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 Farid al-Atrash
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| Background information | |
| Born | October 19, 1915 |
| Origin | Swaida, Syria |
| Died | December 26, 1974 |
| Genre(s) | Arabic Instrumental |
| Occupation(s) | Singer, Actor, Composer, Instrumentalist |
| Years active | 1930s-1970s |
| Website | Farid_El_Atrache.com |
| Notable instrument(s) | |
| Oud | |
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Early life
Farid was born in Syria to a Druze princely family who fought the French Colonial armies. Syria ( سوريّة or) officially the Syrian Arab Republic (Arabic ar الجمهورية العربية السورية The Druze ( Arabic: درزي derzī or durzī, plural دروز durūz) are a religious community found primarily in Syria, Lebanon This article is about the country For a topic outline on this subject see List of basic France topics. In the mid 1920s he moved with his family to Egypt escaping the French occupation, later on they were naturalized by the Egyptian government. This article is about the country of Egypt For a topic outline on this subject see List of basic Egypt topics. Farid’s mother sang and played the oud, which spurred his musical interest at an early age. The oud ( عود ʿūd, plural أعواد, a‘wād; kaban; Persian: بربط barbat; ud
As a child and young adult, Farid sang in school events. He studied in a music conservatory and became an apprentice of the renowned composer Riyad as-Sunbaty. In the 1930’s, Farid began his professional singing career by working for privately owned Egyptian radio stations. Eventually, he was hired as an oud player for the national radio station and later as a singer. His sister, Asmahan, was also a talented singer, and for a while they worked together. Asmahan ( أسمهان; birth name Amal al-Atrash) (1918-1944 was a famous Egyptian Syrian singer and actor who lived in Egypt In 1941, they starred in their first successful movie, in which Farid himself composed all the music.
Musical career
Farid had a long and colorful music career lasting four decades. He composed musically diverse songs, and was a highly regarded composer, singer and instrumentalist. Farid maintained that although some of his music had western musical influence, he always stayed true to Arab music principles. Although the majority of his compositions were romantic love songs, he also composed several patriotic and religious songs.
Some of the most famous songs include "Rabeeh", "Awal Hamsa", "Hekayat Gharami", "Albi Wa Moftaho", "Gamil Gamal", "Wayak", "Ya Zahratan Fi Khayali", "Bisat Ir Rih", "Ya Gamil Ya Gamil", "Ya Habaybi Ya Ghaybeen", "Eish Anta".
One of Farid's most unusual and distinguishable traits was his voice. High and mellow at the start of his career, it evolved into a wider, deeper sound. A person not familiar with his work would find it hard to believe the singer in "Ya Reitni Tir" (1930s) and "Adnaytani Bil Hajr" (1960s) were the same singer. His singing style was deeply passionate.
In many of his songs, and nearly all of his concerts, Farid would sing a mawal, which is a slow voice improvisation of a few poetic lines. These improvisations sometimes lasted up to 15 minutes. The mawal was a favorite of his fans.
Film career
Farid starred in 31 Egyptian musical films from 1941 - 1974. His last movie, Nagham Fi Hayati, was released after his death. All his films except the last two were black and white. They ranged from comedies to dramas, or a combination. Farid composed all the songs in his movies including the songs sung by other singers, and instrumentals (usually belly dance routines). His earlier films would include approximately ten songs, but overall the films would average about five songs each. Some of Farid's famous movies include Intisar al-Shabab, Yom Bila Ghad, Ahd el-Hawa, and Lahn al-Kholoud.
Personal life
Quick success brought the young man a lifestyle of nightclubs, love affairs, and gambling. Soon Farid was in debt and found himself abandoned by his disapproving mother. During this difficult period of his life, he also endured the death of his sister and fellow performer Asmahan. Asmahan ( أسمهان; birth name Amal al-Atrash) (1918-1944 was a famous Egyptian Syrian singer and actor who lived in Egypt Farid found comfort in a relationship with the belly-dancer Samia Gamal, for whom he was motivated to risk all he owned. Samia Gamal ( سامية جمال) born as Zaynab Ibrahim Mahfuz) ( 1924 - December In 1947, he produced and co-starred in a movie with Samia, and it became a huge success.
