AA100A The Arts Past and Present Assignment
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The Arts Past and Present Assignment (AA100A)
Added on 2020-05-11
AA100A The Arts Past and Present Assignment
The Arts Past and Present Assignment (AA100A)
Added on 2020-05-11
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Running head: A DIVA’S REPUTATION, FAIROUZA DIVA’S REPUTATION, FAIROUZName of the Student:Name of the University:Author’s note:
1A DIVA’S REPUTATION, FAIROUZThe essay aims to discuss the various issues that are involved in forming the reputation ofFairouz as a Diva. A diva is an extremely talented woman. The term was previously used to referthe stars in the operas. With the change in time, the term has begun to be used to refer othermusical genres. Now it has a more general connotation to refer the extremely talented femalemusicians. Performers like Aretha Franklin, Diana Ross, Patsy Cline and Madonna have all beentermed as divas, along with some other women. These performers are reputed for their musicaltalent and grace as well as their culture and performances (Urkevich 2014). Some of these divasassociate great talent but short temper and problematic personalities. This is probably the reasonwhy the term diva has been started to be used to refer to a woman who is hard to be dealt with.However, the diva like Fiarouz was reputed for her gentle, courteous personality, generosity andusually was more busy with her career.Qualities of a diva: Fairouz’s story of growth from extreme poverty to great wealth touched the heart of theArab world. The stories of her childhood in rags have become the stuffs of legends. This divawho could not afford a radio has become one of the most celebrated and successful female singerof all time. She started from a very humble background as a chorus member in radio station ofLebanon. Fairouz was quickly identified for her unique voice from the group and thus she startedher journey in the musical world.The nostalgic and nationalistic music and the angelic voice of Fairouz crossed theboundaries of nations and generations. She earned the title “Safeerat Al Nojoom” and “Jarat AlQamar” for her pro-Palestinian music. She was called the soul of Lebanon and Callas of Arabia.
2A DIVA’S REPUTATION, FAIROUZRumi, the music director of Lebanese radio station made her lead soloist and given her the stagename, Fairouz.Fairouz appeared on Lebanese and Syrian airwaves when the radio was popularlydominated by the Egyptian musicians. The style of her music and her unique voice posed a cleardifference between the traditional Egyptian music that lasted for half an hour and her modern,short and sweet songs, written by her husband Personal life:In 1947, Fairouz was just 14 when Mohammad Fleifel discovered her and gave heradmission in National Conservatory of Music. After that Lebanese listeners accepted her withfull enthusiasm and this led her meeting with the Rahbani brothers, Assi and Mansour. Theywere lyricist and composer of modern songs (Burkhalter, Dickinson and Harbert 2013). Theteam of these three first got the public exposure when the Rahbanis composed the songs byadopting the modern western tunes to Arabic songs. However, this adaption was only anexposure but they came into the limelight for the melancholic love songs called Itab (Allen2012). In all forms, Fairouz’s song characterized with her artistic qualities that appealed andreached the heart of the people irrespective of different national and social background. After themarriage of Fairouz and Assi, when they visited Egypt, the centre of Arabic culture, theatre,song, and cinema, Fairouz again won the heart of the celebrated composers, lyricist andfilmmakers. At that time she could not take those offers as she was about to give birth of Ziad,who later became composer like his father.Impact of technology in Fairouz’s career:
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