Zakariyya Ahmad
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Zakariyya Ahmad (1896 - 1961 in Egypt; Arabic: زكريا أحمد) was an Egyptian musician and composer. He composed many pieces in a traditional Egyptian folk style. His works include solo pieces and film scores, and he composed for Umm Kulthum beginning with a taqtuqa written in 1925.
His father was Egyptian and his mother was Turkish.[1]
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- ^ Goldschmidt, Arthur (2000). Biographical dictionary of modern Egypt. Lynne Rienner Publishers. p. 17. ISBN 1555872298.
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