Article Author: Egyptian oud player, composer Mustafa Said among nominees at Aga Khan Music Awards
Media Source: Ahram (Egypt)
Date: 27 March 2019
Egyptian oud player, singer, composer, musicologist, and music teacher Mustafa Said is among the 14 nominees for the performance category at the inaugural edition of the Aga Khan Music Awards. The final winner will be announced on 30 March during the celebration to be held in Lisbon, Portugal. Said studied oud at the Arabic Oud House in Cairo, and learned Western music at the Haldey School for the Blind and Visually Impaired. In parallel, he earned a degree in linguistics and English literature from Ain Shams University and two M.A. degrees in musicology from the High Institute of Music of Antonine University in Lebanon.