Adnan Abu Al Shamat

Kadani Al Hawa (Love Conspired Against Me)

• Jameel 'Ouais: Sama'i Nawa Athar (Nawa Athar Sama'i)
• Bahjat Hassan: Rubba Laylen (What A Beloved Night)
• Abu Khalil Al Qabbani: Ya Teira Teeri (Fly, Oh Bird)
• Abu Khalil Al Qabbani: Ya Mal Al Sham (What's Wrong With Sham!)
• 'Ejma'ou Bel Qurbi Shamli (Reunite Me As Soon As Possible)
• Badat Min Al Khadar (She Seemed Out of Numbness)
• Bellazi Askara (I Adjure You With That Gets One Drunk)
• Tale'aa Min Bet Abouha (She's Getting Out of Her Father's House)
• 'Aal Saleheiya Ya Saliha (To Al Saleheiya You Saleha)
• Ma benzol Ma benzol (I Won't Go Down,I Won't Go Down)
• Byelbaqlak Shak El Almaas (Wearing Diamonds Suits You)

• Daoud Hasan: Daour Kadani Al Hawa (Daour of 'Love Conspired Against Me')
• 'Aalhoda Lak 'Aalhoda Li (A Little From You, A Little From Me)
• Skaba Ya Dumou'a Al 'Ain (Pour Down, Tears of My Eyes)
• Muwashah Khalili Kaida Orji'ouhu (Muwashah, How Do I Get My Lover Back?)
• Muwashah Ahwa Kamaran (Muwashah, I Love A Moon)
• Muwashah Yaum Tazuruni (Muwashah, The Day You Visit Me)
• Sami Al Seedawy: Hawwel Ya Ghannam (Come Around You Shepherd)

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On this cassette, we hear a variety of musical pieces, including taqasim, muwashahat, qudoud, and traditional heritage songs performed by the Al Angham Al Arabiyya Ensemble, under the direction of the artist Adnan Abu Al Shamat. Among these compositions are Muwashah Rubba Laylen , Muwashah Ahwa Qamaran, and the songs Skaba Ya Dumo’ Al-‘ayn and Ya Tayira Tayri . Adnan Abu Al Shamat (1934-2011), a native of Damascus, began his musical studies at the age of sixteen. In 1950, he enrolled in the Eastern Musical Institute in Damascus and graduated in 1954. There, he received a comprehensive musical education from renowned musicians. He studied musical notation and rhythm with Hassan Derkazalli, solfège with Ilya Sermandes, and muwashshahat with Saeed Farhat. He also learned Eastern melodies and maqamat from Yahya Al-Saudi, oud from Fouad Mahfouz and Muhammad Al-Nahhas, and double bass from Felix Khoury. Additionally, he studied the Samah dance under Abdul Wahab Safi and musical literature with Nassif Al-Ikhtyar. In Aleppo, Al Shamat took his first steps in composition, creating music for singers at Radio Aleppo. He also composed twelve songs for Sabah Fakhri, including muwashshahat and poems. In 1989, he founded the Arabic Melodies Orchestra, which he conducted. These performances can be heard on this recording. The orchestra's mission was to showcase Arab musical heritage, with a particular focus on Syrian traditions, while also presenting Abu Al Shamat’s own compositions—an extension of this rich heritage. The orchestra gained significant popularity both locally and across the Arab world. It participated in the Mahba Festival for several years, as well as the Arab Music Festival in Cairo in 1993 and 1998, performing at the Cairo Opera House. In 1995, it took part in the Testour Festival for Malouf in Tunisia and held several concerts there. Additionally, the orchestra performed extensively in various cities across Syria.