About Abdo Mousa
Lived 1927 – 1977 (aged 49–50). Abdo Mousa was a Jordanian singer-songwriter and composer.
Biography Musa was born in Irbid, Jordan in 1927. Orphaned and illiterate from a young age, Mousa was introduced to Jordan TV in 1958 by the then-Jordanian prime minister Hazza' Majali after hearing him play the rebab. He performed at various venues, including King Hussein's palace. The then-prime minister Wasfi Tal appointed a tutor to teach Mousa reading and writing.
Mousa composed music for several prominent Arab singers, including Samira Tewfik, Salwa al-Aas, and Suad Tawfik among others.
He was awarded Hussein Medal for Excellence, the Best Singer, and Best Instrumentalist in 1971 at Tunis festival.
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Jordanian singer and composer
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Abdo Mousa was born in 1927 in Irbid.
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Abdo Mousa died in 1977.
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Abdo Mousa was a singer-songwriter and composer.
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Abdo Mousa was Jordanian.
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