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

101	Aziza	Sawaya Quartet and Chorus	03:41
102	Ya Gamil, Ya Gamal	Sawaya Quartet and Chorus	06:39
103	Ana Winta	Sawaya Quartet and Chorus	04:57
104	Tawil Balak Ya Habboub	Sawaya Quartet and Chorus	07:31
105	Khalliha' Ala-Allah	Sawaya Quartet and Chorus	03:36
201	Tota	Sawaya Quartet and Chorus	03:24
202	Gamil, Gamil	Sawaya Quartet and Chorus	05:18
203	Boukra Sa'Ga Tnain	Sawaya Quartet and Chorus	06:28
204	Shti'na Laklit-Tabboule	Sawaya Quartet and Chorus	04:11
205	Harem Dances	Sawaya Quartet and Chorus	03:15