Fifty years ago, Lebanese singer Fairuz released a song that stirred hope and national pride. NPR's Leila Fadel talks to music journalist Danny Hajjar about its enduring significance.
The enduring legacy of Lebanese singer Fairuz's 'Bahebak Ya Lebnan'
Fifty years ago, Lebanese singer Fairuz released a song that stirred hope and national pride. NPR's Leila Fadel talks to music journalist Danny Hajjar about its enduring significance.
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April 11, 2026 at 12:47 PM
Fifty years ago, Lebanese singer Fairuz released a song that stirred hope and national pride. NPR's Leila Fadel talks to music journalist Danny Hajjar about its enduring significance.
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Before joining Fairuz's big band he recorded only 1 single jazz-folk album in the late 70s, during the lebanese civil war
Originally released as just 200 hand-copied cassette tapes it remained largely unheard until its reissue by Habibi Funk
youtu.be/5XzQ2GClQyE?...
#MusicChallenge
Before joining Fairuz's big band he recorded only 1 single jazz-folk album in the late 70s, during the lebanese civil war
Originally released as just 200 hand-copied cassette tapes it remained largely unheard until its reissue by Habibi Funk
youtu.be/5XzQ2GClQyE?...
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July 21, 2026 at 8:06 PM
#Short&Quick
#MusicChallenge
Before joining Fairuz's big band he recorded only 1 single jazz-folk album in the late 70s, during the lebanese civil war
Originally released as just 200 hand-copied cassette tapes it remained largely unheard until its reissue by Habibi Funk
youtu.be/5XzQ2GClQyE?...
#MusicChallenge
Before joining Fairuz's big band he recorded only 1 single jazz-folk album in the late 70s, during the lebanese civil war
Originally released as just 200 hand-copied cassette tapes it remained largely unheard until its reissue by Habibi Funk
youtu.be/5XzQ2GClQyE?...
OUT 12 SEPT
FAIRUZ "CHAT ISKANDARIA" (1987) 🔥🔥
Wewantsounds is delighted to reissue #Fairuz's classic album "Chat Iskandaria" interpreting classic songs by the Rahbani Brothers.
Newly remastered with intro by #mariochoueiry from #institutdumondearabe
preorder www.wewantsounds.bandcamp.com
FAIRUZ "CHAT ISKANDARIA" (1987) 🔥🔥
Wewantsounds is delighted to reissue #Fairuz's classic album "Chat Iskandaria" interpreting classic songs by the Rahbani Brothers.
Newly remastered with intro by #mariochoueiry from #institutdumondearabe
preorder www.wewantsounds.bandcamp.com
June 20, 2025 at 7:46 AM
OUT 12 SEPT
FAIRUZ "CHAT ISKANDARIA" (1987) 🔥🔥
Wewantsounds is delighted to reissue #Fairuz's classic album "Chat Iskandaria" interpreting classic songs by the Rahbani Brothers.
Newly remastered with intro by #mariochoueiry from #institutdumondearabe
preorder www.wewantsounds.bandcamp.com
FAIRUZ "CHAT ISKANDARIA" (1987) 🔥🔥
Wewantsounds is delighted to reissue #Fairuz's classic album "Chat Iskandaria" interpreting classic songs by the Rahbani Brothers.
Newly remastered with intro by #mariochoueiry from #institutdumondearabe
preorder www.wewantsounds.bandcamp.com
ayrrab pod members, vio and denims unbanned, ICC arrest warrant for bibi, bolsonaro indicted and its fairuz's birthday. LETS GOOO
November 21, 2024 at 11:23 PM
ayrrab pod members, vio and denims unbanned, ICC arrest warrant for bibi, bolsonaro indicted and its fairuz's birthday. LETS GOOO
One of Fairuz's most beautiful and realistic songs about Jerusalem
"But in the night, all night
Hatred spilled into the homes
The black hands ripped off the doors
And the houses were left without owners..."
www.youtube.com/watch?v=kubE...
"But in the night, all night
Hatred spilled into the homes
The black hands ripped off the doors
And the houses were left without owners..."
www.youtube.com/watch?v=kubE...
