Layla Matar
Baddi Akhtob La Khayi (I Want to Find a Bride for My Brother)
SIDE A
- Bdi Akhtob La Khayyi (I Want to Find a Bride for My Brother)
- Ghannu Ma'na Al Layleh (Sing With Us Tonight)
- 'Am Tkbar Ya Albi (You're Growing Up, O My Heart)
- Habibi Qannas (My Beloved Is a Sniper)
- Sallem 'Alayi (Give My Regards)
- 'Adwana (His Aggression)
SIDE B
- Rahu Al Habaieb (The Beloved Ones Have Gone)
- Ya Maghrbal Bghrub Al Dahab (O Selector of the Gold)
- Dqqu Al Tubul (Beat the Drums)
- Ya Bu Al Kffieh Allah Yikhallik (O Father of the Keffiyeh, May God Protect You)
- Dakhlak Dakhlak Ya Shababik (Please, Please, O Windows)
- La Te'tzer Zahab Allazi Zahab (Don't Apologize, What's Gone Is Gone)
- Ya Bu 'Ayoun Al Mahuba (O You of the Majestic Eyes)
Ref No: 0883
Genres: tarab taqtuqa
Decade: 1960
Label
Disco Al Shark
Location Issued
Damascus, Syria
Artist Origin
Lebanon
More Info
This cassette features a collection of songs by Layla Matar, a Lebanese artist who emerged in the mid-1960s.
Leila Matar was known for singing 'light music' and became popular with audiences through her performances in Damascus, where she sang in nightclubs. She also made several recordings with Syrian radio. A number of Syrian composers wrote music for her, most notably musician Suheil Arafah, who composed the song La T'etzer W Dallak 'Am Tkbar, and musician Salim Sarwa, who composed the well-known patriotic song Ali Magdek for her.