Marcel Khalifa

Marcel Khalife B. 1950 Amchit Mount Lebanon Is A Lebanese Composer Singer And Oud An Arabic Lute Player. From 1970 To 1975 He Taught At The Conservatory In Beirut. In 1976 He Created Al Mayadeen Ensemble And Became Famous All Other The World For Songs Like Ummi My Mother Rita W'al-Bundaqiya Rita And The Rifle And Jawaz Al-Safr 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. One Son Michel Khalife Is Also An Accomplished Oud Player The Other Rami Khalife 1 Is A Virtuoso Pianist Who Graduated From Juliard School. read less