Ali Sriti
Ali Sriti (علي السّريتي) (b. 1919 in Tunis–d. 5 April 2007) was a Tunisian oudist, composer, and music teacher.
Biography
He learned music at a young age from his father, who encouraged him to listen to classical Arabic music including Egyptians
Zakaria Ahmed.[1]
Sriti was influenced by the Turkish school of
Mohamed Triki. In 1937, Sriti became a part of the Syrian band Ali Derwiche where he learned about muwashshahs
and various Arab and Turkish compositions.
After returning from Paris, where he attended concerts held at the
Grande Mosquée de Paris,[2] Sriti created the band Chabeb El Fan and worked with artists such as Kaddour Srarfi, Ibrahim Salah, and Salah El Mahdi.[1] He directed, in 1957, three new bands to work for the national radio station.[1] While serving as a long-time worker on the radio, he taught at the Conservatoire national de musique, though he quit in 1980 to focus solely on teaching.[2] Among his students were Anouar Brahem and Lotfi Bouchnak
.
Ali Sriti was given the Prix national de la musique en 1987 and the Grand Cordon de l'Ordre du mérite national en 1999.[1] He died on April 5, 2007, at the age of 88.[1]
References
- ^ a b c d e (in French) « Ali Sriti. Une vie dévouée à la musique » Archived 2008-10-09 at the Wayback Machine, Tunis Afrique Presse, 6 April 2007
- ^ a b c d (in French) « Décès d'Ali Sriti. L'un des luthistes les plus éminents en Tunisie et dans le monde arabe », Babnet Tunisie, 7 April 2007
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