Bambi loves the guitar in all its shapes, sizes, or origins. The Middle Eastern oud is a variation of this magical musical instrument (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Oud).
To highlight the theme of this day, selected by God knows whom, Bambi wants to share a few songs by a highly gifted Lebanese singer. Her name is Ms. Shreen AbuSaad whom she randomly found on YouTube a while ago. She devoted a couple of posts to her talent.
The first song is a lovely Fairouz’s piece about the end of the summer season.
The second piece is performed acapella. Yes, here the guitar is just a picture :). This beautiful song, which Bambi adores, is by Ms. Yasmeen Ali from Egypt. It is about people who come into our lives, some touch our hearts deeply, and those who leave it. As the song goes, why are we so sad when this happens since life naturally keeps going on?
The third song does not need any introduction. It is sadly forever associated with war times. Yes, it is For Beirut [or Le Beirut in Arabic] by Fairouz.
As for the last song, it features the oud and it was composed by Mr. Ziad Rahbani. Yes, he is Fairouz’s own son! It is about Lebanon’s tough living conditions and it has a touch of social sarcasm.
Bambi hopes you will enjoy all these melodies. Long live the guitar!
