Singer and poet Ghazali (Photo: Al-Ahram Arabic)
Ghazali, the iconic resistance singer and poet from the Egyptian city of Suez, died on Sunday at the age of 79.
Dubbed Captain Ghazali, the singer is widely known for his songs about popular resistance during the wars, particularly the War of Attrition in 1970 and the October War in 1973.
Among his best known songs are Ya Beyoot El-Suez (Oh, Suez Houses), and Fat El-Keteer ya Baladna (The Worst Has Passed, My Country) and has presented a large number of patriotic songs on the semsemeya instrument.
He was the founder of Welad El-Ard troupe (Sons of the Earth), which reportedly was present with the army at the frontlines of the two wars, to motivate soldiers with their songs.
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