Mohammed Al-Senan

Mohammed Al-Senan () is a Saudi Arabian music/song composer. He is considered as one of the pioneers in this field, although he is not as famous as his peers like Tariq Abdulhakeem and Siraj Omar, and his music works were not that popular, mainly because Al-Senan was not composing his music on a commercial scale, and was not depending on his music work as a source of income, but rather focused on participating in international song and music festivals.
Musical Study
Al-Senan was one among very few people who joined in 1962 the first unofficial and non-accredited oriental music learning class in Al-Khobar city, on the eastern cost of Saudi Arabia , under the tutelage of the late Jordanian Music Conductor "Tawfiq Jadd". From the students of this class, Mr. Jadd established the first music band in Saudi Arabia, which was known at that time as the "Al-Khobar Orchestra", which was later renamed "The Silver Band". Al-Senan's first instrument was the violin but it was replaced with the "Oud" an Arabian music instrument with five or six double strings, the ancestor of the lute.
Joining a band
In 1969, Al-Senan joined Dammam TV Music Band for about one year, as a violin player. During the same period he established and lead his own music band in Al-Qatif city - Saudi Arabia, called "Al-Amal Music Band", which did not last for long due to his involvement in anti-government political activities which resulted in his arrest and was put in prison for almost three years.
After his release, Al-Senan migrated with his family to Kuwait, where he spent ten years, during which time he did not practice any musical activities. He was mainly focusing on his own trading business.
In 1980, he returned to Saudi Arabia to join Bechtel Arabian Company Ltd., in Jubail Industrial City, and two years later he transferred to Saudi Petrochemical Company "SADAF" (a subsidiary of SABIC) where he served in many managerial positions until September 2003.
Contributions and prizes
Al-Senan composed music for various famous singers in the Middle East, and his latest work was the Nagham Wa Tarab 2001 album, which consists of six songs for Suzan Attiyah, Angham, Samrah, Najlaa Mohammed Ali and Hussain Guraish
One of his greatest contributions is his composition of the music for the song "Almuntakhab Ezz Al-Watan" which was performed by the Saudi singer "Hussain Guraish", as a special request from Saudi Ministry Of Information, on the occasion of the participation of the Saudi Arabia national football team in the 1994 FIFA World Cup which was held in Los Angeles, California (USA).
He won the 7th place prize in the Second Cairo International Song Festival, which was held in Cairo, Egypt during the period from 31 July to 6 August 1996, with a song for which he composed the music, for "Islam Al-Ameer" titled "Bahlam Belnoor" which means "I dream of light".
He was invited by Egyptian TV, Channel 1 to serve in the Jury Panel for two sessions of the singing competition program which is called "Arab Stars".
In 1998, he represented Saudi Arabia in the 1st Nile International Child Song Festival" in Cairo, Egypt, sponsored by Egyptian first lady "Suzanne Mubarak", and organized under the supervision of the FIDOF, with the song which he composed the music for the child "Mohammed Abdul-Azeem", by the title "Bahibik Ya-Mama" which means (I love you Mom), the lyrics were written by the poet "Sameer Al-Tayer". Al-Senan music work won the first place prize, besting music composers from USA, Great Britain, France, Australia and other countries from Europe, Asia, Africa and the Middle East.
He participated in the 5th Cairo International Song Festival, which was held in Cairo, Egypt, during the period from 21 to August 1999, with two songs for which he composed the music. The first song was performed by the male Saudi singer "Saleh Saad" by the title "Ya Ibn Adam", which means "You the Son of Adam", written by the Saudi poet "Ali Aseeri", and the second song was performed by the female Egyptian singer "Najlaa Mohammed", by the titile "Wahdak Hinak", which means "You are lonesome over there", written by "Badawi Mubarak".
Al-Senan was repeatedly invited to serve in the arbitration panel in the Oscar International Video Clip Festival, under the immediate supervision of the FIDOF. He served in the first festival which was held in "Hurghada" in October 2000, in the 2nd festival which was held in "Alexandria" in 2001, the 3rd one which was held in "Sharm El-Sheikh" in 2002, the 4th festival which was held again in "Sharm El-Sheikh" in 2003, and lastly the 9th which was held in "Hurghada" in July 2008.
Mohammed Al-Senan who refuses to rest on his musical laurels and has continued composing for top singers in the Arab world. Some of his unforgettable compositions are "Shyfak, Ain Al-Hawa, Wa-ad Al-Amal and Minhu Gaddak".
Indeed, Al-Senan's music has came a long way, from that humble beginning with the "Silver Band" in Al-Khobar, to the International musical arenas and stages. He took home various awards for his lasting compositions of songs and various melodies.
See Also
* Ali Al-Ahmed
* Abu al-Bahlul al-Awwam
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* Sayed Mohamed Adnan
* Mahmood Al Ajmi

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