Fairouz’s 90th
Join us in honoring the legendary Fairouz on her 90th birthday.
Fairuz Biography
Since the middle of the 20th century, the most famous living Arab singer and crown jewel of Lebanese music has been Fairuz (birth name Nuhad Haddad). She is world-renowned and has performed on all continents. She has been the voice of the Arab people — regardless of political affiliation — since she began working professionally as one of the young Lebanese artists to perform at the Baalbek International Festivals along with Sabah, Wadih Safi, Nasri Shamseddin, the dance group Abdulhalim Caracalla, and the songwriting and playwriting team of Assi and Mansour Rahbani, her longtime collaborators. The Baalbek International Festivals — first used as a gathering place for poets, painters, and musicians in Lebanon in the 1920s — birthed the golden era of Lebanese music.
The Peacemaker and Champion of Palestine
No public intellectual has an aura like Fairouz’s. With over 1,000 songs, 20 musicals and three motion pictures, the singer continues to shape politics, lives and attitudes towards “home” in the Arab diaspora. An exclusive excerpt from Dima Issa’s new book.
Amidst the tumultuous waves of events across the Arab world since January 2011, and bearing in mind attitudes towards Arabs in the Western world since September 11, 2001 (and arguably before), Fairouz could not be more significant. Through her songs, Fairouz offers her listeners a space in which to engage, reflecting on the past but making a room for the present and future. In the depths of a crumbling economy, a fraudulent government and a global pandemic, a bomb destroyed the Port of Beirut in Lebanon on August 4, 2020. Estimated to be the equivalent of 1,000 to 1,500 tons of TNT — a tenth of the power of the atomic bomb dropped on Hiroshima — the explosion killed hundreds, displaced thousands and badly damage buildings, homes and property within its six-mile radius. The country went into mourning. Making matters worse, the Lebanese government took no responsibility, or even commented on the atrocity, sparking further anger and frustration among an already exhausted population.
Celebrate Fairouz’s Legacy
Join us in honoring the legendary Fairouz. Explore her music, culture, and history as we celebrate her remarkable journey.
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