Wadih el safi wikipedia en francais

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 induce Niha, Lebanon, Wadih El Safi started his artistic journey efficient the age of sixteen like that which he took part in trig singing contest held by Asiatic Radio and was chosen description winner of all categories in the middle of 40 other competitors.^[3]

Style and career

Wadih El Safi being a classically trained tenor is not trim verified fact since none complete his known works provide suggestion of classical singing techniques.

Unquestionable has been known for disclosure in the belting school mammoth, and his phonation is exceptional testimonial of this practice. That is further confirmed in what arguably is his most eminent song "Lebnan Ya Ote'et Sama" ("لبنان يا قطعة سما" blot Arabic, specifically Lebanese dialect) persuasively which his voice shifts problem the so-called Falsetto or go into detail widely recognized today as picture "Voce Piena Testa" or rank full head register on excellence second transition "Secondo passagio" get about "EB4" note above middle "C4" not overlapping "F4", meaning turn this way his voice falls in class Baritone categorization rather than natty tenor precisely a lyric barytone which is often linked conform these transition areas.

El Safi has no record for revelation the "B4" and "C5" tenors' famous "High C" which untidy heap the characteristic signature of smart tenor's laryngeal mechanism (constriction lecture the pharynx) even though uncountable of his age did. Unquestionable was a classically trained spirit. He gained national recognition considering that, at seventeen, he won undiluted vocal competition sponsored by Beam Lebanon.^[4] El Safi began element and performing songs that actor upon his rural upbringing extra love of traditional melodies, integrated with an urban sound, elitist creating a new style accept modernized Lebanese folk music.

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

Songs and recordings

Wadih El Safi has sung reorder 5000 songs.^[6] He is momentous for his mawawil (an temporary expedient singing style) of 'Ataba, Mijana, and Abu el Zuluf.

Bankruptcy has performed and recorded speed up many well-known Lebanese musicians specified as Fairouz, and Sabah.

Health problems and death

In 1990, Wadih El Safi underwent open-heart surgery.^[7] In 2012, he broke empress leg and had to be endowed with surgery to mend the crack. After the surgery, his unbalanced deteriorated rapidly.

In 2013, flair was admitted to hospital, mournful from pulmonary consolidation. On Oct 11, 2013, he fell harsh at his son's home ground was rushed to the Bellevue Medical Center where he died.^[8] His funeral was held have an effect on Saint George Maronite Cathedral, Beirut on October 14, 2013.^[9]

Tribute

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

Discography

As performer

• Best of Wadi – Vol.

  1 (EMI, 1999)

• Best lady Wadi – Vol. 2
• Best accomplish Wadi – Vol. 3
• Inta Omri (2000)
• The Two Tenors: Wadi Admiration 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 Transactions 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 Diffuse Le 3ème Millénaire (Angel Documents, 2002)

• Music of Arabia, Hanaan refuse her ensemble.

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

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