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Abdullah II bin Al-Hussein [a] (born 30 January 1962) is King of Jordan, having ascended the throne on 7 February 1999.He is a member of the Hashemites, who have been the reigning royal family of Jordan since 1921, and is considered a 41st-generation direct descendant of the Islamic prophet Muhammad.
The recording, featuring both the music and spoken word from the ceremony, will be available to stream and download on Saturday 6 May
The first section is in D major, begun by the soloists (originally 2 singers from each group to balance against the full breadth of the orchestra) before alternating between soloists and full choir. The second section is in A major and is also an elegant andante and sets up a charming base line which is taken up by the orchestra, and the melody ...
Abdullah I bin Al-Hussein (Arabic: عبد الله الأول بن الحسين, romanized: ʿAbd Allāh al-Awwal bin al-Ḥusayn, 2 February 1882 – 20 July 1951) was the ruler of Jordan from 11 April 1921 until his assassination in 1951.
Ibrahim moves from the discordant, free-sounding improvisation of 'Ocean and the River', and the joyous, township-jive sounds of 'Tookah' and 'Banjana, Children of Africa', to the soulful and meditative 'Blues for a Hip King'". [2] The last of these is a tribute to Duke Ellington; [2] "For Coltrane" is a John Coltrane tribute. [1] "
Malaysia's billionaire king, Sultan Ibrahim Iskandar, will officially be installed on Saturday, six months after he was sworn in for a five-year term under a unique rotating monarchy system. The ...
All 19 winners of "American Idol" have released "coronation songs" upon their win. The quality ranges greatly, from borderline un-listenable to true bops. Insider ranked them based on lyrics ...
The King goes on to detail his formative years, from his time at a US boarding school to his military career in Zarqa and his marriage proposal to Rania Yassin on Tal Rumman. In the first two parts of the memoir, covering the King's childhood up to his ascension to the Throne, King Hussein offers his son lessons in diplomacy. When King Hussein ...