death_date death_place alias nationality article_title background birth_date instrument genre image origin name occupation
15 september 1923 egypt the of egyptian popular music '' father of modern arab music , '' father egyptian sayed darwish
 solo_singer 17 march 1892 vocals , oud egyptian music sayyeddarwish.jpg alexandria , egypt sayed darwish singer , songwriter , record producer , musician
sayed darwish

sayed darwish -lrb- , ; 17 march 1892 -- 15 september 1923 -rrb- was an egyptian singer and composer who was considered the father of egyptian popular music and one of egypt 's greatest musicians and its single greatest composer .
darwish died of a heart attack in alexandria on 15 september 1923 -lrb- aged 31 -rrb- .
he is still regarded as a noble and adored figure in egyptian history .
