Bashir Abdel Aal

Bashir Abdel 'Aal Was Born In Damascus Syria Into A Family Of Musicians. His Father Was A Virtuoso Of The Quanoon Arabic Zither In Egypt And His Brothers Are All Accomplished Musicians Aboud Mounir And Fouad Are Virtuoso Violinists And Nabil Plays Guitar And Bass. At The Age Of Ten Beshir Began Playing Music - First On A Bootle Trying To Imitate The Sounds Of The Nay Arabic Reed Flute And Then He Went On To Learn The Nay Itself. After Moving To Beirut Lebanon Bashir Quickly Became Known Through-Out The Middle East For His Virtuoso Flute Playing Both In Orchestras As Well As Accompanying Some Of The Most Famous Middle Eastern Artists Such As Farid Al Atrash Fouad Mohammed Mohammed Abdul Wahab Abdul Halim Hafiz And Others. In 1977 He Moved To England Settling In London And Has Since Become Renowned As One Of The Finest Exponents Of The Nay. He Has Played On Countless Film And TV Scores And Even For Rock Artist Jimmy Page And Robert Plant On Their "No Quarter - Unledded" Album Bashir Played On The Famous 'Kashmir Session'. Recently He Has Been Touring With The Group 'Nara' With Abdullah Chhadeh And Musicians From Many Nations Working Together On Musical Projects. read less