Rafic Anis Rouhana & Emil Deeb

Kalima wa Naghma: Qisas wa Aghani lil-Atfal (Words and Melodies: Arabic Nursery Stories and Rhymes)

• Kellon Andon Sayyarat (They All Have Cars)
• Tele'e Al Daw Ala Al Wadi (The Sun Lit The Valley)
• Eidik Ya Mama (It's Your Day, Mom)
• Fusoul El Seni (Seasons of The Year)
• Fi Anna Shajara (We Have A Tree)
• Shatti Shatti (Rain, Rain)
• Ammi Bou Mas'oud (Uncle Bou Mas'oud)
• Khelset El Seni (The Year Is Over)
• Al Batta Bta'amol (Ducks Do This)
• Mabrouk Ya Baba (Congratulations, Daddy)
• Yalla Na'ammer (Let's Build)
• Madinet Al Atfal (The Children's City)

• Alef Baa (Arabic Alphabet)
• Leila Wa Al The'eb (Leila And The Wolf)
• Al Ghurab Wa Al Tha'alab (The Raven and The Fox)
• Al Sayyad Wal Samak (The Fisher and The Fish)
• Helm Al Ra'ee (The Shepherd's Dream)
• Al Khaznef Wel Hisan (The Safe and The Horse)
• Al Tha'alab Wal Baja'a (The Fox and The Swan)
• Hikayet Mama (My Mom's Tale)

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Lyrics: Rafic Anis Rouhana Music: Emile Deeb Originally released in Lebanon by Voix De L'Orient (TC - GVDL 269) Syrian cassette issue by KING Recordings

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This cassette features s a delightful cocktail of children's songs that a generation of Levantine children grew up with during the eighties, nineties, and early 2000s, including Kullon Andon Sayarat (Everyone Has Cars) and Ammi Bu Masoud (Uncle Bu Masoud). The album reflects Lebanon’s early influence on children’s music in the region, before the rise of Syrian influence in the 2000s with the spread of Spacetoon TV. Some of the tape's songs were written by Lebanese poet and songwriter Rafic Anis Rouhana, who wrote for Julia Boutros and Majida Al Roumi among others. The songs were composed by the late Lebanese musician Emil Deeb, who left Lebanon for Canada during the civil war and lived there for the rest of his five decades. Emil composed many musical works, collaborated frequently with Lebanese radio, and published books on music education in Arabic.