Egyptian musician and composer Gamal Salama passed away on Friday at age 75 of complications linked to covid-19, Youm7 reports. His last public appearance was this past November at the Arab Music Festival, at which the Culture Ministry honor Salama for his for his contribution to the music industry. Salama, whose father Hafez Ahmed Salama was a symphony composer, composed dozens of soundtracks for the cinema, TV, and on-stage productions, as well as a number of renowned patriotic songs for iconic Arab artists.

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