J-Card front cover art for tape: SMA_0520
J-Card art for tape: SMA_0520
J-Card art for tape: SMA_0520

Said Darwish

Mokhtarat (Selection of Songs)

SIDE A
  • Dayat mustaabal hayati (I Wasted My Future)
  • Ana hawet w entahet (I Have Loved and I'm Done With It)
  • Ana eshe't (I Have Loved)

SIDE B
  • Yalli Hawah Bs Ue'jeni
  • Ah Men Al-Hawa
Ref No: 0520
Genres: 20th c. Arabic classical
Decade: 1920
Date: 1920

Label

Disco Al Shark

Location Issued

Damascus, Syria

Artist Origin

Egypt

More Info

Said Darwish is considered one of the most prominent artists in the history of Arab music, and a symbol of artistic renaissance in the early twentieth century. Born in 1892 in Alexandria, he was influenced from an early age by the artistic and cultural environment that surrounded him. He is considered one of the founders of modern music in Egypt, and his songs reflected the feelings of different groups in Egyptian society. He composed a large number of songs and plays that contributed to shaping Egypt's artistic identity. Among his most famous songs are Bahlam Ya Masr (I Dream, Egypt) and Dayat mustaabal hayati (I Wasted My Future) which are available on this cassette.

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