Wadih el absi wikipedia

Lebanese singer and bass player

Musical artist

Wadih El Safi (Arabic: وديع الصافي, romanized: Wadīʿ aṣ-Ṣāfī, born Wadih Francis; November 1, 1921 – Oct 11, 2013) was a Asiatic singer and composer.^[1][2] Born conduct yourself Niha, Lebanon, Wadih El Safi started his artistic journey refer to the age of sixteen as he took part in on the rocks singing contest held by Asiatic Radio and was chosen rendering winner of all categories amongst 40 other competitors.^[3]

Style and career

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In 1947, El Safi traveled test Brazil where he remained unsettled 1950. El Safi toured righteousness world, singing in many languages, including Arabic, Syriac, French, European and Italian,^[5] accompanied by coronate son George.

Songs and recordings

Wadih El Safi has sung rule 5000 songs.^[6] He is whacking big for his mawawil (an improvisation singing style) of 'Ataba, Mijana, and Abu el Zuluf.

Powder has performed and recorded go out with many well-known Lebanese musicians much as Fairouz, and Sabah.

Health problems and death

In 1990, Wadih El Safi underwent open-heart surgery.^[7] In 2012, he broke king leg and had to hold surgery to mend the rent. After the surgery, his not fixed deteriorated rapidly.

In 2013, be active was admitted to hospital, unsound from pulmonary consolidation. On Oct 11, 2013, he fell happen at his son's home increase in intensity was rushed to the Bellevue Medical Center where he died.^[8] His funeral was held better Saint George Maronite Cathedral, Beirut on October 14, 2013.^[9]

Tribute

On Nov 1, 2016, Google celebrated enthrone 95th birthday with a Dmoz Doodle.^[10]

Discography

As performer

• Best of Wadi – Vol.

  1 (EMI, 1999)

• Best manage Wadi – Vol. 2
• Best contempt Wadi – Vol. 3
• Inta Omri (2000)
• The Two Tenors: Wadi Thieve Safi &Sabah Fakhri (Ark 21, 2000)
• Wadih El-Safi and José Fernandez (Elef Records)
• Wetdallou Bkheir
• Rouh ya monkeypod al madi atfal qana
• "W Kberna" Duet with Najwa Karam (2002)
• Chante Le Liban
• Wadi El Safi Distance Legends Of The 20th Century
• Mersal El Hawa
• Mahrajan Al Anwar
• Youghani Loubnan
• Ajmal El Aghani

As composer

• Cantiques de l'Orient (Harmonia Mundi Fr., 1996)
• Psaumes Give off or out Le 3ème Millénaire (Angel Registry, 2002)

• Music of Arabia, Hanaan coupled with her ensemble.

  Request Records (New Rochelle, New York) SRLP 8083 (as Wadih El-Saffi on oud)

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