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Hamdan Al Abri (born 18 April 1981 in Dubai) is a Singer/Songwriter and one of the founders and front man of Dubai-based soul band ABRI.〔(【引用サイトリンク】title= Hamdan Al Abri )〕 Abri began singing at a young age and started his career working alongside numerous groups and bands in Dubai and abroad. Abri and the band released two widely acclaimed albums in relatively quick succession: ''Sunchild'' & ''Blank Notes''. ABRI toured through India, Bahrain, UK, the Maldives & the U.A.E and performed alongside Erykah Badu, Ziggy Marley, Arrested Development, Kanye West and Joss Stone. At the end of 2009 when ABRI band member Julian Symes moved to Brazil and Andre Artherley moved the UK Abri decided to work on his solo career. He has since released his self-titled solo debut EP. His first single "(Re) Birth" has been aired on the hit US TV show ''C.S.I'', (Season 12, Episode 3 "Bittersweet") and its subsequent single "Falling" has been aired on Sarah Michelle Gellar’s new US TV show ''Ringer'' (Season 1, Episode 7).〔 〕 == Early life == Hamdan Al-Abri was born in the United Arab Emirates on the 18th of April, 1981. His parents, Mukrim Al Abri, a Zanzibari musician, and Fatma Mattar Tajir, a doctor of Ugandan, Comorian, and Indian background, married and moved to the UAE in the late 1960s. Music played a prominent role in Hamdan’s upbringing. His father is a Zanzibari musician who played Taarab music: an African music genre with a mixture of Arabic and Indian. Mukrim performed widely in Zanzibar. He sang and played the guitar, bass guitar, keyboard, and the French accordion. Hamdan studied at the International School of Choueifat in Sharjah, where his classmates encouraged him to join the music club. After completing school in 2001 he moved to Miami and studied at the Miami University of Art and Design. While in college, he joined a rock band called Plex, in which he sang leading vocals. When Hamdan returned to Dubai he decided to dedicate all his effort into being a full-time musician. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Hamdan Al Abri」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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