Description
The highly sought-after 1978 album by lebanese diva Fairuz produced by her son Ziad Rahbani and featuring the cult arabic groove classic “Al Bostah.”
1978 is a turning point for the Lebanese Diva. The 70s had seen her rise as an international star, playing sold out concerts in the US and in Europe, and appearing on national TV in France. She had had a long-lasting artistic collaboration with her husband Assi Rahbani and his brother Elias (aka The Rahbani Brothers) who, together, had penned most of the singer’s classics. In 1978, Assi who had suffered a brain haemorrhage in 1972 got weaker and the collaboration finally ended (together with their personal relationship). Their 22 year old son Ziad took over Fairuz’s musical reins and set to work on their first album together, “Wahdon” (“Alone”), serving as her mother’s producer, composer and musical director.
Wahdon typifies this key moment in Fairuz’s career when she switched from traditional to more modern arrangements. The first side of the album encapsulates the more traditional side of the singer with such mesmerising songs as “Habaitak Ta Neseet Al Naoum” (“I loved you so much i forgot to sleep”) or “Ana Indi Haneen” (“I’m Nostalgic”), filled with gorgeous arabic strings and percussion.
Tracklist:
01. Habaitak Ta Neseet Al Naoum 5.35
02. Baatilak 4.36
03. Ana Indi Haneen 5.56
04. Al Bostah 8.57
05. Wahdon 6.15
