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Listen to the song La Taatab Aalayi by Fairuz

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Biography of Fairuz, Part 2

In December of 1946, Nouhad became a student in Flaifel's class in the Conservatoire where she learned for four years theories of oriental and western music and how to sing and chant. Her parents encouraged her even though they could not afford much, one day her father surprised her with a radio. After graduation, she started her first job as a choir singer in the Lebanese Broadcasting Radio Station.

There she met Assi Rahbani and they worked together. In 1954, at nineteen years of age, Fairuz married Assi and converted to Greek orthodoxy. Soon thereafter, the Rahbani brothers, Assi, Mansour (the Rahbani brothers themselves), and sometimes Elias (also their brother but not included in the expression Rahbani brothers) formulated their company and began composing music for Fairouz (as Nouhad now came to be known).

Fairuz's early recordings were an innovative mixture of Arab instruments and musical idioms with European instruments, such as violins, and dance rhythms, combining Fairuz's distinct vocal timbre with lyrics that expressed nostalgia for Levantine village life. She also sang several patriotic songs for Lebanon, Palestine, Syria and Mecca. Her first official appearance was in 1957 in Baalbeck. | © Wikipedia

To view part 1 of this biography please click here: Part 1.


To listen to the song please click here: La Taatab Aalayi / Real Player

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Comments

欧阳珊珊 Koma WingKoma Wing Sunday, August 6, 2006 8:32:35 AM

It sounds like Indian music and Arabian music
good song, is fill of ancient scent

Danke

Koma

Andrzej Uandreu Sunday, August 6, 2006 10:33:30 AM

Hi!
Very good ....

Umman ŞahinerUmman Sunday, August 6, 2006 10:42:08 AM

Thank.

Li Beirut... - FEYRUZ(Fairuz)
http://my.opera.com/Umman/blog/show.dml/381156

Fatimahzenya Sunday, August 6, 2006 2:55:16 PM

HI again,

I love music from Lebanon.. they have something special in their hearts.

I use to see many videos while living in Egypt from Lebanon since I had their LBC channel too smile

Thanks again for always sharing

E. Driver Saturday, August 12, 2006 5:52:18 AM

Hi Koma, Andrzej, Umman and Eve,

long time no see. wink Thanks to everybody for writing here!

All the best

Elmar

Fatimahzenya Saturday, August 12, 2006 12:08:57 PM

HI Elmar,

Did you see my post about Yusuf Islam? he has a new cd out smile

please look at it I mentioned you in it

welcome home
Eve

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Anonymous Tuesday, April 10, 2007 3:49:42 PM

Anonymous writes: thank you for those beautiful Feiruz songs!!!very nostalgic!!long live Lebanon

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