Marcel Khalife

Marcel Khalife is a Lebanese composer, singer, and oud player. From 1970 to 1975, he taught at the conservatory in Beirut. In 1976, he created Al Mayadeen Ensemble and became famous all over the world for songs like Ummi, Rita w'al-Bunduqiya and Jawaz al-Safar, based on Mahmoud Darwish's poetry.