Farid El Atrache الموسيقار فريد الأطرش Best Of - Volume IV LP Lebanon Import Oud
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Farid El Atrache الموسيقار فريد الأطرش Best Of - Volume IV LP Lebanon Import Oud Archival Sleeve
Tradition Classical Instrumentation this is fantastic for Farid's voice which is smooth and sensual
Farid al-Atrash (Arabic: فريد الأطرش; October 19 1910 – December 26, 1974), also written Farid El-Atrache, was a Syrian-Egyptian singer, composer, and actor.Having immigrated to Egypt at the age of only nine years old with his mother and siblings, he studied there under numerous respected musicians.
Al-Atrash embarked on a highly successful career spanning more than four decades—recording 500 songs and starring in 31 movies. Sometimes referred to as "malek al-oud", he is one of the most important figures of 20th- century Arab music.
Al-Atrash had a long and colorful music career lasting four decades. He composed musically diverse songs, and was a highly regarded composer, singer and instrumentalist. Al-Atrash maintained that although some of his music had western musical influence, he always stayed true to Arab music principles. Although the majority of his compositions were romantic love songs, he also composed several patriotic and religious songs.
One of al-Atrash's most unusual and distinguishable traits was his voice. High and mellow at the start of his career, it evolved into a wider, deeper sound.
In many of his songs, and nearly all of his concerts, al-Atrash would sing a mawal, which is a local folk Egyptian slow voice improvisation of a few poetic lines. These improvisations sometimes lasted up to 15 minutes. The mawal was a favorite of his fans. Some of the most famous songs include "Rabeeh" (Spring), "Awal Hamsa" (first whisper), "Hekayat Gharami" (story of my love), "Albi Wa Mouftaho" (my heart and its key), "Gamil Gamal", "Wayak", "Ya Zahratan Fi Khayali" (يا زهرة في خيالي – "Flower of my imagination), "Bisat Ir Rih" (flying carpet), "Ya Gamil Ya Gamil", "Ya Habaybi Ya Ghaybeen", "Eish Anta", and "sa3a bi 2orb el habib" (an hour in company of the beloved).
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