Faisal Al Ahmad & Hala Ghannam

Bnt Al Jara (Neighbor's Daughter)

• Attaba
• Khalli Eidek Ala Khaddi (Put Your Hand On My Cheek)
• Attaba: Ana Eli Knt Bma'had Al Hob (I Used to Attend the Institute of Love)
• Ya Mama Bnt Al Jara (Oh Mother, The Neighbor's Daughter)
• Attaba: Oyounik (Your Eyes)
• Hala Hallah

• Attaba: Ya Enti Al Ashiqa (You, The Lover)
• Ala Dalona
• Attaba: Madet Edi Al Sader (I Reached My Hand to the Chest)
• Mani Ya Youmma Mani (It's Not Me, Mother)
• Kol Sa'a Bas'al Anak (I Ask About You Every Hour)

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Al Fouad Records - Amman, JordanKinda Institution - Aleppo, Syria Keyboards: Ahmad SheroBuzuq: Mohammad Abu Steff Sound Engineer: Ahmad Haj Ghazi Produced by: Sawt Al Amal, Owned by: Sami Al Haj Ghazi

More Info

The duo of Faisal Al Ahmad & Hala Ghannam had frequent collaborations throughout their careers, mostly producing light, cheerful cassettes close to pop music, easy to enjoy and memorize from the first listen. This is the duo's second collaboration in our archive, and one of our collection's most lighthearted and cheerful attaba tapes. Faisal Al Ahmad began singing in the late 1990s, and was accustomed to writing and composing his own songs. He released several full-length albums and demonstrated an ability to perform Aleppine mawwals with a strong and skilled voice, though he spent most of his career performing folk songs and dabke at cafeterias and private parties. He remains present in Aleppo's music scene today, where he runs a concert booking agency. According to this tape's introduction, Hala Ghannam hails from the Syrian coastal region. The internet preserves several of her performances, most of which are attaba dialogues with other singers, especially Faisal Al Ahmad and Mohammad Bennshi.