Palestinian
Composer
of
Revolutionary Songs Dies at
76 (VIDEO)
Palestinian composer, Mahdi Abusirdana, known to be “The
composer of the Palestinian revolution songs” died at
Palestine Hospital in Cairo yesterday, at ther age of 76,
after days of struggle from a severe illness.
Palestinian
ambassador
to
Cairo,
Jamal
Alshobaki,
said
Abusirdana was a well-known composer who gave a lot to the
Palestinian cause, whose works became well-known by every
Palestinian and who added to the archives of Palestinian
revolutionary songs.
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Abusirdana was born in Alfalouja village in the Greater Gaza
District in Mandate Palestine on the October, 15, 1940. His
family fled to Jordan in 1948 and he returned to Gaza where he
early in life joined the Palestinian revolution at the time.
He worked at the Voice of Arabs, which broadcast from Cairo in
1958. Later he joined the Voice of the Storm broadcasting
station, run by the Palestinian revolution, which was
broadcasting from Cairo.
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The most famous song he composed was “Ishhad Alina ya Alam w
Ala Bayrout” (O World, be witness to us and to Beirut), which
honored the Palestinian steadfastness during the time of The
siege on Beirut by Israel for 80 days in 1982.
(PC, SAMA)