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  • Ali Hassan Kuban • Walk Like A Nubian

    Ali Hassan Kuban, the eminent elder statesman of Nubian rock 'n roots sits by the well in the cour

  • Ali Hassan Kuban - Nubian jazz

    When he was a child, Ali Hassan Kuban used to sing in the boats that sailed over the Nile river.

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    Ali Hassan Kuban
    Ali Hassan Kuban (b. 1929, Gotha, Egypt - d. 2001) was a Nubian singer and bandleader. He was known as the "Captain" or (later) "Godfather" of Nubian Music. Ali Hassan Kuban was born in Gotha, a village near Aswan.Riedel, Martin & F. Hetze (2001). Album notes for From Nubia to Cairo by Ali Hassan Kuban [LINK: CD] booklet. Berlin: Piranha Musik (pir24). . After his family moved to Cairo, he learned to play clarinet, and in 1949 he performed with the Opera of Cairo.. He also played girba (bagpipes) with his own band during wedding celebrations. During the 1950s, Ali began adding Western instruments such as saxophone, electric guitar, bass guitar, organ, trumpet and accordion to his ensemble. By the 1990s, he was performing for international audiences at events such as Midem (1993), WOMAD (1994), the Montreal

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