Karama Mursal
Karama Mursal كرامة مرسال | |
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| Also known as | Karama Mursal, Abu Sabri |
| Born | Karama Saeed Ali Mursal 1 January 1946 |
| Origin | Yemen |
| Died | 3 August 2014 (aged 68) Hadhramaut, Yemen |
| Genres | Hadhrami music |
| Occupation | Singer-songwriter |
| Instruments | Oud, violin |
| Years active | 1963–2014 |
Karama Mursal was a Yemeni singer-songwriter born in Al-Mukalla, the capital of Hadhramaut Governorate, located in southeastern Yemen.
He began his artistic career in 1963, at the age of seventeen, singing the works of many Hadhrami poets, notably the Hadhrami poet Hussein Abu Bakr Al-Mihdhar, who played a significant role in the success of his songs. He also sang poems by Omar Abu Bakr Al-Aidarus, Ahmed Salim Al-Bayd, Ahmed Salim Bamatraf, Jam'an Bamatraf, Junaid Bawazeer, and Abbas Al-Dilmi.
He presented many patriotic works and had a significant impact on national singing.