Abdu Moussa

Collection title

Pioneers

ID

JRT00170

Source

JRTV (JO)

First broadcast date

2002

Production year

2002

Abstract

The episode evokes some cultural, artistic and creative Jordanian personalities. Among these is the musician and the singer Abdou Moussa who plays the Rababa and managed to spread his art in rural areas and cities of Jordan. Interviews with his family members and researchers in the field of art and the heritage of Jordan. Abdou Moussa was born in 1927, he has a particular style in playing and singing; this style is associated with events and festivals, and was the source of several popular arts. We rediscover some songs and music from his repertoire of the 70’s and 80’s. His children and grandchildren have inherited this music and updated it but remaining stick to its essence. Abdou Moussa died in 1977 at the age of fifty, but his name and his music remains in the Jordanians' hearts.

Type

video

Production companies

• Television - Own production

Broadcaster

JRTV - Jordan Television

Audiovisual form

Documentary

Primary theme

Music and songs

Secondary themes

• Society and way of life

Credits / Cast

• Aoudh Samra - Author of original work
• Abidat Hazem - Director

Period of events

• From 1925 to 1950

Map locations

• Jordan - Transjordan Plateau - Amman

Original language

Arabic

Media running time

26m41

Additional information

Photos and animated pictures of the artist Abou Moussa dating back to the last century's seventies and eighties