AN-NOUR
HYMNS OF THE NEAR EASTERN CHURCHES
LCPS 101
I bought this second hand LP in New York about 30 years ago. These hymns are part of the Byzantine and Maronite rites in Lebanon and sung by Fairuz and Wadih El Safi (1921-2013). Fairuz sings on the 3 first tracks with a choir in Arabic and Greek. W. El Safi sings the remaining 5 hymns with the accompaniment of an organ or harmonium and a (discreet) violin. There is no date of publication or recording but I read somewhere that Fairuz was at the beginning of her career when she sang for this album. So I suppose that it was around 1957-1960. The sound recording is not very good but if you like Fairuz you won't be disappointed.
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