Hamza El Din
- Type: Classical Composer
- Born: July 10, 1929 in Toshka, Egypt
- Died: May 22, 2006 in Berkeley, California, United States
Biography
Nubian oud and tar master from Toshka, Egypt, who carried his people's music to the world after his village was flooded by the Aswan High Dam. Hamza El Din's 'Escalay: The Water Wheel' influenced American minimalists such as *Steve Reich*, and he collaborated with the *Kronos Quartet* while teaching for decades in California. His singing and oud playing, spare and meditative, made him the defining figure of Nubian music until his death in Berkeley in 2006.
Genres
Hamza El Din Discography
- Music of Nubia (1964) - Album - rated 3.47/5
- Al Oud (1965) - Album - rated 3.7/5
- Escalay: The Water Wheel (1971) - Album - rated 4.8/5
- Eclipse (1978) - Album - rated 3.84/5
- A Wish (1999) - Album - rated 3.59/5