Rafik Shukri

Classic Songs

• Ya Oum Al Shaal AL Nili (Oh, Mother of the Nile Shawl)
• Aal Al Qalb Sakhra (They Said the Heart is a Rock)
• Ghibi Ya Shams Ghibi (Set, Oh Sun, Set)
• Khaki Ya Khali (My Uncle, Oh My Uncle)
• Khalli Al Habaieb Yslamou (Let the Lovers Be Safe)

• Khudu Maa'hom Maha (They Took Maha with Them)
• Bl Fala Jammal Sari (Beauty Flows in the Wilderness)
• Ah Ya E'ni A'l Ahwa (Oh, Lovely Coffee)
• Ya Ret Fi A'nna Mojat (Oh, I Wish We Had Waves)

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Artist Origin

Credits

Front cover calligraphy by Bulbul Sharq, Damascus

More Info

A Compilation featuring a collection of songs by the Syrian artist Rafiq Shukri (1923-1969), a Syrian singer who achieved wide fame in the 1950s and was one of the founders of Damascus Radio. He began his artistic career as an oud player, singing for love, family and the Syrian national cause. He performed Oath of Return, an anthem to the Palestinian people following the 1948 war. He also sang Anthem of Jihad by Suleiman Al-Issa and a poem by Nizar Qabbani, and composed for great artists such as Karawan and Mary Jubran. He worked for the Voice of the Arabs radio in Egypt, the Near East Radio in Haifa, Palestine and Baghdad Radio, in addition to his work at Damascus Radio from1947 until his death in 1969.