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Love Songs of Lebanon

Sawaya Quartet and Chorus
Love Songs of Lebanon Masterful oud player George Sawaya joins his sisters, brother, and brother in law to form the Sawaya Chorus and perform traditional Arab music. George Sawaya was raised in a small village in Quebec, where he first learned to play mandolin. At ten years old, Sawaya set himself on his life’s path of learning the traditional Arab songs that his parents enjoyed in Lebanon and on the gramophone. Each piece on Love Songs of Lebanon is performed on violin, durbakki, daf, and oud. The album also includes original liner notes include lyrics in both Arabic and English.

Track Listing

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Sawaya Quartet and Chorus
03:41
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102
Sawaya Quartet and Chorus
06:39
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103
Sawaya Quartet and Chorus
04:57
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104
Sawaya Quartet and Chorus
07:31
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105
Sawaya Quartet and Chorus
03:36
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201
Sawaya Quartet and Chorus
03:24
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202
Sawaya Quartet and Chorus
05:18
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203
Sawaya Quartet and Chorus
06:28
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204
Sawaya Quartet and Chorus
04:11
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205
Sawaya Quartet and Chorus
03:15