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Joseph Sakr ( Arabic: جوزيف صقر; 1942 – 1997) was a popular Lebanese folkloric and pop singer and stage actor. [1]
Born in Kartaba, Joseph Sakr started as a school teacher teaching French. He later joined the Popular Lebanese Group (الفرقة الشعبية اللبنانية) accompanying performances of the Lebanese pan-Arab singer Fairuz and later on became a prominent singer with the Rahbani Brothers and appeared in a prominent or supporting roles in a great number of their musicals on stage including Lulu, Mays el Reem etc. His renditions "El haleh taabane, ya Laila", "Ana elli alayki meshtaq" and "'A hadeer el bosta" are renowned in Lebanon, the Levant and the Arab World. Sakr was also a regular feature in most of the stage plays of Ziad Rahbani. [2] [3]
He was married to Ghada and had two children. His son Raji Sakr has also chosen a musical path. [2]
He died in Beirut in 1997.
(selective)
with Rahbani Brothers
with Ziad Rahbani
This article needs additional citations for
verification. (May 2018) |
Joseph Sakr ( Arabic: جوزيف صقر; 1942 – 1997) was a popular Lebanese folkloric and pop singer and stage actor. [1]
Born in Kartaba, Joseph Sakr started as a school teacher teaching French. He later joined the Popular Lebanese Group (الفرقة الشعبية اللبنانية) accompanying performances of the Lebanese pan-Arab singer Fairuz and later on became a prominent singer with the Rahbani Brothers and appeared in a prominent or supporting roles in a great number of their musicals on stage including Lulu, Mays el Reem etc. His renditions "El haleh taabane, ya Laila", "Ana elli alayki meshtaq" and "'A hadeer el bosta" are renowned in Lebanon, the Levant and the Arab World. Sakr was also a regular feature in most of the stage plays of Ziad Rahbani. [2] [3]
He was married to Ghada and had two children. His son Raji Sakr has also chosen a musical path. [2]
He died in Beirut in 1997.
(selective)
with Rahbani Brothers
with Ziad Rahbani