Bashar Sharifah, born in Aleppo, Syria on September 30th,. He grew up in Aleppo surround by music and art. Growing up in a musical family Bashar was exposed to both classical and traditional oriental music and western classical music also. When one thinks about Arab classical music, the name of one of the most important monuments in the history of this music and culture comes to mind, Aleppo… Aleppo, the oldest inhabited city ever known to mankind dating to 11th century B.C Sharifah had the luck to be born and raised in this culturally rich city.