Musician Dictionary

Halim El‐Dabh

American composer (1921-2017) · Egyptian-American electronic music pioneer

DescriptionAmerican composer (1921-2017)
Source: Wikidata
Born1921-03-04
Source: MusicBrainz, Wikidata
BirthplaceCairo Cairo El-Sakakini
Source: MusicBrainz, Wikidata
Died2017-09-02
Source: MusicBrainz, Wikidata
Place of deathKent Kent
Source: MusicBrainz, Wikidata
AreaUnited States
Source: MusicBrainz
CountryUS
Source: MusicBrainz
CitizenshipUnited States Egypt
Source: Wikidata
Occupationuniversity teacher pianist ethnomusicologist composer
Source: Wikidata
Instrumentspiano
Source: Wikidata
AwardsGuggenheim Fellowship Fulbright Scholarship
Source: Wikidata

Also known as

El-Dabh Halim El Dabe Halim El-Dabe Halim El-Dahb Halim el Dabe Halim el-Daba حليم عبد المسيح الضبع Ḥalīm ʻAbd al-Masīḥ al-Ḍabʻ

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Identifiers

mbid: 8de929b2-8ea8-4885-a5c3-5b4db755b3be · wikidata: Q3109811 · isni: 0000000121439424 · discogs: 318177

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