Ahmed Abdul-Malik
Ahmed Abdul-Malik
Top Songs
| 1 | Isma'a (Listen) | ||
| 2 | Ya Annas (Oh People) | ||
| 3 | Nadusilma | ||
| 4 | El Ghada, The Jungle | ||
| 5 | Mahawara, The Fugue |
Albums
Dec 2018 • 15 songs
Jun 2011 • 8 songs
Jan 2003 • 12 songs
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Biography
Ahmed Abdul-Malik was one of the first musicians to integrate non-Western musical elements into jazz. In addition to being a hard bop bassist of some distinction, he also played the oud, a double-stringed, unfretted Middle Eastern lute, played with a plectrum. Abdul-Malik recorded on the instrument in the '50s with Johnny Griffin and in 1961 with John Coltrane, contributing to one of the several albums that resulted from the latter's Live at the Village Vanguard sessions.
The artist also recorded several dates under his own name for RCA and Prestige, that were not only refres...