Lists of Recordings for Dancers
Featuring Songs by Fairouz

Table of Contents

Introduction    Abdo Habib Ghandoura  Bektub Esmuk Ya Habibi  Bint el Shalabiah  Habitak Bel Saif  La Gardienne des Clés

Nassam Alayna el-Hawa  Nihna Wil Amar Jiraan  Shatti Ya Dunya  Tair al Warwar  Zourouni    Related Articles

Introduction

Fairouz is a legendary Lebanese vocalist, one of the most deeply respected living singers in the Arab world. She was born in 1934. Her singing career began in the 1950's, and she achieved stardom in the 1960's. Her husband, Assi Rahbani, and his brother Mansour Rahbani achieved legendary status as due of composer and lyricist. The three worked closely together from the 1950's through 1979, with Fairouz's beautiful voice turning many of their compositions into hits. Although Fairouz performed many debke songs during her career, only one of those is included on this page ("Shatti Ya Dunya"). That's because debke is a different dance style from belly dance, and this page is intended to focus on songs that could be used for belly dance. An exception was made for "Shatti Ya Dunya" because so many made-for-belly-dance music albums include it. Fairouz' name is also sometimes spelled as "Feiruz", "Feirouz", "Feyrouz", "Fayrouz", "Fairoz", or "Fairuz".

Abdo Habib Ghandoura

This song was composed by the Rahbani Brothers.

Album Title	Album Artist	Name of Track	Length
La Danse Orientale	John Bilezikjian	Abdu Habib Ghandura	2:15

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Bektub Esmuk Ya Habibi

This song was composed by the Rahbani Brothers.

Album Title	Album Artist	Name of Track	Length
La Danse Orientale	John Bilezikjian	Biktub Ismuk Ya Habibi	5:03

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Bint el Shalabiah

The lyrics translation appears elsewhere on this web site.

Album Title	Album Artist	Name of Track	Length
Bellydance Superstars Vol. V	Roger Abboud	Bent el Shalabiah	3:34
Musica Arabe Instrumental Volume 06	Mario Kirlis	Benti Shalabia	3:53

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Habitak Bel Saif

This song was adapted by the Rahbani Brothers from the French song "Coupable d'Oublier". The lyrics translation appears elsewhere on this web site.

Album Title	Album Artist	Name of Track	Length
Magic Dance for Feyrouz!	Haissem Salah-Eddine	Habbitak bil Saif	3:48
Belly Dancing with Amira Mor	Amira Mor	Habeitak	4:40

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La Gardienne des Clés

This song was composed by the Rahbani Brothers. Throughout Fairouz' career, she has done extensive live theater work, particularly stage musicals. Her husband Assi Rahbani and his brother Mansour Rahbani produced 25 popular musical plays over a 30-year period. One of those, which was performed in 1972, was titled La Gardienne des Clés. Its overture is sometimes used by belly dancers for performances.

Album Title	Album Artist	Name of Track	Length
Gems of the Middle East, Volume 3	Mary Ellen Donald	Medley: La Guardienne des Cles	2:24
Belly Dance! Spectacular Rhythms from the Middle East	Ziad Rahbani	Track 1: La Gardienne Les Cles	2:38

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Nassam Alayna el-Hawa

This song was composed by the Rahbani Brothers. Fairouz performed it in the 1968 motion picture Bint El-Fares. The lyrics translation appears elsewhere on this web site.

Album Title	Album Artist	Name of Track	Length
Magic Belly Dance	Salatin Tarab Orchestra	Nassem Alayna Il Hawa	2:27
Belly Dance! Spectacular Rhythms from the Middle East	Ziad Rahbani	Track 1: Nassam Alaynal Hawa	3:32

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Nihna Wil Amar Jiraan

This song was composed by the Rahbani Brothers. The lyrics translation appears elsewhere on this web site.

Album Title	Album Artist	Name of Track	Length
Music Saqra Likes	Mediterranean Raqs Band	Nihna Wal Qamar Jiran	2:43
La Danse Orientale	John Bilezikjian	Nahni Wil Amar Jiran	2:58

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Shatti Ya Dunya

This song was composed by the Rahbani Brothers, and is meant for dancing debke. I haven't included Fairouz' other debke songs on this page, but because this one appears on so many albums intended for belly dancers, I decided to make an exception for it. The lyrics translation appears elsewhere on this web site.

Album Title	Album Artist	Name of Track	Length
Dream of Scheherazade	John Bilezikjian	Shetti Yah Dini	1:11
Zürefa Kol Live at Sunriver	Zürefa Kol	Shuty Ya Dini	2:29
Mid-East Music of Scott Wilson Minus Dumbek & Percussion	Scott Wilson	Shatty Ya Dinny	3:00
Middle Earth Ensemble		Shatty Ya Dinny	4:21
Beyond the Tenth	Brothers of the Baladi	Shuty Ya Dini	4:28
Essential Bellydance	Salatin Tarab Orchestra	Shatti Ya Dnyi	4:52

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Tair al Warwar (يا طير الوروار)

• Year: 1973
• Composers: Rahbani Brothers
• Lyricists: Rahbani Brothers
• Lyrics translation

Album Title	Album Artist	Name of Track	Length
Belly Dances from the Middle-East	Hassan Abu Seoud	Ya Tayr el Warwar	3:22
Magic Dance for Feyrouz!	Haissem Salah-Eddine	Tair al Werwar	3:31

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Talat Ya Mahla Nourha (طلعت يا محلا نورها)

• Year: 1957
• Composer: Sayed Darwish

Album Title	Album Artist	Name of Track	Length
Al Andelus	Andelus Ensemble	Talaat wa Mahla Rourha	2:33
Belly Dance! Spectacular Rhythms from the Middle East	Ziad Rahbani	Track 1: Ya Mahla Nourha	2:36
Beirut Underground	Andelus Ensemble with Club Beats	Talat Ya Mahla Nourha	3:38

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Zourouni

This song was composed by Sayed Darwish.

Album Title	Album Artist	Name of Track	Length
Al Andelus	Andelus Ensemble	Zourouni	1:00

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Related Articles

These lists of recordings for belly dancers can help you find tracks of your favorite songs to meet the needs of a particular show or classroom playlist:

Songs Catalogued By Original Artist Songs by Abdel Halim Hafez  Songs by Fairouz  Songs by Farid al-Atrache  Songs by Mohamed Abdel Wahab  Songs by Oum Kalthoum

Other Music Mejance Compositions  Songs from Iraq  Taqasim, Mawawil, and Drum Solos