Abdel Halim Noweira

He was born on June 16, 1916 in Salhiya, Sharkia Governorate. He moved to Cairo with his father and resided in the Abbasiya neighborhood. He grew up in a musical environment. He attended Fouad I Secondary School and at the same time. Institute of Arabic Music. He was a student of the professors (Jaafar Bey Ali - Kamel Al-Khalai - Sheikh Darwish Al-Hariri... and others). He studied the correct scientific concepts of music for six years and graduated from the Voice Department in 1936 and was ranked first. He also began to study Western music under great musicians, thus combining Eastern and Western cultures. His most important achievement: - He was the first to compose the soundtrack and songs for the first cartoon film. Then, Abdel Halim Nouira’s breakthrough was when he turned to writing soundtracks and composing film songs. Among those films was the film “The Unknown Past,” for which he composed the soundtrack, and he presented the song “Salam Ali,” which was considered a breakthrough in the world of composition. He wrote music for the great operetta, “O Night, O Eye,” written by Yahya Haqqi and shown at the Opera House in 1975. He also presented the great operetta. "The gift of a lifetime." He also provided music and melodies for the most important radio series such as “Abu Nawas” and other works. His most important achievement of all is reviving our musical heritage through the Arab Music Band, which he supervised and brought to light to give its first concert on March 17, 1967. He died on January 30, 1985.”