Ahmad Tilawi and Fariha Al Abdullah

Ahmad Tilawi with Fariha Al Abdullah - Vol. 5

• Atabat: Ahmad Tilawi
• Habhebni Al Khadden (Kiss Me On My Cheeks) Tilawi / Al Abdullah
• Wallah Ma Namat Al Ein (I Swear to God My Eyes Didn't Sleep) Tilawi / Al Abdullah
• Dazzetillak Mahrama (Tucked a Tissue In Your Pocket) Al Abdullah
• Yamm El Sunoun El Thahab (The Lady With the Golden Teeth) Tilawi
• Laffetha Bel Hodon (Hugged Her Tight) Al Abdullah
• Lamshi Bi Aradi Al Wa'ar (I Will Walk In Rugged Lands) Tilawi
• Marret Aadyarha (Dropped By Her Home) Al Abdullah

• Muhawrat (Discussions) Tilawi / Al Abdullah
• Mijareeh (Wounded) Tilawi / Al Abdullah
• Ya Thareef Altoul (You, Nice Tall Man) Al Abdullah
• Habhebni Al Khadden (Kiss Me on My Cheeks) Al Abdullah
• Makheth Gher Mjawwaz (Won't Choose But a Married Man) Al Abdullah
• Al Awad Ala Allah (God Will Compensate Me) Al Abdullah

Label

Location Issued

Artist Origin

Credits

Ahmad Tilawi: vocals
Fariha Al Abdullah: vocals

Al-Louloua Musical band:

Nofal Darbouli: violin
Abdel Aleem Murjan: bass
Ihsan Khadour: accordion
Mahmoud Al-Zarif: accordion
Majeed Darbouli: oud
Talal Al-Hasan: drum
Abdullah Al Atiqi: riq drum

More Info

This tape contains a recording from a wedding in the city of Tal-Biseh in the Syrian governorate of Homs in the nineties. It features both Ahmad Tilawi and Fariha Al Abdullah.

During the nineties, Ahmad Tilawi, who comes from the city of Saraqib in Idlib governorate, had achieved great fame and popularity in the Syrian shaabi scene and performed tirelessly at weddings and private parties. Tilawi lived his entire life in his home city and never left until armed clashes forced him to. On a video posted on social media in 2021, Tilawi could be seen singing attaba and crying over the mention of his city.

Tilawi sang next to Fariha on many occasions. He supported her early career, which started when she was only 18. She comes from a shaabi background in Homs, whose singers are called "Hajjiat" or "Sheikhat", and are relatively rejected in the conservative Syrian communities there. However, she maintained an active career for over thirty years, and now holds the title 'singer of the desert'.