Collage created by Jaimee Lee Haddad.
Because it was her; because it was them. Together, they could do anything. To the point that they made people believe that they could too, and that a bright future awaits them. Everything worth saying has already been said before about the chance encounter between the shy young woman, just barely out of her teenage years, and the two men, who had transitioned to manhood a long time ago. What more can be said about the stroke of fate that brought together the exquisite singing voice of Fairuz and the artistry of Assi and Mansour Rahbani?Revisiting the trio’s saga implies setting sail for a past that has never really gone; an abounding artistic era in a boiling country, where an air of hope pervaded despite the uncertainties, glaring inequalities and conflicts. Read more: Fairuz and the tragedy of the Arab world (1/5) It was Nov. 12,...
Because it was her; because it was them. Together, they could do anything. To the point that they made people believe that they could too, and that a bright future awaits them. Everything worth saying has already been said before about the chance encounter between the shy young woman, just barely out of her teenage years, and the two men, who had transitioned to manhood a long time ago. What more can be said about the stroke of fate that brought together the exquisite singing voice of Fairuz and the artistry of Assi and Mansour Rahbani?Revisiting the trio’s saga implies setting sail for a past that has never really gone; an abounding artistic era in a boiling country, where an air of hope pervaded despite the uncertainties, glaring inequalities and conflicts. Read more: Fairuz and the tragedy of the Arab world (1/5) It was Nov....
