Omar Metioui

Omar Metioui (Arabic: عمر المتيوي) (Tangiers, 1962) is a Moroccan classical musician.[1]

Metioui originally trained as a pharmacist, then concentrated on performance of the oud (Arabic: عود ʿūd), or Arabic lute, as well as performance as a vocalist. He has recorded with his own Ensemble Omar Metioui, and is cofounder in 1994 with Spanish musicologist, flautist and architect Eduardo Paniagua of the group Ibn Báya Ensemble, dedicated to the recovery of medieval Andalusian music.[2] He also founded the group Al Ála Al-Andalusiyya ( الالـــة الانــدلـســيــة ) for performance of Andalusi nubah (نوبة أندلسيّة) and Arabo-Andalusian music.

Selected discography

References

  1. Lute news: the Lute Society newsletter: Lute Society (Great Britain) - 1999
  2. Biography in booklet to Al Ála Al-Andalusiyya Pneuma
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