Riad Al Sunbati

Riad Al Sunbati
رياض محمد السنباطي
Background information
Also known asThe Prince of Melody, The Bulbul of Mansoura
Born
Riad Mohammed Al Sunbati

(1906-11-30)30 November 1906
OriginFaraskur, Damietta Governorate, Egypt
Died10 September 1981(1981-09-10) (aged 74)
Egypt
GenresEgyptian
Occupationmusician
InstrumentOud
Years active1928–1970s
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Riad Mohamed El Sunbati (Arabic: رياض محمد السنباطي), also written as Riad Sonbati or Riadh Sonbati (30 November 1906 – 10 September 1981) was a 20th-century Egyptian composer and musician who was considered an icon of Egyptian Music. He composed 539 works for the Egyptian Opera, operettas and Egyptian cinema. He also composed religious music and wrote lyrics for Arab singers, among them Umm Kulthum, Fairouz, Asmahan, Warda Al-Jazairia, Najat Al Saghira, Mounira El Mahdeya, Fayza Ahmed, Saleh Abdel Hai, and Aziza Galal.