1. Mohsen Subhi was a Palestinian composer of classical Arabic music and an arranger of modern Palestinian music and folk song.
10 Facts About Mohsen Subhi
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Mohsen Subhi moved to Boston, Massachusetts, in 1997 and continued living and working in Palestine, the United States and Jordan.
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Mohsen Subhi composed, arranged, interpreted and performed music for television, plays, films and live audiences.
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Mohsen Subhi began teaching himself music at the age of seven, initially as a percussionist and later on adopting the Oud as his main instrument.
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Mohsen Subhi composed, arranged, interpreted and performed music for educational purposes, television, plays, dance troupes, films and live audiences.
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Mohsen Subhi played buzuk and percussion with the Ramallah-based group, Al-Rahhala including its 1988 "Raseef al-Madeena".
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Mohsen Subhi proceeds with working the maqam, confounding it, subtly morphing its identity into hybrid, genuine forms, loading every sound with the pangs of yet unborn maqams.
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Mohsen Subhi has a very personal way of playing the oud, due to his previous experience as a percussionist and his subtle assimilation of Indian, African and Mediterranean influences.
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Mohsen Subhi composed and performed the original soundtrack for a number of films documenting Palestinian life and history.
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Mohsen Subhi's music was used as additional tracks in other movies.