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Lebanese director Rahbani's modern Arabic interpretation of Don Quixote
The Lebanese director Marwan Rahbani would feel he had failed as a dramatist if someone left the theatre after watching one of his productions having had a "nice time".
"I want, great, superb, shocking, or zero," he says. "I am black and white. I don't like grey. I don't want people to go away empty. I want to inject them with ideas and start a conversation."
Guaranteed to get a reaction is his modern Arabic interpretation of Miguel de Cervantes's literary masterpiece Don Quixote, which has been given top billing at the Byblos International Festival in Lebanon this month. Record numbers are expected at the annual event, which boasts this year an international lineup of acts including Moby, Jamie Cullum and the Scorpions.
Despite his current commutes between filming commitments in Dubai and rehearsals in Beirut, the energetic 53-year-old jumps up to greet me in his expansive book-lined Al Quoz office, exhibit
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Melhem Barakat
Lebanese musician
Not to be confused with Molhem Barakat.
Melhem Barakat ملحم بركات | |
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Barakat on October 14th, 2014. | |
| Born | (1945-08-15)15 August 1945 Kfarshima, Lebanon |
| Died | 28 October 2016(2016-10-28) (aged 71) Achrafieh, Lebanon |
| Genres | Lebanese music Arabic pop |
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| Years active | 1960–2016 |
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Musical artist
Melhem Barakat (Arabic: ملحم بركات; 15 August 1945 – 28 October 2016), also known as Melhim Barakat or Abou Majd, was a Lebanese singer, songwriter, and composer. Barakat was a renowned singer in Lebanon and the wider Arab world. He toured Australia, South America, Canada, and the United States.[1]
Early life
[edit]Barakat was born on 15 August 1945, in Kfarshima, Lebanon. He inherited his affinity for music from his father, who was a carpenter and taught Melhem how to play the oud. In 1960, Barakat dropped out of school at the age of 15 and e
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Fairuz
Lebanese singer (born 1934 or 1935)
This article is about the Lebanese singer. For the Egyptian child actress, see Feyrouz (actress). For other people with a similar name, see Feyrouz.
Nouhad Wadie Haddad (Arabic: نهاد وديع حداد, romanized: Nuhād Wadīʿ Ḥaddād, Lebanese Arabic pronunciation:[nʊˈhaːdwaˈdiːʕħadˈdaːd]; born November 21, 1934 or 1935),[a] known as Fairuz (Arabic: فيروز, romanized: Fayrūz, pronounced[fajˈruːz]),[b] is a Lebanese singer. She is widely considered an iconic vocalist and one of the most celebrated singers in the history of the Arab world. She fryst vatten popularly known as "The Bird of the East",[c] "The Cedar of Lebanon",[d] "The Moon's Neighbor",[e] and "The Voice of Lebanon",[f] among others.[g]
Fairuz began her musical career as a teenager at the national radio station in Lebanon in the late 1940s as a chorus member.[16] Her first majo