A Music History of Beirut

In the Middle East’s capital of music, tunes and politics are intertwined. Sham Jaff explores Lebanon’s musical development, from the nationalist song of Wadih El-Safi to modern seminal electro-Arabic fusion bands such as Soap Kills. In the period after World War II a number of artists emerged in Beirut, a fulcrum between oriental and occidental, most famously Fairuz, Sabah, Wadih El Safi, Majida El Roumi, Nasi Shemseddine, Ziad Rahbani and Marcel Khalifa.

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A music history of Beirut