Fairouz- Old Jerusalem فيروز - القدس العتيقة English Lyric Translation
YouTube video by zstargirl101
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May 26, 2025 at 5:25 PM
One of Fairuz's most beautiful and realistic songs about Jerusalem
"But in the night, all night
Hatred spilled into the homes
The black hands ripped off the doors
And the houses were left without owners..."
www.youtube.com/watch?v=kubE...
"But in the night, all night
Hatred spilled into the homes
The black hands ripped off the doors
And the houses were left without owners..."
www.youtube.com/watch?v=kubE...
Hali Rahbani, the second son of the beloved Lebanese singer Fairuz, has died today aged 68.
Hali had been living with the long term effects of meningitis, which he contracted when he was a child. His passing comes less than six months after Fairuz's first son, Ziad Rahbani, died in late July:
Hali had been living with the long term effects of meningitis, which he contracted when he was a child. His passing comes less than six months after Fairuz's first son, Ziad Rahbani, died in late July:
January 8, 2026 at 5:14 PM
Hali Rahbani, the second son of the beloved Lebanese singer Fairuz, has died today aged 68.
Hali had been living with the long term effects of meningitis, which he contracted when he was a child. His passing comes less than six months after Fairuz's first son, Ziad Rahbani, died in late July:
Hali had been living with the long term effects of meningitis, which he contracted when he was a child. His passing comes less than six months after Fairuz's first son, Ziad Rahbani, died in late July:
For one to truly understand the real power of Macklemore’s track, one must also take into account Fairuz’s mysterious, yet harmonious force 👇
Behind Fairuz’s powerful force in Macklemore’s Hind’s Hall
Macklemore's sample of Fairuz's song in Hind's Hall beautifully exemplifies the cultural overlap of two populations using music to stand up for what's right.
www.newarab.com
May 13, 2024 at 7:19 AM
For one to truly understand the real power of Macklemore’s track, one must also take into account Fairuz’s mysterious, yet harmonious force 👇
For the vinyl nerds, fairuz’ kifak inta is finally available to buy. in a former life, and as a wedding present for my ex wife, i ripped a tape of this, had it personally remastered, and printed an illicit dub plate for her of it so when i saw this in the store my breath caught in my chest!
April 22, 2026 at 6:21 PM
For the vinyl nerds, fairuz’ kifak inta is finally available to buy. in a former life, and as a wedding present for my ex wife, i ripped a tape of this, had it personally remastered, and printed an illicit dub plate for her of it so when i saw this in the store my breath caught in my chest!
Fairuz’s “Good Friday Eastern Sacred Songs”
November 17, 2024 at 11:25 PM
Fairuz’s “Good Friday Eastern Sacred Songs”
"When Leila Milki first heard Fairuz’s 'Bahebak Ya Lebnan', she experienced it as the song of Lebanese unity and resilience … 'I knew that, in terms of my parents’ generation and even my grandparents’ generation, the song was sort of this really cathartic, hopeful message of unity.'"
‘I can’t listen without feeling rattled’: how Fairuz’s anthem of resilience became a harbinger of strife for Lebanon
The Lebanese singer’s patriotic song has returned repeatedly since 1976 to inspire hope amid catastrophe. But as it resurges during the US-Israeli war, some Lebanese are chafing against its optimism and nostalgia
www.theguardian.com
April 2, 2026 at 11:46 AM
"When Leila Milki first heard Fairuz’s 'Bahebak Ya Lebnan', she experienced it as the song of Lebanese unity and resilience … 'I knew that, in terms of my parents’ generation and even my grandparents’ generation, the song was sort of this really cathartic, hopeful message of unity.'"
I feel sad you people don’t listen to Fairuz’s music
December 10, 2024 at 9:13 PM
I feel sad you people don’t listen to Fairuz’s music
Guess it's appropriate, though not in a good and cool way, that the 24 hour John Cage birthday broadcast on wkcr.org which is supposed to preempt the regular programming for the day has yet to begin, but you can get some of Fairuz's cheesiest
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September 5, 2025 at 4:19 AM
Guess it's appropriate, though not in a good and cool way, that the 24 hour John Cage birthday broadcast on wkcr.org which is supposed to preempt the regular programming for the day has yet to begin, but you can get some of Fairuz's cheesiest
This hits very close to home. Fairuz has been my morning companion since I was a kid, especially in stressful times. I remember listening to her a lot during the wars in Iraq. I hope for peace, as Fairuz's soothing voice stays with the people in the Middle East.
