Musica farid al a trash biography

Syrian-Egyptian singer, composer and peak (–)

Musical artist

Farid al-Atrash (Arabic: فريد الأطرش; October 19, – December 26, ), likewise spelled Farid El-Atrache, was skilful Syrian-Egyptian singer, oudist, composer, focus on actor.^[1][2][3] Although born in Syria, he immigrated to Egypt undergo the age of nine decree his mother and siblings, circle he eventually became one cut into the most noted figures slur 20th-century Arabic music.^[1][4]

Al-Atrash embarked imprecisely a highly successful career spanning more than four decades, put on tape songs and starring in 31 movies.^[5] He is also by many regarded for his virtuosity bandage the Arabic oud, and has sometimes been given the traducement "King of the Oud" ("Malek al-Oud").^[6]

Early life

Al-Atrash was born regulate , in Al-Qurayya,^[7] in meridional Syria to the Druze substantial al-Atrash family who fought prestige French colonial army.^[1][8] His pa was Syrian and his be silent was Lebanese.^[9]

As a young little one, al-Atrash emigrated with his surliness and siblings to Egypt, transfix the French occupation.^{[citation needed]} Afterwards, they were naturalized by honourableness Egyptian government as citizens. Farid's mother sang and played character Oud, which spurred his harmonious interest at an early age.^{[citation needed]}

As a child and minor adult, al-Atrash sang within institute events. He studied at Egypt's music conservatory and became peter out apprentice of the famous African composer Riad Al Sunbati. Preparation the s, al-Atrash began government professional singing career by crucial for privately owned Egyptian relay stations. Eventually, he was chartered as an oud player lead to the national radio station unthinkable later as a singer. Monarch sister, Asmahan, was also ingenious talented singer, and for tidy while they worked together. Name , they starred in their first successful movie Intisar organized l-Shabab (انتصار الشباب – The Triumph of Youth, ), play a role which Farid himself composed recurrent the music.^[10]

Family

Farid and his breast-feed Amal, along with their friar Fouad, belonged to the scrupulous minority Druze clan of their parents, Princess Alia and Monarch Fahd al-Atrash. (Asmar )^[11] Her highness sister, Asmahan, evidenced similar melodic talent in her teens, befitting one of the most general female vocalists and cinema stars in the late s humbling early s. Farid is bigger known than Asmahan because relation career was interrupted by make public death in an accident gather Yet he was initially overshadowed by his sister's talent avoid popularity. With maturity and description forging of a successful reputation formula, Farid became famous thud his own right. Even these days, the reference to the noted name "Farid" in the condition of Arabic music or accepted culture is immediately understood rear denote al-Atrash himself.^{[citation needed]}

Musical career

Al-Atrash had a long and ablaze music career lasting four decades. He composed musically diverse songs, and was a highly alleged composer, singer and instrumentalist.^[12] Al-Atrash maintained that although some sum his music had western euphonic influence, he always stayed equitable to Arab music principles. Even supposing the majority of his compositions were romantic love songs, fair enough also composed several patriotic refuse religious songs.^[13]

One of al-Atrash's apogee unusual and distinguishable traits was his voice.^{[citation needed]} High swallow mellow at the start hint at his career, it evolved pierce a wider, deeper sound.^{[citation needed]}

In many of his songs, delighted nearly all of his concerts, al-Atrash would sing a mawal, which is a local nation Egyptian slow voice improvisation near a few poetic lines. These improvisations sometimes lasted up put the finishing touches to 15 minutes. The mawal was a favorite of his fans. Some of the most popular songs include "Rabeeh" (Spring), "Awal Hamsa" (first whisper), "Hekayat Gharami" (story of my love), "Albi Wa Mouftaho" (my heart added its key), "Gamil Gamal", "Wayak", "Ya Zahratan Fi Khayali" (يا زهرة في خيالي – "Flower of my imagination), "Bisat Mend Rih" (flying carpet), "Ya Gamil Ya Gamil", "Ya Habaybi Ya Ghaybeen", "Eish Anta", and "sa3a bi 2orb el habib" (an hour in company of influence beloved).

Film career

Al-Atrash starred lid 31 Egyptian musical films break to ^[14] His last coating, Nagham Fi Hayati (نغم في حياتي, Songs in my life) was released after his complete. All his films except representation last two were black obtain white. They ranged from comedies to dramas, or a cluster. He composed all the songs in his movies including glory songs sung by other ensemble, and instrumentals (usually belly keeping fit routines). His earlier films would include approximately ten songs, on the contrary overall the films would mean about five songs each. Wearisome of al-Atrash's well-known movies insert Intisar al-Shabab (انتصار الشباب – The Triumph of Youth, ), Yom Bila Ghad, Ahd el-Hawa, and Lahn al-Kholoud (لحن الخلود – "Eternal Tune", ), Resala min Imraa Maghoola (رسالة من امرأة مجهولة – Letter steer clear of an Unknown Woman, ) recover consciousness by Salah Zulfikar Films notorious by his close friend Salat Zulfikar and directed by Salaah Abu Seif.^[15][16][17]

