Adwar Mousa ( syr, ܐܕܘܪ ܡܘܣܐ; ar, أدوار موسى, born 10 April 1950), also known as Edwar Mousa and Edward Mousa, is an
Assyrian
Assyrian may refer to:
* Assyrian people, the indigenous ethnic group of Mesopotamia.
* Assyria, a major Mesopotamian kingdom and empire.
** Early Assyrian Period
** Old Assyrian Period
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singer-songwriter and poet who mainly writes
folk dance music. Mousa is famed for writing a dozen notable songs in the late 1980s and early 1990s for prolific and popular Assyrian singers such as
Sargon Gabriel
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Ashur Bet Sargis
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Janan Sawa
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Linda George and
Juliana Jendo
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, among others. Mousa is originally from
Syria
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, before he immigrated to
Sweden
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and later resettled in
Chicago
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with his family in the 2010s.
Writing credits
Ashur Bet Sargis
* ''Loosh Ane Jooleh Sodaneh'' (1990)
Janan Sawa
* ''Min Poomakh, Min Poomy'' (1988)
* ''Shooshan'' (1988)
Juliana Jendo
* ''Derdee'' (1990)
* ''Khlola'' (1990)
* ''Sogul'' (1990)
* ''Tlibee'' (1990)
Linda George
* ''Aynet Nooneh'' (1992)
Sargon Gabriel
* ''Wy Wy Minnakh'' (1987)
* ''Siqly Al Resha d'Toora'' (1992)
* ''Maney E Dzemra'' (1992)
* ''Bessa Sapar'' (1992)
* ''Nareeneh'' (1992)
* ''Rikidla Mya Meeney'' (1992)
* ''Matenee'' (1994)
* ''Yasmin'' (1994)
Shabeh Lawando
* ''Emin Dayer Azizi'' (1986)
* ''Slalee Al Karmanee'' (1990)
* ''Dashta'' (1990)
* ''Komta O Khwara'' (1990)
* ''Mbarkhula'' (1990)
* ''Sogul'' (1990)
* ''Saimon Moghdalee'' (1990)
* ''Sayda'' (1991)
* ''Sheshen Gulpani'' (1991)
* ''Mkhee Pokha'' (1991)
* ''Moomee'' (1992)
* ''Matwate d-Ninweh'' (1992)
* ''Hoy Jano'' (1993)
* ''Dilan'' (1993)
* ''Kma Bayinakh'' (1993)
* ''Tre Warden'' (1993)
* ''Sayraneh'' (1995)
* ''Saparchiwin'' (1995)
* ''Lo Athra'' (1995)
Discography
* ''Rwily'' (1998)
* ''En Tali'' (1999)
* ''Edward Mousa Live'' (2002)
Legacy
Adwar Mousa's dance songs "Narineh" and "Wye Wye Minakh", which were written for Sargon Gabriel, still remain
widely covered and played in today's
Assyrian weddings and jubilant parties. They are in the rhythm of
''bagiyeh'' and ''sheikhani'', respectively, thus making them popular choices for dancing. His other folk dance songs, such as "Hoy Jano", "Hatkha O Atkha", "Kewat Ya Shimshi" and "Barowen", are also immensely covered in Assyrian parties, which have
gained popularity since the early 2010s, despite the fact that they were composed in the early 1990s. At over 1.6 million hits, "Kha Yoma Kheshli Khlola", written by Mousa and sung by Bassam Slivo, is one of the most-viewed Assyrian songs on YouTube. His daughter, Nagham Adwar Mousa, is also a singer.
ميسون أدور موسى وجه اعلامي آشوري جديد
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References
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1950 births
Living people
Assyrian musicians
Syrian poets
Syriac-language singers
Syrian emigrants to the United States
20th-century Syrian male singers
Singers from Chicago