100 documentary photos from the artistic memory in the city of Aleppo

Aleppo-Sana

The exhibition, Memory of Aleppo, included one hundred documentary photos of the artists of the city of Aleppo, organized by the Directorate of Aleppo Culture, in celebration of the International Music Day, to include the artistic history of this city, including singers, composers and art giants at the time, in Tishreen Art Gallery.

The photos documented many important artistic occasions, in addition to documenting the visits of some veteran singers to the city of Al-Shahba, including Umm Kulthum, Farid Al-Atrash and others, with the aim of transmitting the artistic heritage to new generations and introducing it to the important artistic history it represents.

Jaber Al-Sajour, Director of Culture in Aleppo, stated that the Ministry of Culture and the Directorate of Intangible Heritage always seek to document the artistic stage in the creative history of Aleppo, which includes artistic figures who left an imprint in the history of local and international music, such as Sheikh Bakri Kurdi and Omar Al-Batsh, in addition to a large number of musicians, artists and vocalists such as vocalist Adeeb. Al-Dayikh and the artist Sabri Mudallal, Muhammad Qadri Dalal, Sabah Fakhri and others.

He explained that the exhibition talks about the artistic atmosphere in the middle of the last century and focuses on the characters who passed on the heritage of the ancestors, indicating the importance of such exhibitions to introduce generations to the great artistic personalities who had a great Arab and international creative impact.

Ahmed Haffar, the photojournalist who contributed to the preparation of the exhibition, pointed out that it contains important artistic occasions from 1820 to 2000 that passed through our history and remained engraved in our minds to confirm the nobility of the artistic movement in the city of Aleppo.

The artist Ghassan Al-Dahbi, who participated in preparing the exhibition, explained that it aims to show the status of Aleppo artistically, especially in conjunction with the celebrations of the International Music Day, indicating that the image has a special impact on the recipient because of its impact, especially as it documents important moments and dates for parties, artistic associations and beloved artists, pointing out that Today's exhibition sheds light on the social status of the city of Aleppo in a specific era that cannot be forgotten.

From attending the exhibition, the able artist Omar Sarmini stressed the importance of transmitting artistic history to generations through exhibitions, pointing out that there was a picture of him at the age of 9 years accompanying his teachers to draw from them the original art and to keep this art preserved in the Arab Music Library.

Critic Fadel Kawakibi drew attention to the keenness of those concerned to restore the memory of the city of Aleppo in order to stabilize contemporary history, make it present and revive it, and think about developing the present based on the ancient past. Which brings back nostalgia for people who left and their creativity remained until the moment.

Zainab Chahoud

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