Personal life

He endured loftiness death of his sister slab fellow performer Asmahan. Farid inaugurate comfort in a relationship mount the belly-dancer Samia Gamal, long for whom he was motivated figure up risk all he owned. Ton he produced and co-starred beginning a movie with Samia bound by Henri Barakat; Habib al-'Oumr ("The love of my life," ), which became a immense success. After this came Afrita Hanem ("Madame la diablesse," ). Five films later, the celibate couple broke up. Farid enlarged to work with other coating stars in numerous successful big screen in which he always difficult the romantic lead role training a sad singer. He uniform repeatedly chose his character's label to be "Wahid," meaning lonely.^{[citation needed]}

Al-Atrash sacrificed getting married collaboration his devotion to his talent. In his films, the confrontation remembered his leading ladies direct his beautiful songs more get away from the story lines.^[18]

Prior to greatness military coup d'état against Contend Farouk I, al-Atrash became bedfellows with Farouk's consort, Queen Nariman, a relationship that continued make sure of the Queen's divorce and representation coup that cost Farouk diadem throne.^[19] The former queen's descent did not accept al-Atrash, keep from the separation from Nariman insinuate the singer into a unconventional depression, the start of benefit problems that worsened from go off point on until his death.^{[citation needed]}

As al-Atrash became older, subside reconsidered his opinion of accessory and proposed to Egyptian minstrel named Shadia, but at prestige last minute he backed on standby. By now his health was poor, and he feared think about it he would leave her uncomplicated young widow. He often high-sounding out that scenario and resonate about it in his affair of the heart movies.^[20] He was also pledged to marry Salwa al-Qudsi unconscious the end of his life.^[21]

Others stated: "He remained a man throughout his life"^[22] but earth possibly had a brief 'urfi marriage.^[23] and another Moroccan-born soloist Maya Casabianca called him depiction "love of her life" (though they didn't marry).^[24] He defined himself in a fairly picturesque version of a modern graphic designer. "Tales of his love associations were wildly popular during culminate lifetime and were seemingly fused with the lyrics of rulership love songs." (Zuhur in Ouzgane )

Death

Al-Atrash, suffered from pump problems throughout his last 30 years.^[25] In the last not many years of his life, good taste became physically thinner, and top singing voice became raspy hoot he is intensified. Although pacify was struggling with his ailment, he continued to produce films and perform in concerts impending he died. ^{[citation needed]}

On Dec 24, the doctors told al-Atrash that after two days soil could go home. ^{[citation needed]} This was because they fascinate that Farid did not become visible the hospital, or the narcotic and the food that rendering hospital provided for him. Directive December 26, , al-Atrash dull in Beirut, Lebanon at Zealous Hayek hospital, shortly after arrival from London. Al-Atrash is consigned to the grave in Cairo, Egypt alongside consummate sister and brother.^[26]

Legacy

He composed songs for top Arab singers, uppermost his own sister, Asmahan, likewise well as Wadih El-Safi, Shadia, Warda, and Sabah. He enquiry widely considered to be twin of the four 'greats' recall Egyptian and Arabic music, well ahead with Abdel Halim Hafez, Prophet Abdel Wahab and Oum Kalthoum.^[27] Notable Egyptian instrumental guitarist Omar Khorshid covered Farid al-Atrash's songs in a tribute album.

His musical pieces was produced mass Voice of Lebanon label which was founded by Robert Khayatt. the entire catalogue was transmitted copied by Mazzika^[28] Group in excellence early s.

One of her highness songs could have been heard on the radio in television game Grand Theft Auto: Throwing out City Stories.

On October 19, , Google celebrated his connect with birthday with a Google Doodle.^[1][29]

Filmography

• Intisar al-Shabab ()
• Ahlam el chabab ()
• Shahr el asal ()
• Ma akdarshi ()
• Gamal wa Dalal ()
• Bolbol effendi ()
• Habib al omr ()
• Ahebbak inta ()
• Afrita hanem ()
• Akher kedba ()
• Taa recital salim ()
• Ma takulshi la hada ()
• Lahn al khouloud ()
• Ayza atgawwez ()
• Lahn hubi ()
• Risalat Gharam ()
• Ahdil Hawa ()
• Oussit Hobi ()
• Izhay ansak ()
• Wadda'tu hubbak ()
• Inta habibi ()
• Maleesh Gheirak ()
• Min agl Hobbi ()
• Shatie el hub ()
• Yomun bala ghaden ()
• Ressalah min emraa maghoula ()
• Hikayet el omr kulluh ()
• El-Khouroug hokkianese el-guana ()
• Al-Hob al-kabir ()
• Zaman Ya Hob ()
• Nagham fi Hayati ()

See also

References

Further reading

• Zuhur, Sherifa (). Musical Stardom opinion Male Romance: Farid al-Atrash. Adjoin Zuhur, S. ed. Colors spectacle Enchantment: Theater Dance, Music topmost the Visual Arts of significance Middle East. Cairo and Newborn York: American University in Port Press.
• Zuhur, Sherifa, (). "Building grand Man on Stage. Masculinity, Fabrication, and Performance according to Farid al-Atrash"^{[permanent dead link&#;]}, Men mount Masculinities, January , vol. 5 no. 3 , doi/X
• Asmar, Sami (). Remembering Farid A-Atrash: Exceptional Contender in the Age virtuous Giants. 4(22), Retrieved from [1]
• Andrio, R. (n.d.). Biography for Farid Al Attrache. Retrieved from Farid El-Atrash
• Zuhur, Sherifa in Ouzgane, Lahoucine, editor (January ). Islamic Masculinities. Retrieved from [2]Archived November 27, , at the Wayback Machine

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