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Life & work

The person behind the work.

Biography and career records reviewed 23 Oct 2026.

Sabah Fakhri’s singing is closely associated with Aleppo and the Syrian traditions of qudud, muwashahat and mawwal. Formal study in Aleppo and Damascus supported a career centred on demanding vocal forms.

Syrian Cassette Archives
Home musical tradition
Aleppo, SyriaSyrian Cassette Archives
Training locations
Aleppo and DamascusSyrian Cassette Archives
Graduation
Arabic Music Academy, 1948Syrian Cassette Archives
Vocal forms
Qudud, muwashahat and mawwalSyrian Cassette Archives
Archive item
Mawawil SharkawiSyrian Cassette Archives
Life dates
1933–2021Syrian Cassette Archives

Personal profile

Sabah Fakhri, in detail

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Training locationsAleppo and Damascus
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What to listen for in the cassette archive

Mawawil Sharkawi preserves vocal improvisation with rebab and reed-pipe accompaniment. The archive describes Fakhri revisiting selected poetic verses with changing expression. This gives listeners a specific feature to follow: a performance can develop through repeated words and altered phrasing, rather than through a sequence of new verses.

Syrian Cassette Archives

Aleppo’s living musical heritage

His name also appears in the institutional life around Aleppo’s musical heritage. Material submitted to UNESCO for the Qudoud Halabiya tradition includes support from the Sabah Fakhri Institute, placing his legacy within a living musical community.

UNESCO

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The published record

Career milestones.

Dated selections from the published record.

  1. 1933

    Birth year

    Born in Aleppo.

    Syrian Cassette Archives
  2. 1948

    Music studies

    Completed his academy training.

    Syrian Cassette Archives
  3. 1970s

    Cassette repertoire

    The archive dates its Mawawil Sharkawi tape to this decade.

    Syrian Cassette Archives
  4. 2019

    Heritage documentation

    The institute bearing his name supported Qudoud Halabiya documentation.

    UNESCO

Quick answers

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Answers grounded in the sources below.

Which city is central to Sabah Fakhri’s music?

Aleppo.

Syrian Cassette Archives
What is preserved in the cassette archive?

A dated recording of eastern-style mawawil with contextual notes.

Syrian Cassette Archives
What is qudud Halabiya?

A musical tradition associated with Aleppo, documented by UNESCO as living intangible cultural heritage.

UNESCO

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