanachie – reissued 2001, Piranha[3]
• Walk Like a Nubian (1991), Piranha[3]
• Nubian Magic (1995), Mercator – reissued 1999, Blue Flame[3]
• Real Nubian: Cairo Wedding Classics (2001), Piranha[3]
• The Rough Guide to Ali Hassan Kuban (2002), World Music Network – compilation[3]

Contributing artist

• The Rough Guide to World Music (1994), World Music Network
• The Rough Guide to the Music of North Africa (1997), World Music Network

References

External links

• Ali Hassan Kuban at AllMusic

Egyptian people of Nubian descent

На других языках

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[de] Ali Hassan Kuban

Ali Hassan Kuban (* 1933 (1929?) in Gotha bei Assuan, Ägypten; † 2001 in Kairo; arabisch علي حسن أحمد كوبان, DMG ʿAlī Ḥasan Aḥmad Kūbān) war ein nubischer Sänger, Komponist und Bandleader.

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