Mayada El Hennawi
T.V Concert
SIDE A
- Leh Ya Banfsaj (Why Purple?)
- Ykun Fi E'lmak Ana Msh Fadi (Just So You Know, I'm Busy)
SIDE B
- Lssa Faker (Do You Still Think?)
- Sidi Ana (My Master, I Am)
- Ruba'iat Al Khayam (Rubaiyat of Omar Khayyam)
- Alawla Fi Al Gharam (The First in Love)
- Al Amal (Hope)
Location Issued
Damascus, Syria
Artist Origin
Aleppo, Syria
More Info
A live recording television concert by the Syrian artist Mayada El Hennawi (born 1959), performing traditional songs by various artists. Born in Aleppo, El Hennawi earned the title "Songstress of the Generation," standing at the forefront of contemporary Arab singers. She lived a part of her life in Egypt, where she worked with many famous Egyptian composers like Mohamed El-Mugy and Mohammed Abdel Wahab, but her big artistic breakthrough came when she collaborated with the musician Baligh Hamdy. In the early 1990s, she started working with the new generations of poets and composers, including musicians like Sami Al-Hafnawi and the great Khaled Al-Amir. Mayada released two patriotic songs, the first called Ya Sham as a tribute to Syria, and the second dedicated to Lebanon titled Beirut,Ya Arous Al Sharq. She's also notable for being the first Arab singer to release her work on Laser Discs.