George Wassouf

Nadi Al Sharq (The Orient Club)

• 'Oudu Kafakum Hajr (Come Back, Enough Abandonment)
• Yes'ed Masakum (Good Evening)
• Al Samra Shu Byehlala (The Brunette and Whatever She Likes)
• Terghalli (European Turtle Dove)
• Da'ouni Abki Furaqakum (Let Me Cry Your Loss)
• Ya Mwaldani (You Boyish)
• Mawal Bent Zgheri (Mawal Little Girl)

• Mama Ya Mama (Mother, Oh Mother)
• Jouwa 'ouyunik (Inside Your Eyes)
• Fi Hobbi (In My Love)
• Jammalouha (They Made Her Beautiful)
• Mawal Ana Msafer (Mawal I Am Travelling)
• Daret Al Dawra (The Cycle Took Place)

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A recording of George Wassouf's concert at the Orient Club in the Syrian city of Homs in 1982. In this concert, George Wassouf performed songs that later gained great fame, such as: Terghalli, Ya Mwaldani, Mama Ya Mama. After his initial success in Damascus in his early twenties, Wassouf received numerous offers and gained immense popularity. He was even invited to perform in Lebanon at the young age of sixteen, to which he immediately agreed. It is said that he remarked, "I slept on sidewalks for my art." Following his widespread recognition in Lebanon, he was inundated with requests and invitations to perform at nightclubs and luxury hotels. This prompted renowned artist George Yazbek to take Wassouf under his wing, impressed by his 'gifted voice.' Yazbek provided Wassouf with some of his own compositions, as did Wadih Al-Safi. In the early stages of his professional career, Wassouf sang the works of legendary artists such as Abdel Halim Hafez, Oum Kalthoum, and Wadih Al-Safi. His fame grew even further with his own songs, including Al-Habaib, Daqqit Ala Al-Abwab, Halaf Al-Qamar, and Bittatibni Ala Kalima, all composed by prominent musicians such as Baligh Hamdi, Zahir Issa, Nour Al-Mallaah, Shaker Al-Mouji, and Sayed Makkawi. Wassouf remained committed to the authenticity of Eastern music, prioritizing quality over quantity in his productions.