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Sherif Nour | |
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 Nour in 2013 | |
| Born | 28 July 1958 |
| Nationality | Egyptian |
| Alma mater | Helwan University |
| Occupation | composer |
Sherif Nour (born 28 July 1958) is an Egyptian composer. Brought up in Cairo, Nour studied at composition at Helwan University. He has composed for various television, radio serials and films, including providing music for 270 episodes of the Egyptian cartoon Bakaar .
Nour was born on 28 July 1958. [1] He was brought up in Cairo, Egypt.[ citation needed ] Nour was born into an artistic family: his father was a theatre critic and script writer.[ citation needed ]
After completing his high school education Nour studied music, harmony, and music composing at Helwan University.[ citation needed ] He had originally joined the university's Faculty of Law but left after his father advised him to join the Faculty of Musical Education instead.[ citation needed ] In the seventies Nour formed a band named Sunshine, which performed Latin music. The band held concerts at clubs, including Heliopolis, Heliolido and El Tayaran.[ citation needed ] In 1977, Nour started to play at the Sirocco casino in Mersa Matruh during the summer.[ citation needed ] In 1982, he graduated from Helwan University.[ citation needed ] The Faculty of Musical Education offered Nour the option to continue his studies and pursue a Masters degree but he refused.[ citation needed ]
From 1982 to 1993, Nour played concerts at hotels on a daily basis with his band.[ citation needed ] After an invitation from the singer Mohamed Mounir, he joined Mounir's group, replacing their former keyboardist.[ citation needed ] Following this, Mounir offered Nour the opportunity to compose music for the play Masaa El Kheir Ya Masr, which was performed at the Egypt Comedy Theatre for two years.[ citation needed ] At the start of 1996, the Egyptian director Inaam Mohamed Ali offered Nour the chance to compose music for the television serial Noona El Shaanoona. After working on Noona El Shaanoona, Nour decided to continue composing for television programmes and documentaries in addition to animation. His compositional work on animated shows includes the Egyptian cartoons Bakkar (for which he composed music for more than 270 episodes), Super Henedi and Amin's Family.[ citation needed ]
Nour has participated in a number of concerts abroad, including 35 international festivals in Germany, the Netherlands, the United States and Sweden.[ citation needed ] He usually travels 3–4 times a year to participate in music festivals in Munich and Frankfurt.[ citation needed ] Nour has collaborated internationally with musicians, including German guitarist and oud player Roman Bunka, Japanese violinist Hiromi Nishida and German artist Roland Schnffer.[ citation needed ]
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