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Date of birth: Biography Mohammad Kandeel was a pioneer of Egyptian folklore singing. He was once described by Arab singing diva Umm Kulthoum as one of the best of Egypt's male vocalists. He was also the first to sing in praise of the 1952 Revolution. Kandeel's family loved the arts. His father played Kanun and his uncle would hold weekly seminars attended by famous musicians; e.g. Saleh Adel-Hay, Mohammad Abdel-Wahab and Abdel-Lattif al-Bannah among others. Kandeel learned music and signing at the Ibrahim Shafiq Institute. He was chosen by Abdel-Wahab to be his protégé and by Umm Kulthoum to be part of a children's chorus for one of the musical numbers of her film Aida. His first song recorded for the radio was "ya meet latafa ya tamr-henna". Kandeel sang all kinds of song, and was especially good at mawal (a type of singing where the singer would improvise). He was cast in a number of film roles in the 1950s and 1960s. His last contribution was singing at the celebration marking the Prophet Muhammad birthday (1999).
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