Sharif Galal (born

Alexandria, Egypt Alexandria ( or ; ar, ٱلْإِسْكَنْدَرِيَّةُ ; grc-gre, Αλεξάνδρεια, Alexándria) is the second largest city in Egypt, and the largest city on the Mediterranean coast. Founded in by Alexander the Great, Alexandria ...

) is a DJ and

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announcer best known for his work at

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. Born in

Egypt Egypt ( ar, مصر , ), officially the Arab Republic of Egypt, is a transcontinental country spanning the northeast corner of Africa and southwest corner of Asia via a land bridge formed by the Sinai Peninsula. It is bordered by the Mediter ...

, he grew up in a

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boarding school. He first started as a DJ in Alexandria in 1985. A year later, he was working for Radio Cairo, broadcasting a show co-mingling Middle Eastern and English new wave pop music. He moved rather quickly after this, moving to work as a DJ - firstly in the UK in 1987, and the following year to

Melbourne Melbourne ( ; Boonwurrung/Woiwurrung: ''Narrm'' or ''Naarm'') is the capital and most populous city of the Australian state of Victoria, and the second-most populous city in both Australia and Oceania. Its name generally refers to a met ...

, in his new home country, Australia. He studied at

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and in 1989 he returned to radio, working at Melbourne's 3RRR. In 1993 he moved to

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where he formed his own nightclub "Sub Club" at Kinselas. He worked for

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for two years as their

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Consultant. The next couple of years were spent working for SBS, both in their

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and radio departments - as a researcher, journalist and broadcaster. He was part of the team that developed the television show ''

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'' for SBS television. In 1995 he mixed a DJ set on the Triple J show ''Mix Up''. He was subsequently hired by Triple J to fill the dance music gap left by Andy Glitre's departure. The show was named ''The Groove Train'', and both it and ''Mix Up'' have been in Galal's capable hands ever since. The show was awarded the Dance Music Awards ''Best Radio Show'' in 2000 and 2002. Galal still works as a freelance compilation consultant for

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External links

Sharif Galal's page on the Triple J site
{{DEFAULTSORT:Galal, Sharif Triple J announcers Living people Year of birth missing (living people) Australian people of Egyptian descent