Nasser el-Mizdawi

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Nasser Mizdawi
Origin	Tripoli, Libya
Genre(s)	Libyan, Arabic Music
Occupation(s)	Singer/Songwriter/Guitarist
Years active	1976 - present
Website	Nasser Mizdawi Official Website

Nasser Mizdawi (Arabic: ناصر المزداوي), (born September 5, 1950) is a Libyan singer, guitarist and composer. Born in Tripoli, Mizdawi graduated from Jamal Eddin Almiladi Institute of Music in Tripoli.^[1] Along with being one of, if not the pioneer of Modern Arabic pop music sometimes called progressive music, he has composed songs for the likes of Amr Diab^{[citation needed]} and many other Arab Pop singers.

1 Discography
2 Biography
3 External links
4 References

[edit] Discography

2000 Wahdani
1997 Raja'a
1983 Agham Sha'biya
1976 Ughniyat an Elughurba (Annusar)^[2]

[edit] Biography

Mizdawi's first band 'Annusur', translates to The Eagles and released their first album "Ughniyat an Elghurba" in 1976 gaining instant popularity that rewarded Annusur their first gold record. Mizdawi went on to participate in several international music festivals, giving concerts in Mexico, Cuba, UK, USA, Brazil and Greece. Nasser Mizdawi is arguably the most popular artist that came out of Libya in the mid seventies. His work has been appreciated by the younger generation in urban North Africa and other Arab countries.

Much of his early work has been pirated by other performers from the region, in fact, some very popular performers started out their careers, almost exclusively, covering his songs. This distinguished guitarist who survived trends, hype and persecution is one of few consistent composers, singers/song-writers that have put their mark, permanently, in the history of music in the region. QTF-2002

Darja, the Arabic dialect of North Africa, is the lyrical language of this sound. While the music is not necessarily Arabic, the rhythms are often mixtures of Berber, Arab, African and popular European. Artists usually reflect their diverse ethnic backgrounds through their own distinguishable work. The progressive sound remained local for the most part but Mizdawi's music broke into the international market through other Arab and European performers.

Nasser Mizdawi is a pioneer in this form of music whom, many believe, is responsible for transforming the way young, urban Arab performers view and express their music today. QTF-1998