| Toqa Hesham |
An Emirati musician who is one of the pioneers of Emirati and Gulf folk music, born in 1949 in the Emirate of Ajman. He formed the first orchestra in the Budaiya Club in 1966 in the State of Bahrain after moving to live there. He recorded his first lyrical work on Voice of the Coast Radio in 1968. He also traveled to Qatar in 1971 to record his first lyrical work outside Emirates, and in 1974 he established the first orchestra in The National Theater and the first orchestra in the country. In 1985, he founded the first national group for folk arts affiliated to the Ministry of Information and Culture. Since 1982, he represented the UAE in the Executive Council of the Arab Music Complex of the League of Arab States. Among his work: the series To You, with Regards, and Home Stories.
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