Elia Baida

Ataba and Migana

• Lahzek 'Alya (Your Moment Is Upon Me)
• Ya Faten Al Alhaz (O Enchantress of Glances)
• Ya Man B Wa'ad Al Wafa (O You Who Promised Loyalty)
• Ya 'Ashed Al Hijran (O Lover of Separation)
• Ya Ghazi Al Arwah (O Conqueror of Souls)
• Ya Faten Al Khadi (O Enchantress of Cheeks)
• Furaq Al Hababieb (Separation from Loved Ones)
• 'Eyoun Al Khudor (Green Eyes)

• Gharam Layla (Love for Layla)
• Ya Bu Al Jadayel Dahab (O You With Golden Braids)
• Hajrak Nahrani (Your Absence Has Killed Me)
• Ta'dda 'Alek Al Zaman (Time Has Passed Over You)
• Zoub Ya Qamar (Melt, O Moon)
• Ya Ma'shar Al Nas (O People)
• Ya Ajmal Al Naas (O Most Beautiful of People)
• Yalli Brmushek (Your Eyelashes)
• Ya Bahr Yama 'Alek (O Sea, How Many Things Have Happened to You)

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A recording of a collection of songs and mawal by Elia Baida (1915-1977), a Lebanese singer and composer. He is considered one of the most famous singers of the Baghdadi mawal in Lebanon during the Ottoman era. He learned to play the oud under the instruction of Nicolas El Manna, and his first song was La Tanouhi Ya Hamama (Don't Mourn, O Dove), written by poet Halim Damos, which was recorded in the days of the phonograph. In 1935, he was the first to sing a song by poet and composer Yahya Al-Lababidi, which was re-recorded in 1937 by Farid Al Atrache, marking his rise to fame. Ilia Baida passed away in 1977 in exile, leaving behind a significant musical and vocal legacy. His name became closely linked with the renowned Baidafoun record company, founded by singer Farjallah Baida in 1906, alongside Gibran and Butrus Baida - the only one of its kind founded by an Arab at the time, with branches in Damascus, Cairo, and Tehran.