April 8, 2026 at 3:23 PM
This hits very close to home. Fairuz has been my morning companion since I was a kid, especially in stressful times. I remember listening to her a lot during the wars in Iraq. I hope for peace, as Fairuz's soothing voice stays with the people in the Middle East.
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May 7, 2024 at 12:01 AM
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an immense talent. when you listen to his arrangements on Fairuz’s Wahdon or Maarifti Feek, you can tell that he was operating on another level.
if you’ve never heard of his music before, give Abu Ali a listen today
open.spotify.com/track/2YNAiz...
if you’ve never heard of his music before, give Abu Ali a listen today
open.spotify.com/track/2YNAiz...
July 26, 2025 at 2:06 PM
an immense talent. when you listen to his arrangements on Fairuz’s Wahdon or Maarifti Feek, you can tell that he was operating on another level.
if you’ve never heard of his music before, give Abu Ali a listen today
open.spotify.com/track/2YNAiz...
if you’ve never heard of his music before, give Abu Ali a listen today
open.spotify.com/track/2YNAiz...
Gotta listen to Fairuz's song now thanks for reminding me of peak W Vennurias
October 19, 2024 at 3:12 PM
Gotta listen to Fairuz's song now thanks for reminding me of peak W Vennurias
You should check out Macklemore's song from last year, titled "Hind's Hall". It samples one of Fairuz's songs. 😊
February 15, 2025 at 2:22 AM
You should check out Macklemore's song from last year, titled "Hind's Hall". It samples one of Fairuz's songs. 😊
Fairuz's Christmas songs in Arabic are beautiful and i have that album but what's the name of the Christmas Farsi album?
December 9, 2025 at 1:36 PM
Fairuz's Christmas songs in Arabic are beautiful and i have that album but what's the name of the Christmas Farsi album?
5-Star review in #Songlines for #Fairuz's "Chat Iskandaria" by Chris Wheatley 🔥💫
""A high-class set from the Master"
""A high-class set from the Master"
September 1, 2025 at 11:03 AM
5-Star review in #Songlines for #Fairuz's "Chat Iskandaria" by Chris Wheatley 🔥💫
""A high-class set from the Master"
""A high-class set from the Master"
Not an Arabic speaker, but I can't overstate just how beautiful and moving Fairuz's 'Nassam Aleyna El Hawa' is.
The yearning for return to one's homeland is something that it captures perfectly, and that resonates with millions across the Arab world.
The yearning for return to one's homeland is something that it captures perfectly, and that resonates with millions across the Arab world.
September 25, 2026 at 6:21 PM
Not an Arabic speaker, but I can't overstate just how beautiful and moving Fairuz's 'Nassam Aleyna El Hawa' is.
The yearning for return to one's homeland is something that it captures perfectly, and that resonates with millions across the Arab world.
The yearning for return to one's homeland is something that it captures perfectly, and that resonates with millions across the Arab world.
Ok did not expect an incredible sample of Fairuz’s Ana Le Habiby
May 6, 2024 at 11:22 PM
Ok did not expect an incredible sample of Fairuz’s Ana Le Habiby
Check out the video of Dr. Ramzi Salti's talk at Stanford celebrating FAIRUZ's 90th birthday through an audio-visual journey of her life, music and connections to Lebanon's history.
Click on CC as you watch the video for a more immersive experience.
youtu.be/9YnBqbPb1Wo
Click on CC as you watch the video for a more immersive experience.
youtu.be/9YnBqbPb1Wo
Celebrating Fairuz's 90th Birthday: An Audio-Visual Talk by Dr. Ramzi Salti (2024)
YouTube video by Ramzi Salti
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January 13, 2025 at 5:33 PM
Check out the video of Dr. Ramzi Salti's talk at Stanford celebrating FAIRUZ's 90th birthday through an audio-visual journey of her life, music and connections to Lebanon's history.
Click on CC as you watch the video for a more immersive experience.
youtu.be/9YnBqbPb1Wo
Click on CC as you watch the video for a more immersive experience.
youtu.be/9YnBqbPb1Wo