Five films later, the unmarried couple broke up. Farid continued to work with other film stars in numerous successful movies in which he always had the romantic lead role of a sad singer. He even repeatedly chose his character’s name to be "Wahid," meaning lonely.
Farid refused to get married, claiming that marriage kills art. In his films, the audience remembered his leading ladies and Farid’s beautiful songs more than the story lines.
Prior to the 1952 military coup d'état against King Farouk I, Farid became friends with Farouk's consort, Queen Nariman, a relationship that continued after the Queen's divorce and the coup that cost Farouk his throne. The Egyptian Revolution of 1952 (ثورة 23 يوليو 1952 also known as the July 23 Revolution, began with a military Coup d'état that took place on Farouk I of Egypt ( Arabic: فاروق الأول Fārūq al-Awwal) (February 11 1920 &ndash March 18 1965 was the tenth ruler from the Muhammad Mena Narriman Sadek ( Arabic: ناريمان صادق or Nariman Sadiq) ( October 31 1933 - February 16 2005) was The former queen's family did not accept Farid, and the separation from Nariman sent the singer into a long depression, the start of health problems that worsened from that point on until his death.
As Farid became older, he reconsidered his opinion of marriage and proposed to Egyptian singer named Shadia, but at the last minute he backed out. Fatima Ahmad Kamal ( Arabic: فاطمة أحمد كمال) better known by her stage name Shadia (Arabic شادية) is an Egyptian By now his health was poor, and Farid feared that he would leave her a young widow. He often played out that scenario and sang about it in his romance movies. [1]
Farid El Atrache was proud of his arabic heritage, he kept saying that to all his friends. He got four Arabic Nationalities, the Syrian, lebanese, Egyptian and Sudani. He was so happy of that.
Death
Farid suffered from heart problems throughout his last 30 years. In the last few years of his life, he became physically thinner, and his singing voice became raspy as his sickness intensified. Although he was struggling with his health, he continued to make movies and perform in concerts until he died. On December 26, 1974, Farid died in Beirut at Al Hayek hospital. Events 1481 - Battle of Westbrook - Holland defeats troops of Utrecht. Year 1974 ( MCMLXXIV) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display full calendar of the 1974 Gregorian calendar. Farid is buried in Cairo, Egypt alongside his sister and brother.
Legacy
Over his lifetime, Farid starred in 31 movies and recorded approximately 350 songs. He also composed music for such famous singers as Wadih El-Safi, Shadia, Warda, and Sabah. Warda Al-Jazairia ( وردة الجزائرية; literally "Warda the Algerian" commonly referred to as just Warda ( وردة) ( July 1940 Sabah ( Arabic: صباح) (bNovember 10 1927&ndash is a Lebanese singer and actress whose career has stretched from the year 1943 to the present
Farid al-Atrash has left a legacy to Arabic music. Arabic music or Arab music ( Arabic: موسيقى عربية;) includes several genres and styles of Music ranging from Arabic classical He was dubbed as the King of The Oud.
Selected filmography
- Nagham Fi Hayati (1975)
- Zaman Ya Hob (1973)
- Hob al kabir, -Al (1969)
- Khouroug min el guana, El (1967)
- Hikayet el omr kulluh (1965)
- Ressalah min emraa maghoula (1963)
- Yomun bala ghaden (1962)
- Shatie el hub (1961)
- Min agl hubbi (1960)
- Maleesh Gheirak (1958)
- Inta habibi (1957)
- Wadda'tu hubbak (1957)
- Izhay ansak (1956)
- Oussit Hobi (1955)
- Ahdil Hawa (1955)
- Risalat Gharam (1954)
- Lahn hubi (1954)
- Ayza atgawwez (1952)
- Lahn al khouloud (1952)
- Ma takulshi la hada (1952)
- Taa la salim (1951)
- Akher kedba (1950)
- Afrita hanem (1949)
- Ahebbak inta (1949)
- Habib al omr (1947)
- Bolbol effendi (1946)
- Gamal wa Dalal (1946)
- Ma akdarshi (1946)
- Shahr el asal (1946)
- Ahlam el chabab (1943)
- Intisar al-chabab (1941)
External links
- Farid El Atrache at the Internet Movie Database
- Everything about Farid El Atrache
- Oud taqsim clips
- Farid El Atrache at the Internet Movie Database
- http://scolas.skyrock.com/article_1107954186.html
References
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