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Jun 10, 1950 Amsheet, Mount Lebanon Governorate, Lebanon 73 years old
Lebanese musician
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About Marcel Khalife
- Marcel Khalife (Arabic: ????? ??????; b.
- June 10, 1950, Amchit, Mount Lebanon Governorate, Lebanon) is a Lebanese composer, singer, and oud player.
- From 1970 to 1975, he taught at the conservatory in Beirut.
- In 1976, he created Al Mayadeen Ensemble and became famous all over the world for songs like Ummi (My Mother), Rita w'al-Bunduqiya (Rita and the Rifle) and Jawaz al-Safar (Passport), based on Mahmoud Darwish's poetry. In 1999 he was granted the Palestine Award for Music.
- In turn, he contributed the financial portion of the award to the National Conservatory of Music at Birzeit University in Palestine.
- In 2005, Khalife was named UNESCO Artist for Peace and happiness.
