Erbil... Annual commemoration of the great artist and composer Muhammad Ali Shaker
ARK News… The family of the artist Muhammad Ali Shaker and the Sama Foundation for Culture and Art commemorated the anniversary of the departure of the great artist and composer Muhammad Ali Shaker in Erbil city, the capital of the Kurdistan Region.
On Saturday 23/12/2023, the family of the late artist Muhammad Ali Shaker and the Sama Foundation for Culture and Art commemorated the third anniversary of the passing of the great artist and composer Muhammad Ali in the Sama Hall of the Capitol Hotel in Erbil, the capital of the Kurdistan Region.
The anniversary was commemorated in the presence of a number of intellectuals, political and party figures in the Kurdistan Region, and leaders of Kurdish political parties and the Kurdish National Council in Syria.
Artist Muhammad Ali Shaker, born in 1946, comes from the city of Sari Kaniye in Syrian Kurdistan. He studied English at the University of Aleppo and graduated in 1981.
He began writing poetry and composing melodies since 1968. He has about 265 songs of his own lyrics and melodies, including 170 poems sung by his brother, the artist Mahmoud Aziz Shaker. His poems were also sung by many artists, including Muhammad Sheikho, Mustafa Khaled, Zubair Saleh, Hussein Saleh, Shahribana Kurdi, and Khoshnav. Tilo and others.
He has two poetry collections. He composed poetry on all issues and topics related to the Kurdish issue and events. In addition to poetry and melody, he painted many artistic paintings expressing Kurdish folklore and heritage.
The artist died on December 24, 2020, at the age of 74, after being infected with the Corona virus in a hospital in the city of Qamishlo. He was buried in the city of Qamishlo, far from his hometown.
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