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Artist Name: Hussain El Masry
Genre: Arab Classical
Country: Egypt, France

Artist Bio: 

Hussein el-Masry was born in Cairo, Egypt, in 1952 and is a virtuoso oud player, composer and singer. He studied at the Institute of Arab Music in Cairo. In 1977 he moved to Paris. —Courtesy Calabash Music


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