Omar Metioui (Arabic: عمر المتيوي) (born 1962) is a Moroccan classical musician.[1]
Metioui was born in
Tangier and originally trained as a pharmacist, then concentrated on performance of the
oud (Arabic: عود ʿūd), or Arabic lute, as well as performance as a vocalist. He has recorded with his own Ensemble Omar Metioui, and is cofounder in 1994 with Spanish musicologist, flautist and architect
Eduardo Paniagua of the group
Ibn Báya Ensemble, dedicated to the recovery of medieval Andalusian music.[2] He also founded the group Al Ála Al-Andalusiyya ( الالـــة الانــدلـســيــة ) for performance of
Andalusi nubah (نوبة أندلسيّة) and
Arabo-Andalusian music.
Selected discography
PN 150 Al Andalus – Al ala Al-Andalusiya Metioui
PN 200 Al Andalus – Misticismo - Musica Sufi Andalusi Metioui
PN 250 Al Andalus – Núba Al-Istihlal Metioui (was Sony)
PN 360 Al Andalus –
Ibn 'Arabi: El intérprete de los deseos (Arabic lyrics) Ens Ibn Bàya
PN 430 Al Andalus – La Fuente del Amor Secreto El Laúd en la Música Andalusí Metioui